Peoples opinions on Engineering (1 Viewer)

[FromDeeEast]

I am at a point where i am not sure what i want to do when i finish school. I am hoping to make a decision soon and have a set goal rather then just drift through yr 12.

I was considering doing medicine but i am not really into the biology side of it etc.

I was looking through courses and i was wondering which of these pay well (yea i dont wanna be poor i wanna maintain a good standard of life), where i wont have a problem getting a job.

I am considering either doing B Mechatronics / M BioMed Engineering at UNSW. The UAI is relatively low, only like 85. The pros of this in my mind is i'll have 2 degrees, hoping to do something along the lines of designing new medical stuff etc.
Cons would be i am not sure if these 2 degrees go together well, I mean is it really worth 5 years. When i might get the same job with the same pay if i only did the 3 year course? (either 1)

On the other hand i was considering doing Mining Engineering at UNSW. I've been told that it pays well and your almost guaranteed a job. Heard the avg salary is 100k a yr for a graduate. But, I want to have a social life and I hate yr 12 chem (the effects on (x) on the environment (y). I rather calculations and stuff, will i encounter much of this in this course?

Well this is what is going through my head atm, if I have misunderstood or stated anything incorrect (in point of view etc) I would appreciated pointed. Also if you were in my position which would you choose and why (I know this is a personal choice but I am looking for other peoples input)


Thanks for your time, awaiting replys

Omar.

 

[watatank]

I was considering doing medicine but i am not really into the biology side of it etc.

Hmmm well if you don't like biology part of it I really don't see the point of medicine if its all about an extensive knowledge of the human body...

I was looking through courses and i was wondering which of these pay well (yea i dont wanna be poor i wanna maintain a good standard of life), where i wont have a problem getting a job.

I am considering either doing B Mechatronics / M BioMed Engineering at UNSW. The UAI is relatively low, only like 85. The pros of this in my mind is i'll have 2 degrees, hoping to do something along the lines of designing new medical stuff etc.
Cons would be i am not sure if these 2 degrees go together well, I mean is it really worth 5 years. When i might get the same job with the same pay if i only did the 3 year course? (either 1)

Money shouldn't really be a factor, if you are really good at what you do there's good money out there in most fields. Be that as it may...in engineering youre pretty much guaranteed a job and decent amount of money.

I haven't looked it up, but as far as I know all engineering courses go for four years. Reason double degree would take 5 years is I'm guessing much of that would overlap so it wont half as long. Biomed and mechatronics would cross over muchly.

On the other hand i was considering doing Mining Engineering at UNSW.

You will probably have to do chemistry in first year only.

Well this is what is going through my head atm, if I have misunderstood or stated anything incorrect (in point of view etc) I would appreciated pointed. Also if you were in my position which would you choose and why (I know this is a personal choice but I am looking for other peoples input)

Well I was in your position too. I'm a first year electrical engineering student. I had no idea what I wanted to do either. Still don't. At the end of the day I played to my strengths and likes which were maths and physics, and I picked it because I wanted to do something where maths and physics might apply rather than pure maths or pure physics. Plus I found the electrical stuff in physics kinda interesting...I went with it with the knowledge that there have been plenty of ppl who were as unsure that I was/am and loved it. That and I could transfer into another course if I didn't like it (picking a double degree wasnt too important to me, I figured I could do that at the end of first year and it wont make any difference whatsoever)

I think if all else fails play to your strengths and your interests...pick a double degree if you are still unsure...

Hope that helps :wave:

 

[jumb]

I was looking through courses and i was wondering which of these pay well (yea i dont wanna be poor i wanna maintain a good standard of life), where i wont have a problem getting a job.

Don't pick a career based on income, firstly because its stupid and secondly because all engineering pays well.

So if you want to do engineering, just pick the course that you think you will enjoy the most.

 

[FromDeeEast]

Don't pick a career based on income, firstly because its stupid and secondly because all engineering pays well.

So if you want to do engineering, just pick the course that you think you will enjoy the most.

well looking at the course work it i would probably enjoy mechatronics but i could be a lazy doctor and make 500k+ like my mum so i dont wanna be an engineer no matter how fun it may be if i cant get a good paying job / or a job for that matter when i have the opportunity to be a doctor

 

[§eraphim]

What about financial engineering? =D

 

[T-mac01]

mechatronics is 1/2 mechanical n 1/2 electrical.

no it's not.

It's 1/4 mechanical, 1/4 electronics, 1/4 computer software, 1/4 control systems basically.

 

[bradc1988]

The Biomed course at Usyd has at least two hard biology subjects, so watch out! Look at the degree structures on the Usyd website for an idea of what you'll do, although there should be one on the UNSW site but idk.

Mechatronics ftw.

http://www.aeromech.usyd.edu.au/current/degree_structures.shtml

 

[S1M0]

The Biomed course at Usyd has at least two hard biology subjects, so watch out! Look at the degree structures on the Usyd website for an idea of what you'll do, although there should be one on the UNSW site but idk.

Mechatronics ftw.

http://www.aeromech.usyd.edu.au/current/degree_structures.shtml

Why are you doing your engineering degree at Usyd? Isn't that uni meant to be hopeless when it comes to engineering?

 

[d3sprado]

I know dat i want to do engineering which is mechatronic (UTS)
But i am wandering if ny one could tell me which is betta a double degree in mechatronic/science (nanotechnology) or just do the electives to do with nanotechnology and do the diploma of engineering practice, bcoz their the same uai n same lenght which is betta

also wat is da benefits of doin a double degree in nanotech n mechatronic

also is da diploma of engineering really dat good or essential to get a job? :mad1:

THX

 

[d3sprado]

Thx Musk 4 ur reply

 

[xoa]

Based on longer term career prospects I would choose:

1/ Civil engineering
2/ Mining engineering
3/ Chemical engineering
4/ Electrical engineering
5/ Mechanical engineering
6/ Aerospace engineering

Don't get swept up by the hyperbole about six figure salaries. But at least grads get good jobs, normally.

 

[T-mac01]

Based on longer term career prospects I would choose:

1/ Civil engineering
2/ Mining engineering
3/ Chemical engineering
4/ Electrical engineering
5/ Mechanical engineering
6/ Aerospace engineering

Don't get swept up by the hyperbole about six figure salaries. But at least grads get good jobs, normally.

mining.............have you ever heard that our resources are running out soon?

If there's nothing to dig, what's the point of having mining engineers?

On a side note, I have never researched on anything about mining engineering. Don't even know what those engineers do.

 

[bradc1988]

Well look at his UAI, when you get a really good uai ppl think doing to a course with a lower uai goes to waste among other reasons of the person

Also I've been working in an engineering setting, no one cares which uni you came from apart from having an interesting statistic they only care for the experience you earn.

Something like that.

As long as I have a degree at the end idc

 

[Mumma]

Regarding mining engineering, think about it this way. If mining engineers cant find jobs anymore because of lack of resources (not just in Australia), I'd worry a lot more about how fucked the world is going to be than if Im going to have a job or not. Mining goes down, EVERYTHING goes down.

 

[Kebabci Oglu]

There is still resources for mining + i guess alternate resources will be used instead of the usual mining resources. I reckon it wouldnt affect everyones jobs, mining in todays day is not so big and it hasnt impacted greatly on everything its just got fewer jobs but at a high price.

 

[Mumma]

I reckon it wouldnt affect everyones jobs, mining in todays day is not so big and it hasnt impacted greatly on everything

Are you kidding? For example, if Australia ran out of coal (and THATS not going to happen any time soon - my point) we would be SO FUCKED. EVERYTHING relies on the mining/resources industry.

 

[Kebabci Oglu]

well there is a lot of research into alternate resources i guess, they have planned for it

 

[aodmjgnwpekignw]

hey, sorry to interrupt this great argument about mining, but i had a question lol. i wanna do mechatronics next year, but some have said that it may be a bit too specialised when the industry has not been fully developed. would be doing mechatronics next year, coupled with maybe commerce be a bad idea? and i heard that mechatronics grads can go into either the mechanical or electrical fields. is this true??

thanks for the help.

 

[xoa]

hey, sorry to interrupt this great argument about mining, but i had a question lol. i wanna do mechatronics next year, but some have said that it may be a bit too specialised when the industry has not been fully developed. would be doing mechatronics next year, coupled with maybe commerce be a bad idea? and i heard that mechatronics grads can go into either the mechanical or electrical fields. is this true??

thanks for the help.

Mechatronics is a "new generation" branch of engineering, which is fashionable but still young in Australia. I think it leaves the door open to other engineering disciplines. But a traditional engineering degree would be more highly regarded if you were applying for an electrical or computer engineering position..

 

[aodmjgnwpekignw]

thanks for the quick replys guys

they can however they will struggle in regards to complete for management positions

its best you pick electrical or mechanical and then do a diploma in mechatronics as post grad (which is 1 semesters worth of post grad)

yeah, thats wat i was thinking actually, would taking a double degree with commerce give me better prospects at being given a management possie later down the track? yeah, i think i may stick to electrical engineering haha

Mechatronics is a "new generation" branch of engineering, which is fashionable but still young in Australia. I think it leaves the door open to other engineering disciplines. But a traditional engineering degree would be more highly regarded if you were applying for an electrical or computer engineering position..

thanks for the help