Mechanical and electrical engineering degree employability
How does a degree in mechanical and electrical engineering compare to a purely mechanical or purely electrical degree for employability?
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by Jdjdndndjdndn How does a degree in mechanical and electrical engineering compare to a purely mechanical or purely electrical degree for employability?
A placement year is best.
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by Muttley79A placement year is best.
Since I'm being offered mechanical and electrical as an alternative offer I can't choose to have a placement year
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by Jdjdndndjdndn Since I'm being offered mechanical and electrical as an alternative offer I can't choose to have a placement year
Look elsewhere if you want the best chance of a job.
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by Jdjdndndjdndn Since I'm being offered mechanical and electrical as an alternative offer I can't choose to have a placement year
Are you sure? Placements are normally optional, and that you can choose to opt in out of a placement in your first/start of second year.
So even if you can't initially sign up for the placement, I'd imagine you'd be able to once you've started the course (assuming placements are generally an option at the uni).
I'd suggest you email the university to confirm.
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What was your initial chosen course?
Regards to pure electrical vs elec & mech, depends on your interests and what kind of job you want. Both are employable.
Perhaps for niches like power systems, pure electrical could be prefereable.
For more more interdisciplenary roles like robotics & automation combined mech & elec could be useful. Could also go into pure mech roles too.
I'd imagine employees would care less about the specific degree as long as it was relevant/related, and more about your experiences, etc.
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by Jdjdndndjdndn How does a degree in mechanical and electrical engineering compare to a purely mechanical or purely electrical degree for employability?
Hi there 👋
It's great to hear that you're interested in studying either or both mechanical and electrical engineering at university.
There are questions that are to consider such as:
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Why do want to study mechanical and/or electrical engineering?
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Are you more drawn to mechanical or electrical engineering, or are you equally drawn to both?
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What kind of job do you see yourself doing in the future?
A placement year is great for employability as you real experience and help you figure out what area you want to specialise in. For example, for our BEng (Hons) Engineering, and BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronical, we offer an optional work placement year, at no extra cost. Alongside this, you can gain valuable experience and engagement with the sector through our shorter work placements, internships and work experience opportunities.
It is important to research and compare courses with other universities, talk to career adviser about your options, and consider where you want to be based.
You can find out all the courses we offer for Engineering here: https://teessi.de/ugengineering
The choice is yours and we wish you all the best for your future.
-J
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by Jdjdndndjdndn How does a degree in mechanical and electrical engineering compare to a purely mechanical or purely electrical degree for employability?
Probably a bit better than pure mechanical but not quite as high as pure electrical. Electrical and electronics engineering is probably the best of the big four (chemical, civil, electrical and mechanical) at the moment as it doesn't seem to be particularly popular.
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by SmackProbably a bit better than pure mechanical but not quite as high as pure electrical. Electrical and electronics engineering is probably the best of the big four (chemical, civil, electrical and mechanical) at the moment as it doesn't seem to be particularly popular.
Thanks mate that’s the first reply that’s actually helpful so far
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Seek employment from the Ministry of defence, all three services have options for people with these kinds of skills and training.
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