B engineering? (1 Viewer)

[animeiswild]

I've noticed that some unis like UNSW offer courses like B civil engineering and B electrical engineering but how does B engineering work? Is it like the flexible first year program where you would transfer into a more specific line of engineering e.g. aeronautical engineering after a year?

And what is engineering like? Does it rely heavily on physics and chemistry or more maths?

 

[Riproot]

B Engineering is the engineering degree and then civil, etc. is the major/stream.

Usually B Engineering is used when it is combined with another degree and you pick the stream after you get accepted into the degree.

 

[Riproot]

Engineering is like problem solving using maths and physics (and chemistry depending on the stream) so yes, it relies heavily on them.

 

[Shadowdude]

What is engineering?

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[D94]

I've noticed that some unis like UNSW offer courses like B civil engineering and B electrical engineering but how does B engineering work? Is it like the flexible first year program where you would transfer into a more specific line of engineering e.g. aeronautical engineering after a year?

There's no single undeclared "B Engineering", they all have majors attached to them. When you see B Engineering/B Commerce, that's an undeclared engineering degree whereby you must choose a major by the end of the first year (iirc). Those with B Engineering (Civil) are already declared and for this case, Civil Engineering is the major for the B Engineering degree.

And what is engineering like? Does it rely heavily on physics and chemistry or more maths?

Engineering is broad, some streams/majors rely on Physics more than others, some rely on Chemistry more than others, but all require a good understanding of maths. You'll have to narrow it down to a certain stream, otherwise advice for say Computer Engineering may not suffice for say Chemical Engineering.