School of Engineering, UNAM School of Engineering, UNAM The School of Engineering () at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) is the most prestigious engineering school in Latin America and one of the top engineering schools worldwide. At the undergraduate level, it offers thirteen majors and some graduate programs. In fall 2008, the school of engineering had over 10,900 undergraduate students and 1,115 graduate students and postdocs. The School of Engineering offers undergraduate studies in: The studies on Chemistry, as for chemical engineering, are offered by UNAM's own School of Chemistry. The school of Engineering at the UNAM has its origins as the
School of Chemistry, UNAM while two more external campuses are also part of the School, the External Complex of Tacuba (Conjunto Externo de Tacuba), in Tacuba, west Mexico City, and the Sisal Foreign Station (Estación Foránea de Sisal), in Sisal, Mérida, Yucatan, south-east Mexico. The institution also offers graduate level studies (Master and Doctorate) in diverse areas: In addition, the School offers several Lifelong Learning programs as well as a wide range of training certificates. The UNAM also has the Institute of Chemistry (Instituto de Química). In the early 20th century, the mexican industry was strongly focused on beer brewing, mining, sugar processing, fabric