is it possible to switch from healthcare career (pharmacy) to engineering

so i have finished my 3rd year of Mpharm at university of Bath and i like the course and i am willing to finish the degree but i have become interested in engineering (particularly chemical engineering). i am not the best person at maths, i did not do maths or physics at a levels so what are the opinions of me doing a level maths at 23 and then applying to engineering??? please please please let me know if this is realistic or not.

Original post by gr00vygal06

so i have finished my 3rd year of Mpharm at university of Bath and i like the course and i am willing to finish the degree but i have become interested in engineering (particularly chemical engineering). i am not the best person at maths, i did not do maths or physics at a levels so what are the opinions of me doing a level maths at 23 and then applying to engineering??? please please please let me know if this is realistic or not.

It might be possible if you look at Uni entry requirements for Engineering and find one that doesn't require Maths or Physics A level. However the main problem will be that you won't be able to get any extra Student finance, so how do you plan on paying for a second Degree?

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McGinger

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Finish your MPharm degree, You can't switch subjects in your 3rd year.
You can't do a 2nd undergrad degree unless you have the basic A level subjects AND you have some way of funding it without SF. You may be able to find some sort of conversion Chem Eng Masters course but you will still be handicapped by not having even A level Maths.

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Smack

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Original post by gr00vygal06

so i have finished my 3rd year of Mpharm at university of Bath and i like the course and i am willing to finish the degree but i have become interested in engineering (particularly chemical engineering). i am not the best person at maths, i did not do maths or physics at a levels so what are the opinions of me doing a level maths at 23 and then applying to engineering??? please please please let me know if this is realistic or not.

If you want to study engineering at university then you'll need A-level maths (though not necessarily A-level physics for many chemical engineering degrees) or equivalent. What do you mean by "not the best at maths and physics"? If you're not reasonably confident with maths and physics then engineering isn't a good choice of subjects, however you absolutely can improve at them.

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mnot

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Original post by gr00vygal06

so i have finished my 3rd year of Mpharm at university of Bath and i like the course and i am willing to finish the degree but i have become interested in engineering (particularly chemical engineering). i am not the best person at maths, i did not do maths or physics at a levels so what are the opinions of me doing a level maths at 23 and then applying to engineering??? please please please let me know if this is realistic or not.

I think the switch in an academic setting will be challenging. As pointed out the most obvious route is at the masters level doing a MSc in engineering however i have never seen someone come from this pathway. Typically MSc engineering degrees are taken by people with a previous engineering BEng who are switching disciplines for example moving from civil to chemical, or another analytical STEM subject such as Math or Physics.

It is really a pre-requisite at the masters level to be comfortable with higher level maths, as this content isn’t taught but it is a vital skill.

I don’t know if this is possible but you could consider:
- other technology roles in healthcare/bioengineering (for example there are lots more roles around product lifecycle & manufacturing of technology where you don’t need to a maths wizz. Plus health & bio technology/engineering are big industries. You only have go look at covid and think about the challenges of developing the processes/manufacturing/supply chain/quality control of various vaccines or the R&D/testing/validation of all sorts of technologies including CPAP machines) just an idea.

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