how DO U choose ??????????

hi my names amit and I am in my second year of college

I've got to make really hard decisions reguarding what type of engineering to do. I am a well rounded person and enjoy most aspects of physics and mathes, but I seriously cannot decide because I don't want to regret it afterwards. So I was wondering if you could help me what engineering subjects are besta and most flexible? Which unis are the best and which subject will benefit me most. Thanks For ur time

amit

Reply 1

shiny

Try a general engineering course :biggrin:

Reply 2

KR2004

Hmm, have you considered what kind of job you'd like in engineering not just what university course you'd like.
For instance...

Do you see yourself enjoying a job with designing buildings (civil engineering)? (If yes, you'd be really interested in buildings, etc above all else, then your choice is already made)

Or are you more interested in machines, as in Mechanical Engineering? (This is fairly general. If you decide on Mechanical over civil, then you should then consider whether to do a straight-forward Mechanical engineering degree....or maybe to do a more specialised brach of mechanical engineering, such as the following....)

If you think you would prefer Mechanical Engineeering then what particular machines are you interested in? Cars? Toasters? Aeroplanes?

If you think you're more interested in Aeroplanes (or even aerodynamics of cars) then maybe you should choose Aeronautical engineering. that way it's like Mechanical, only more specific to the things you're interested in.

Then there's electrical engineering? Would you be happy working with electrical systems? Or would you prefer something on a larger scale like engines (mechanical) or aeroplane wings (aeronautical)?

If not then there's always software engineering and computer engineering for if you're interested in computers and computer hardware.

I've probably not been much help, just listed the options that you already knew you had really! But really only you can decide.
I think you should consider a few of the questions I said. Respond if you like and I might be able to help more once you give me more info. And maybe a few people will help out and post other questions you should think about here (or correction to any mistakes I've made!)

And obviously if you can't decide on any of those then there are general engineering courses. Apart from an actual "general" engineering course I'd say that Mechanical Engineering is probably the most general...(People may disagree with that though!...?)

Reply 3

mistry

hey cheers for that

yeh i know what u mean i do enjoy mechnaics and aronautics but its the case of will i be succesful in it. At the moment Im doing physics chemistry n maths so its hard to chose. I don't fancy civil engieering but electronics, looking at computer bases and optics seems interesting but i don't like elctrical which is a bit confusing cus courses are mostly electrical and electronical. Also ive heard about clinical engineering to do with hospitals where u engineer machines i think from what u said i shud stick to something simple to begin with n then through my course become more specialised what do u think?

At de moment i think ive narrowed it down to
mechanical
aeronautical
electronical
chemical

but do u think that if i do mechanical i cud become specialsised for example into clinical or aeronautical? and is it flexible so that i can go into de electronical side of mechanics

safe thank for ur help people any other suggestions or experiences would be great as it would just give opinions from differnt perspectives.

thanks

Reply 4

LifeWired

I applied to do EEE (Electronic&ElectricalEng.) because it covers a wide range of fields I enjoy from microelectronics (and the maths/programming involved there) through to power management. Where I'm doing it (at Edinburgh) there's a great deal of flexibility and I may well end up doing a different field of Engineering or even a Physics degree. A general engineering degree would sound like a good option, specialising when you decide on a field you want to do.

Reply 5

JennLlama

You could always go for a modular course. Many Universities now will let you take modules which aren't strictly related to your degree (indeed, some will let you take modules which have nothing to do with your degree at all!). So you could pick, for example, mechanical engineering and do some electronics modules.
Maybe look at a few prospectuses too and see what the content of engineering courses is like. Some of them will have a general first (or first & second) year where everyone is taught the basics of 'engineering' then you can specialise in second or third year when you have a better idea of exactly what you want to do.
Hope you find something which suits you.
Jenn xx