[MrConfusedDotCom]

Sorry guys im new to this so if i have posted this in the wrong section then im sorry. I will have a few more questions i will post up later, after i have this issue fixed

Basically im stuck between doing Physics at Uni or Aeronautical Engineering. I wanna be an Aeronautical Engineering, so doing aero is the right option, however i have read that doing that limits my options for changes in job later on .

I have also read that if i do Physics, i can then do a Masters in Engineering. And im kinda confused does this means. Do i do 3 Years in Physics then another 4 in Aero Engineering ? Or how does that work out?

My English is bad so yeah please bare with me

[Smack]

If you want to become an aeronautical engineer then aeronautical engineering is the best degree for that.

Engineering is a vocational degree whereas physics is an academic one. As such an accredited engineering degree is required for the vast majority of engineering positions. Engineering doesn't limit your job options later down the line either - by then no-one will care about your degree.

[MrConfusedDotCom]

Thanks Smack, But im still interested in that do Physics then Masters in Engineering thing, anyone know what thats all about and how it is actually done ?

[Smack]

Three years undergraduate physics BSc and one year post-graduate engineering MSc.

MSc degrees are largely a waste of money though so I don't advise this option. The most preferable option is doing the MEng.

[Foghorn Leghorn]

(Original post by Smack)
Three years undergraduate physics BSc and one year post-graduate engineering MSc.

MSc degrees are largely a waste of money though so I don't advise this option. The most preferable option is doing the MEng.

I wouldn't say they were largely a waste of money. You need an engineering masters of some sort to become a chartered engineering and MSc engineering degrees are an accepted route. One of my lecturers did his degree in physics then did his MSc, spent a good 10 years in industry as a design engineer and now teaches. Not sure if he is chartered but I reckon he probably is or at least could be.



OP, on the most part I agree with Smack, if you want to go into engineering the easiest and best route is an BEng/Meng. Try to get into the MEng or transfer from the BEng if you have to. If you really want to study physics then go for it, but it is a lot easier to become a engineer with an eng degree. Also it depends what area of physics you concentrate on during your degree i.e. if you want to go from physics to electrical then pick physics modules in the electrical/electronic areas of physics or with aeronuatical then choose the appropriate physics area.

[Smack]

(Original post by Foghorn Leghorn)
MSc engineering degrees are an accepted route.

But at what cost?

[Foghorn Leghorn]

(Original post by Smack)
But at what cost?

I'm not sure what you mean by at what cost?

[Smack]

(Original post by Foghorn Leghorn)
I'm not sure what you mean by at what cost?

Financial, hence why I said they were largely a waste of money. An MEng is cheaper.

[Foghorn Leghorn]

(Original post by Smack)
Financial, hence why I said they were largely a waste of money. An MEng is cheaper.

Well it depends where you go to do it. But I think a typical MSc is about 8-13k in england. Obviously if he is scottish an MEng will cost him nothing but going from a BPhys to an MSc will cost him to do the MSc.

[MrConfusedDotCom]

Ok, so the Engineering route is the way for me
thanks for the help