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help with engineering courses and what they will lead to

ignoring the university the degree will studdied at, i am stuck between these two unviersity courses

engineering (Beng) - engineering on its own with the ability to specialise in the second year if neccessary, but if i dont specialise do many people get employed with just a genreal engineering degree? if so what sort of jobs?

computer science and electronic engineering - this sounds like a good degree but i dont know if it has good job prspects

I am hoping to go into the business management side of engineering or even investment banking if possible, and i am also wanting a degree with a good amount of maths involved.

Which degree out of these two would be most suited to what i want because if i cant get into invesment banking or anything similar through these degrees, which has best salary/job prospects?

thanks
(edited 12 years ago)
Original post by Fent93
ignoring the university the degree will studdied at, i am stuck between these two unviersity courses

engineering (Beng) - engineering on its own with the ability to specialise in the second year if neccessary, but if i dont specialise do many people get employed with just a genreal engineering degree? if so what sort of jobs?

computer science and electronic engineering - this sounds like a good degree but i dont know if it has good job prspects

I am hoping to go into the business management side of engineering or even investment banking if possible, and i am also wanting a degree with a good amount of maths involved.

Which degree out of these two would be most suited to what i want because if i cant get into invesment banking or anything similar through these degrees, which has best salary/job prospects?

thanks


For IB it doesn't matter what degree you do but it has to be from top 5 universities.

Computer science and electronic engineering are both excellent degrees. One will deal with the software whereas other with the hardware.

Average salary is similar across all engineering disciplines.
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ok, but what about a general engineering degree? is that still a respected degree, with near enough the same salary as the others even though you dont specialse?

and computer science and electircal engineering i would be studing as a single degree
(edited 12 years ago)
Original post by Fent93
ok, but what about a general engineering degree? is that still a respected degree, with near enough the same salary as the others even though you dont specialse?

and computer science and electircal engineering i would be studing as a single degree


If the course is accredited by any IMechE, ICE, IEE, IChemE, etc etc then it is a good degree.
Original post by Fent93
ignoring the university the degree will studdied at, i am stuck between these two unviersity courses

engineering (Beng) - engineering on its own with the ability to specialise in the second year if neccessary, but if i dont specialise do many people get employed with just a genreal engineering degree? if so what sort of jobs?

computer science and electronic engineering - this sounds like a good degree but i dont know if it has good job prspects

I am hoping to go into the business management side of engineering or even investment banking if possible, and i am also wanting a degree with a good amount of maths involved.

Which degree out of these two would be most suited to what i want because if i cant get into invesment banking or anything similar through these degrees, which has best salary/job prospects?

thanks


With a general Engineering degree I believe you can do whatever career you want, such as teaching, finance or most engineering jobs. This is the same with Computer Science and Electronic Engineering although you will have a better knowledge in those two fields because you will cover it in greater depth. Engineering graduates, as whole, are in short demand so the job prospects are good, regardless of the discipline you do. Im in a similar position to you wherby I want to go into investment banking. I'm studying EEE and I have done a wide range of maths so it's a good degree for that. Personally I would do the Computer Science and Electronics degree but it's down to what you would enjoy more.

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