Specialised engineering course or general engineering course?

Hello.

I am currently an A2 student, who is interested in studying engineering. However, i have am not entirely sure which discipline to study, so i was attracted to the general engineering course that some unis offer, which allow specialising later in the years.That is the problem, however: not many unis do offer general engineering (H100 UCAS code i believe), and quite a few of the best engineering UK unis only offer specialised degrees from the start (e.g. Imperial). I have also heard that job prospects are better for someone who did a specialised course. So my question is whether i should pursue general engineering, or a specific discipline of engineering for a uni course or a mix of unis thaat offer one or the other?

My general engineering unis: cambridge, warwick, edinburgh, lancaster, durham
My mixed choices: cambridge, imperial, edinburgh,, glasgow, (to be added later)

The discipline i would choose if I had to would possibly be electrical and electronics engineering, but again, i am not entirely sure. Please help! Thanks! (sorry for the length )

Hello.

I am currently an A2 student, who is interested in studying engineering. However, i have am not entirely sure which discipline to study, so i was attracted to the general engineering course that some unis offer, which allow specialising later in the years.That is the problem, however: not many unis do offer general engineering (H100 UCAS code i believe), and quite a few of the best engineering UK unis only offer specialised degrees from the start (e.g. Imperial). I have also heard that job prospects are better for someone who did a specialised course. So my question is whether i should pursue general engineering, or a specific discipline of engineering for a uni course or a mix of unis thaat offer one or the other?

My general engineering unis: cambridge, warwick, edinburgh, lancaster, durham
My mixed choices: cambridge, imperial, edinburgh,, glasgow, (to be added later)

The discipline i would choose if I had to would possibly be electrical and electronics engineering, but again, i am not entirely sure. Please help! Thanks! (sorry for the length )

Why no unis offering a year in Industry? Many of my top students steer away from RG unis for engineering as their courses are not as industry focused.

It doesn't matter, as you still graduate in a specific discipline even if you start off doing a general course, and many "specialist" courses are fairly general anyway (for example, I a "specialist" mechanical degree, but was still doing electrical modules into my 3rd year).

Thanks for the prompt reply! To tell you the truth, my uni list does go through changes often. I have seen some unis offering a year in industry. How helpful would you say it is after graduating (eg job prospects, etc)? And how is it organised, if you have any knowledge about that, and do the unis organise/help you finding work experience for the year? Thanks you in advance!

I think it helps massively in getting a job - placement firms often offer jobs to good students!

You get some help finding a placement but the onus is on you - there are websites that advertise the placements and you'll be told about those and helped with CV etc. Good first year grades are important as you'll be applying at the start of Year 2 ...

And i have heard that if you end up not liking the engineering field you chose to study, it is a difficult and tedious process to switch the course.

Also, may I ask please about how you chose your engineering discipline to study, and at which uni you are studying, Thanks in advance!

OK, that is very helpful info indeed! However, can't I do work experience in the summer for those unis that do not offer an industry year? Also, what would you say are great unis for engineering and offer a sandwich/industry year? Also, I believe that general engineering courses do not offer sandwich years. Is this true? Thank you very much!