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CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
The main outlets for the graduates in physics of the Institute are
positions in colleges and universities, in the research laboratories of
the government, and in the increasing number of industrial research
laboratories of the country. There is at present a rapidly growing
demand for physicists in the National Defense activities of the government
and many graduates are entering upon such work.
ENGINEERING
Courses are offered at the Institute in Civil, Mechanical and
Electrical Engineering. There are also courses in Aeronautics and
Applied Chemistry, which are described under the respective heads
of Aeronautics and Chemistry.
The plan of instruction in Engineering embodies a four-year course
for the degree of Bachelor of Science, and a fifth year of graduate
study, quite definitely outlined within the selected field, leading to
the degree of Master of Science in Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical
Engineering. The fifth year in Aeronautics or Meteorology leads to
the degree of Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics or Meteorology; the
sixth year, to the degree of Master of Science in Aeronautics or
Meteorology. Additional work is offered leading to the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy. The civil, mechanical and electrical engineering
groups are not separated until the third year, all students following
the same program of the fundamental subjects, mathematics,
physics and chemistry, supplemented by their general applications
in surveying, mechanism, mechanics, strength of materials, direct
and alternating currents, heat engines and hydraulics. The divergence
between the different branches occurs in the third and fourth
years when the study of the professional subjects of specialized
nature is introduced. Subjects in the humanities-English, history,
and economics-are included in each year of the curriculum.
The four-year undergraduate courses in engineering are well balanced
foundations for entrance into many opportunities within the
respective fields. However, those students who wish to prepare for
careers in the more intensive technical phases of engineering and who