What classes/academic skills would I need to get a degree in body engineering for Ford Motor Company?? I'm currently a high school junior... Anyone out there know what I need to be stronger in academically, and the classes I need to take in college for enginnering? (preferrably body engineering). Thanks.

 

Strenghts, materieals, transport phenom, diffy Q, Physics I & II, Rate Ops, etc..........


In HS take all the science and math classes you can, then in college you will take a lot more for Engr.

 

math... math... more math.... math and math.

then... considering that engineering combines just about every science on the face of the earth....

science, science, more science, science and science

the word 'science' is very broad and encompassing by the way...

I speak of, and not only of...

Physics out the ying-yang
Chemistry out the ying-yang
Geology (see above about ying yang)
Biology
ETC..ETC...ETC...


Depending on your focus in engineering (considering that every lawn care professional is calling themself an engineer (Turf Engineer) to every metal fabrication shop calling themselves stuff like METALS ENGINEERING) (it's one of the most abused titles in the job market today) and you're really wanting to do classical engineering (as in designing stuff with a purpose), plan on alot of long nights behind the books.

The financial rewards are, typically, pretty nice after several years but, you'll earn everything that you get...

 

Here is a link to the requirements for mechanical Engr.



Good Stuff



and for Chemical Engr.

Ultra good stuff

 

I have never heard of a "body engineering". I think you want to go into mechanical engineering. You may also want to take some industial design classes as well as learn as many 3d software as you can (i.e. proe, catia, unigraphics, and there are some more I cannot think of). Good luck, get ALL your math out of the way first thing. The engineering classes will be much less stressful.

runnert

 

You'll definently need to take computer design classes. EVERYTHING (or just about) is designed using computers these days using various forms of software.

I was fortunate enough to go to a high school that had a series of Drafting and Autocad classes. You need to take as much math as you can choke down to do just about anything "engineering". Believe me you'll be glad you did when college comes around. Physics and Chemistry are also good ideas, but in my experience you'll have to take those over again. You won't be so lost if you take the advanced courses in HS.

Do some research on what colleges you may want to attend in the future and what they're requirements are. Some will allow you to skip things like Foreign languages if you had the equivilent in HS. College courses can be funner if you can spend more time on the stuff you want to learn instead of the "requirements" like foreign language.

PS: not bashing learning a foreign laguage or the benefit of learning one, just get it out of the way early.

 

I thought the same thing but, I think she's referring to design and such. I say this only because I know she's a crazy FORD nut.

Is there such a thing as automotive architecture?

RP

 

LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!! True, RP, true! You got that right!
Body Eng- FoMoCo
There is a link to the Body Engineering description on the Ford website. It sucks that I gotta know the physics.... I am not real strong in science... I am currently taking analytical (harder) physics as opposed to conceptual (easier) physics. I hate it with all my glory and wish to crawl in a hole every time I go to that class. LOL. But I keep wanting to teach myself until my brain starts to deflate. I just... feel like I'm "meant to be" with Ford,,,, damn I love them trucks!!! For math I am taking algebra 2,,,but next year I can take trigonometry (not really looking forward to that) or I could take algebra 3. I am leaning more toward the algebra vs trig side. Basically because I am good in algebra and enjoy it. And every time someone asks "What colleges are you thinking of?" the first college that pops in my mind is UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN! So I have a question,,how is physics used in Body (or Chassis) engineering?

Yes, I am a Ford nut. And proud of it, too.

 

ok, just a rough idea?


Body engr. deals with the entire outside of a car?

when you drive down the road at 119mph the movement of the air causes some downforce on the body. Without any knowledge of physics, strenths & materials, etc.... you would incorrectly build the body panels and such. With the knowledge, you can calculate just what shape, what supports, and how thick you can go to optimize efficiency. Both for the vehicle and your company. All this play's into safety of the vehicle, apperance, capabilities of the vehicle, and much more.

 

Thanks Phil. Why do you seem confused??

 

I think a better question is how could physics NOT be used in Body engineereing?

Heck - even a little thing like a cup holder one has to consider the forces at work on the cupholder - you know, how heavy is the bevrage, what forced does it exert through various movements of the car, blah, blah, blah...

Engineering of just about any item in "body design" is going to be grounded in some sort of physics.

As far getting ready for that, the ticket sounds like mechanical engineering (or civil with an emphasis on structural engineering if structures is your thing).

Take all the math and science you can get. If you think its hard in high school - try it in College with TA's teaching you who barely speak English. The better prepared you are out of high school, the better off you will be (and the easier your classes will be).

I'm a civil engineer (I do water resources), and just about everything I do is somehow grounded in Physics or Chemistry, though not so much with the theoreticals as just having a practical knowledge of the basis of what I am doing. Unfortunately I got stuck on the wrong math track in HS, and no way to take Calculus before I got out. That would have been nice to have to make Calc a bit easier in College - one of my happiest days was learning I passed Differential Equations (4th and final semester of Calc).

 

Still trying to figure out why thier is something instead of nothing at all.

 

I don't think I'll be able to take calculus in HS before I graduate

 

Don't sweat it if you can't take calc before college. It just would make it easier in College, imho. I didn't have Calc before I went to College, and I survived!

 

I don't want to deter you from pursuing something that you truly want in life however; there are copius amounts of science involved with engineering. It, in itself, is a science.

RP