engineering major

collocation in English

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engineering
noun[U]
uk
/ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪə.rɪŋ/us
/ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪr.ɪŋ/
the work of an engineer (= a person who designs or builds machines, engines, electrical systems, or large structures such as roads or bridges using scientific principles), or the study of ...
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major
adjective
uk
/ˈmeɪ.dʒər/us
/ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ/
more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the ...
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(Definition ofengineeringandmajorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is supposed to be equivalent to an introductory college course in mechanics for physics or engineering majors.
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Manyengineeringmajorcourses have laboratory sections, and the students must do well in both exams and experiments to get credit.
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He began his career as anengineeringmajorbut after a year changed his major to botany and bacteriology.
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Next he became a chemistry major, and then a chemicalengineeringmajor.
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Jack is anengineeringmajorand werewolf by trade (though the latter rarely comes into play).
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Although an environmental engineering option exists within the civilengineeringmajor, the engineering science curriculum provides a more broadly based foundation in the sciences than is possible in civil engineering.
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It is supposed to be equivalent to an introductory college course in mechanics for physics or engineering majors.
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Contrary to what might be expected, having two math, science or engineering majors does not produce greater earnings than single majors.
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The society was founded in 1910 to promote fraternization across different engineering majors.
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In contrast to engineering majors, additional natural sciences (such as physics) are not required to complete the major.
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The course was the equivalent to a one-year college course that includes a laboratory component, suitable for pre-med and other non-science or engineering majors.
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The biomedical engineering department represents one-fifth of the total number of engineering majors at the school.
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By 1998, a third of the college's students were enrolled in computer science, computer engineering and electrical engineering majors, reflecting the impact information technology was having on engineering.
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