WHAT IS "STEM"?
You may have heard of the importance of “STEM education” and “STEM jobs.” It seems like everyone is talking about it, from President Obama to university officials. So what exactly does the acronym STEM stand for?
STEM is an acronym for the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. Discussion of STEM-related programs has become a presidential priority because too few college students are pursuing degrees in these fields. The U.S. Department of Labor expects that there will be 1.2 million job openings in STEM related fields by 2018, but there won’t be enough qualified graduates to fill them.
Many people would agree that STEM is the key to innovation and job creation in the United States. President Obama continually references the importance of STEM education in making the United States more competitive in the global economy.
Are you interested in the chance to study in a STEM field? This infographic provides some useful information about STEM careers from a recent Harris Interactive study. The U.S. Department of Labor’s O*Net is another great place to learn about the possible fields you can go into by studying in a STEM major, such as computer science, engineering, or physics.
Programs in Science and Engineering Undergraduate Majors/Degrees include:
Agricultural Education
Agricultural Engineering
Animal Ecology
Aerospace Engineering
Agriculture- Undeclared
Agricultural Biochemistry
Agronomy
Animal Science
Agricultural Systems Technology
Biochemistry
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Biological Systems Engineering
Biology
Biophysics
Biological/Pre-Medical Illustration
Civil Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Computer Science
Construction Engineering
Computer Engineering
Culinary Science
Dietetics
Dairy Science
Electrical Engineering
Earth Science
Engineering- Undeclared
Environmental Science
Forestry
Food Science
Genetics
General Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Geology
Global Resource Systems
Horticulture
Industrial Engineering
Industrial Technology
Insect Science
Kinesiology and Health
Mechanical Engineering
Materials Engineering
Mathematics
Microbiology
Meteorology
Nutritional Science
Pre-Computer Science
Pre-Professional Health Programs
Preparation for Human Medicine
Pre-Biological/Pre-Medical Illustration
Physics
Plant Health and Protection
Software Engineering
Statistics
*Find some interesting STEM activities on the Fun and Educational Links page to the left. Click on PROTOPAGE.
You may have heard of the importance of “STEM education” and “STEM jobs.” It seems like everyone is talking about it, from President Obama to university officials. So what exactly does the acronym STEM stand for?
STEM is an acronym for the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. Discussion of STEM-related programs has become a presidential priority because too few college students are pursuing degrees in these fields. The U.S. Department of Labor expects that there will be 1.2 million job openings in STEM related fields by 2018, but there won’t be enough qualified graduates to fill them.
Many people would agree that STEM is the key to innovation and job creation in the United States. President Obama continually references the importance of STEM education in making the United States more competitive in the global economy.
Are you interested in the chance to study in a STEM field? This infographic provides some useful information about STEM careers from a recent Harris Interactive study. The U.S. Department of Labor’s O*Net is another great place to learn about the possible fields you can go into by studying in a STEM major, such as computer science, engineering, or physics.
Programs in Science and Engineering Undergraduate Majors/Degrees include:
Agricultural Education
Agricultural Engineering
Animal Ecology
Aerospace Engineering
Agriculture- Undeclared
Agricultural Biochemistry
Agronomy
Animal Science
Agricultural Systems Technology
Biochemistry
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Biological Systems Engineering
Biology
Biophysics
Biological/Pre-Medical Illustration
Civil Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Computer Science
Construction Engineering
Computer Engineering
Culinary Science
Dietetics
Dairy Science
Electrical Engineering
Earth Science
Engineering- Undeclared
Environmental Science
Forestry
Food Science
Genetics
General Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Geology
Global Resource Systems
Horticulture
Industrial Engineering
Industrial Technology
Insect Science
Kinesiology and Health
Mechanical Engineering
Materials Engineering
Mathematics
Microbiology
Meteorology
Nutritional Science
Pre-Computer Science
Pre-Professional Health Programs
Preparation for Human Medicine
Pre-Biological/Pre-Medical Illustration
Physics
Plant Health and Protection
Software Engineering
Statistics
*Find some interesting STEM activities on the Fun and Educational Links page to the left. Click on PROTOPAGE.