Mechanical Engineering Vs Electronic and electrical engineering

Original post by The_Scorer

So I have an offer for meng mechanical engineering at Bristol and Meng Electrical and Electronic Engineering in UCL. I dont mine the EEE modules and stuff they look quite interesting and i think UCL has a great name but I really like the idea of how much broader and the modules in Mechanical Engineering. I live in London as well so UCL is appealing. Im really conflicted on which to pick. They're both integrated masters and the Bristol offer is AAC, and the UCL offer is AAB. I would like some opinions on what i should pick.

What type of engineer do you want to be? The ratio of jobs to graduates is much more favourable for electrical engineers at the moment though.

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Original post by The_Scorer

So I have an offer for meng mechanical engineering at Bristol and Meng Electrical and Electronic Engineering in UCL. I dont mine the EEE modules and stuff they look quite interesting and i think UCL has a great name but I really like the idea of how much broader and the modules in Mechanical Engineering. I live in London as well so UCL is appealing. Im really conflicted on which to pick. They're both integrated masters and the Bristol offer is AAC, and the UCL offer is AAB. I would like some opinions on what i should pick.

I would pick the field youre more passionate about. Ultimately this degree will be a launch pad for the start of your professional endeavours. In general i think you will do better & enjoy pursuing what you’re more interested or passionate for. If it’s electrical science then go eee If it’s mechanical science go for mechanical engineering…

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The_Scorer

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Original post by Smack

What type of engineer do you want to be? The ratio of jobs to graduates is much more favourable for electrical engineers at the moment though.

I know it seems kind of stupid since there can be such a difference between them but I genuinly really like most the engineering jobs and would love to persue any career in the field. Could you give me some examples of jobs that electrical engineers mainly go to do after their degree?

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Original post by The_Scorer

I know it seems kind of stupid since there can be such a difference between them but I genuinly really like most the engineering jobs and would love to persue any career in the field. Could you give me some examples of jobs that electrical engineers mainly go to do after their degree?

You can find example graduate jobs on gradcracker, bright network, LinkedIn… however you are probably better off looking mid career job titles from reputable companies for examples of roles & responsibilities as a lot of graduate jobs advertise quite plain descriptions as they are just looking to attract as many applicants as possible.

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kbhat72

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Original post by The_Scorer

So I have an offer for meng mechanical engineering at Bristol and Meng Electrical and Electronic Engineering in UCL. I dont mine the EEE modules and stuff they look quite interesting and i think UCL has a great name but I really like the idea of how much broader and the modules in Mechanical Engineering. I live in London as well so UCL is appealing. Im really conflicted on which to pick. They're both integrated masters and the Bristol offer is AAC, and the UCL offer is AAB. I would like some opinions on what i should pick.

Would you mind sharing your ESAT score?

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haroon_2003

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Original post by Smack

What type of engineer do you want to be? The ratio of jobs to graduates is much more favourable for electrical engineers at the moment though.

Are they actually favourable to electrical engineering graduates tho? I haven’t seen much

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Original post by haroon_2003

Are they actually favourable to electrical engineering graduates tho? I haven’t seen much

I wouldn’t describe it as favourable on any specific student-job, it’s at the macro level slightly better prospects as the ratio of EEE graduates to EEE aligned graduate jobs is more favourable so students are more likely to land their preferred role (on a macro scale), of course if your preferred job requires mechanical engineering then an EEE degree will be less favourable…
Now in reality with any specific student the key is developing the right skills, building a good resume, putting yourself up for opportunities that will make you a strong graduate.

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Debs25

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My daughter is an MEng grad in electronics engineering and her husband has an MEng in mechanical engineering. She had multiple job offers to choose from on graduating in 2023 and all her peers found it relatively easy to secure well- paid positions. Her husband ( mech eng) had far fewer options and his base salary is 20k a year less( they graduated at the same time). Furthermore, she gets stock options which boost her salary even further.

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