Ever since I can remember I have wanted to be an architect. So why did I choose civil engineering? When I did my research on different major options for college I came across these two very similar options. My thinking is that instead of going straight into architecture I could pursue a similar major that has jobs available that are maybe more solid after I graduate. My plans are to finish my degree in civil engineering, get a steady job in that field and then work my way through architecture graduate school. Before I go any further let's look at the similarities and differences of these two professions.
I believe that the biggest difference between civil engineering and architecture is how civil engineering is a lot more technical in its nature whereas architecture is a lot more artistic. While in both professions you can have projects in the public as well as the private sector civil engineering is more centralized around the public sector. This means the most civil engineers work on public projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings rather than private buildings such as houses like architects do. Overall civil engineering is a broader field. Civil engineers can and do design and build homes like architects it just that civil engineers have a much broader knowledge base on scientific and technical principles which allows them to do much more specialized projects than architects.
I'm hoping that in the future I will be able to take what I learn from both areas of study and put them together and allow myself to work on a multitude of different projects, both technical and artistic. This should give me an advantage over other people in those fields as I will have a much larger knowledge base than my competition. Overall this plan seemed perfect for what I would like to pursue in the future,
By: Quinn Foster
Thanks for the clarification between civil engineering and architecture because I didn't know the difference really. I didn't know there was an architecture graduate school. How much years is that? I think your plan of studying both careers is pretty smart that way you will have greater knowledge which will definitely help when it comes to competitors.
ReplyDeleteThis was something I wanted to make sure that was very clear to me before I started school. Architecture graduate school usually takes 2 years to complete at the minimum. I thought my plan was pretty good so we'll see how I do.
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