A levels
I have just started my journey in a levels, the subjects i am doing are maths physics economics and geography. with the maths and physics I am studying I want to be an engineer, but not to sure on a specific branch yet, I want to drop a subject but not sure which one.I would like to keep my options open tho like for example, with maths physics and economics, would be a good combination for project management.
This is just my opinion, but geography seems the best one to drop if you plan on going into engineering. Physics is the best subject for engineering background (unless you go into software etc.) so that's a good start.
What I've seen from my jobs is that most people can become a project manager eventually, but not everyone can become a engineer as its a specialist subject. I know some people of all backgrounds, some who were ex military or scientists with little or no engineering knowledge, where they start off into project engineering, and eventually gain enough experience to go into project management. Also a lot of engineers start off technical, but end up moving into project management as it does overlap in most industries.
So essentially keep the physics and maths for sure, and economics would also be a good one for the breadth of knowledge and CV.
What I've seen from my jobs is that most people can become a project manager eventually, but not everyone can become a engineer as its a specialist subject. I know some people of all backgrounds, some who were ex military or scientists with little or no engineering knowledge, where they start off into project engineering, and eventually gain enough experience to go into project management. Also a lot of engineers start off technical, but end up moving into project management as it does overlap in most industries.
So essentially keep the physics and maths for sure, and economics would also be a good one for the breadth of knowledge and CV.
Thank you, so maths physics and economics would be a better combination to get me onto an engineering course and also opens me up to othere courses?
Original post by Ilovephysics17
Thank you, so maths physics and economics would be a better combination to get me onto an engineering course and also opens me up to othere courses?
From a job hiring perspective and for better breadth and depth of knowledge, I would say those 3 are your best bet.
From a university perspective, its worth looking at entry requirements for specific universities, as for example chemical engineering requires/ prefers chemistry A level I believe and software engineering may prefer computer science. Maths is a requirement for all engineering courses and physics is a great/must one to have. However if you were looking at mechanical engineering or general engineering those are solid choices.
Do check the entry requirements, but I can see those subjects being versatile for courses such as banking, construction management etc.
Judging by your username, I guess you love physics. If you enjoy the electronic part of physics, electrical engineering may be good. If you enjoy the dynamics/ statics part then mechanical engineering would be good.
Original post by OblongPea
From a job hiring perspective and for better breadth and depth of knowledge, I would say those 3 are your best bet.
From a university perspective, its worth looking at entry requirements for specific universities, as for example chemical engineering requires/ prefers chemistry A level I believe and software engineering may prefer computer science. Maths is a requirement for all engineering courses and physics is a great/must one to have. However if you were looking at mechanical engineering or general engineering those are solid choices.
Do check the entry requirements, but I can see those subjects being versatile for courses such as banking, construction management etc.
Judging by your username, I guess you love physics. If you enjoy the electronic part of physics, electrical engineering may be good. If you enjoy the dynamics/ statics part then mechanical engineering would be good.
From a university perspective, its worth looking at entry requirements for specific universities, as for example chemical engineering requires/ prefers chemistry A level I believe and software engineering may prefer computer science. Maths is a requirement for all engineering courses and physics is a great/must one to have. However if you were looking at mechanical engineering or general engineering those are solid choices.
Do check the entry requirements, but I can see those subjects being versatile for courses such as banking, construction management etc.
Judging by your username, I guess you love physics. If you enjoy the electronic part of physics, electrical engineering may be good. If you enjoy the dynamics/ statics part then mechanical engineering would be good.
thank you
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