Which college for the kid who wants this job

[Anonymous]

TUFTS! Engineering, public health, international

https://engineering.tufts.edu/cee/prospective-students/undergraduate

Go Jumbos!

[Anonymous]

No reason to go to an elite private university if this is the goal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:IME it can be hard for engineering majors to do a full semester study abroad because of how structured the programs are but they may be able to do a winter/summer break study abroad. Also, look into applying for the peace corps post-graduation where you could likely get a lot of that experience.

One school to look at -- WPI, the have a project-based study abroad program
https://www.wpi.edu/project-based-learning/project-based-education/global-project-program

There are plenty of schools that allow study abroad for engineers. It is just typically a Specific semester and at a limited list of schools where the necessary courses are already pre-approved for study abroad. So you must plan carefully, and you often don't get to choose from 50 different programs, it's typically under 5 programs for each major.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son showed me this job announcement and told me it’s his dream job:

https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/careers/work-field/find-role/water-sanitation-specialists

He wants a civil engineering degree, but he also wants to learn another language and maybe study abroad.

He is a strong student, particularly in STEM, who prefers hands on to abstract learning.

So, what schools might be a fit?

WPI. He could build wells as part of his major qualifying project, and students routinely go abroad for them.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^^

Harvey Mudd (oops)

OP here,

Mudd seems amazing, and like he would love it, but I have heard that civil engineering is the field where ABET matters the most because safety is a huge issue and because so many employers are government or government contractors.

Does anyone know how aspiring civil engineers do with a general engineering degree?

I don't think DWB (or other nonprofits working on wells) care too much about ABET accreditation

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Michigan! Best engineering labs I have seen on campus tours. They also offer study abroad

Can engineers fit it in thought? The question to ask at school is "Can your engineering students study abroad and graduate on time?"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Public Health (a very popular undergrad degree now in the US). He will first get a broad understanding of how to study/influence the factors that impact POPULATION health (different than medicine, which focuses on individuals).

One of Public Health's five core discipines is Environmental Health. He can get his Masters in that specialty. They learn about things like air and water quality and LITERALLY (for example) factors that go into building safe wells for communities.

People trained in public health also share the sensibilities of the type of people who choose to work for MSF (though of course there are other employers for this degree/training).

I would be proud to have a son with those aspirations!

The specific job that OP posted is not looking for a public health major. They are looking for someone with an engineering background.

[Anonymous]

Have him contact WEF (https://www.wef.org/) and ask them if they have a mentorship program out of he can attend a local meeting. It would be a great way to learn more about water and sanitation engineering.

[Anonymous]

Hopkins has a long history of water sanitation pioneering. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_Wolman

[Anonymous]

UNC Chapel Hill

Only school that houses environmental engineering under their Public Health school.

https://sph.unc.edu/envr/environmental-sciences-and-engineering-home/

[Anonymous]

UMD Clark school of engineering has study abroad in Madrid and Prague, where they offer engineering courses. https://eng.umd.edu/global/study-abroad

I don't have personal experience in these programs, but I seem to remember some parents on the UMD FB Parents Group saying study abroad is doable for engineering students at UMD.

[Anonymous]

Tell him to do Peace Corps after engineering school. They LOVE engineers, and it will give him the overseas experience and language immersion experience he’s looking for to a much greater degree than an undergrad study abroad.

[Anonymous]

Agree about Peace Corps, but he should also see if he can get an internship with the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). USACE is the construction agent for DoD civil and water projects, including those in remote and difficult locations (even if domestic). He can gain the engineering experience he needs to take with him for water system design in developing countries.

He may also want to consider the Corps of Cadets at VA Tech. The Corps students get free tuition and then can choose to serve in military to as civil servants in the Corps of Engineers. I feel like many of the posters on this thread so far know very little about civil and water systems engineering, or engineering in general...

[Anonymous]

RPI and do the required junior semester off campus to do the semester abroad part.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UMD Clark school of engineering has study abroad in Madrid and Prague, where they offer engineering courses. https://eng.umd.edu/global/study-abroad

I don't have personal experience in these programs, but I seem to remember some parents on the UMD FB Parents Group saying study abroad is doable for engineering students at UMD.

Colleagues daughter just graduated in CivilE from UMCP and works in Environmental Engineering. Note that most CivilEs need to eventually get their PE License, which means first getting the degree, then passing EIT test, and later passing the PE exam.