Samantha AddedTuesday, October 20, 2015 at 12:43 PM I want to be a part of creating solutions to our global issues in the environment Hi! I just stumbled upon your site, and I love it. My question is, do you have any advice for what I can do to change into an engineering field? I see most people are either about to go to college or already have a degree in engineering. I got my BA in Linguistics. By my final year, I realized (too late) that I wasn't interested in being a language teacher or to go into marketing. I want to be a part of creating solutions to our global issues in the environment. (I find that I'm pretty interested in plants and water safety). It seems daunting to try to figure out my most efficient next move: go for a BS? Or gather and gain experience to TRY and get into a Masters program? Any advice would be much appreciated. Thank you! Related to Choosing a Degree, Environmental Reset Sort By Default Allison Moore , Freeport McMoRan Answered Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 12:43 PM Hi Samantha, My best advice is to talk to the Department Head of which ever college/university you'd like to attend. Since you are interested in "global issues", maybe Industrial Hygiene, Water Resources Engineering (which I think is a branch off of Civil Engineering), or Environmental Engineering may be your best bet. The Department Head of "Engineering", should be able to answer if you should return to get your BS or get your Masters. There might be certain pre-requisites that you may have to take (like a BS). Hopefully someone else with more experience, will read your question and be able to answer with more detail. Good luck, Allison