The Bachelor of Engineering (commonly abbreviated as BE or BEng) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded to a student after three to five years of studying engineering at universities in Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Korea, Lebanon, Macedonia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Tunisia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The nature of the qualification varies around the world, hence it may or may not be a professional degree and it may or may not involve undertaking some engineering work. The course may or may not be accredited by a national professional society.
Some institutions award a Bachelor of Science (BSc Eng) Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering Science (BESc), Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE), or Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) degree to undergraduate students of engineering study. For example, Canada is the only country that awards the BASc degree for graduating engineers.
A less common variety of the degree is Baccalaureus in Arte Ingeniaria (BAI), a Latin name meaning Bachelor in the Art of Engineering. It is awarded by the University of Dublin, Ireland and is more commonly referred to as Bachelor of Engineering; some South African Universities refer to their Engineering degrees as B.Ing. (Baccalaureus Ingeniaria).
Fields
A Bachelor of Engineering degree will usually be undertaken in one field of engineering, which is sometimes noted in the degree postnominals, as in BE(Aero) or BEng(Elec). Common fields for the Bachelor of Engineering degree include the following fields: Aerospace Engineering
Automotive engineering
Biological/Chemical Engineering: Including Biochemical, Biomedical, Biosystems, Biomolecular, and Chemical engineering
Chemical Engineering: Deals with the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms
Computer Engineering
Civil Engineering: This is a wide-ranging field including building engineering, civil engineering, construction engineering, industrial, manufacturing, mechanical, materials and control engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering/Electronic Engineering: Very diverse field including Computer Engineering, Communication/Communication systems engineering, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Microelectronic Engineering, Microelectronics, Nanotechnology, Mechatronics, Software Engineering, Systems, Wireless and Telecommunications, Photovoltaic and Power Engineering
Electrical Controls Engineering: A relatively new and more specialized subdiscipline of Electrical Engineering that focuses on integrating Electrical Controls, and their programming.
Engineering Management: Which is the application of engineering principles to the planning and operational management of industrial and manufacturing operations
Environmental Engineering: Includes fields such as Environmental, Geological, Geomatic, Mining, Marine, and Ocean engineering
Fire Protection Engineering: Is the application of science and engineering principles to protect people and their environments from the destructive effects of fire and smoke.
Geomatics Engineering: The acquisition, modeling, analysis and management of spatial data. Focuses on satellite positioning, remote sensing, land surveying, wireless location and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
Geotechnical Engineering: A combination of civil and mining engineering, and involves the analysis of earth materials.
Industrial Engineering: Which studies facilities planning, production management, statistical quality control, etc.
Information Technology
Instrumentation engineering: which is a branch of engineering dealing with measurement
Manufacturing Engineering: Includes operations management and production management
Materials Engineering: Includes metallurgy, polymer and ceramic engineering
Mechanical Engineering: Includes engineering of machines and engines. Explores the applications of the theoretical field of Mechanics.
Mechatronics Engineering: Is a combination of Mechanical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, and Computer Engineering.
Mining Engineering: Involves the extracting and processing of minerals from a naturally occurring environment. This particular field is mostly offered in countries such as Australia where the mining industry is one of the fundamental parts of its economy.
Motorsport Engineering: Taking elements of Automotive Engineering and Mechanical Engineering and applying it to Motorsport.
Nanotechnology Engineering: Building material from the bottom-up approach. University of Waterloo is currently the only university offers such a program.
Naval Engineering: Includes Naval Architecture and Ship construction
Navigation Technology
Nuclear Engineering: Includes nuclear and radiological engineering
Quantity Surveying