pirate Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 So i was wondering, if someone chose to go into engineering, what would be the best type to study: chemical, mechanical, computer? Are there others out there that i may i have missed? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmar Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 There's actually a whole lot more. Industrial, communicational, there are many, many types of engineering. Here's a good list summarized by Wikipedia. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dessskris Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 it depends on your strengths and interests. I myself favour Industrial Eng but Mechanical Eng is appealing too. objectively, I would say that Civil Eng, Mechanical Eng and Chemical Eng are the best ones, and even the most popular ones if I'm not mistaken. Aerospace Eng is a popular one too, I believe.actually there are a lot more Engineering course types that are not mentioned in Wikipedia. I haven't found a good and complete list of all the available Eng courses but these are some stuffs you may want to check out:http://www.indiastudychannel.com/resources/10426-LIST-OF-COURSES-IN-ENGINEERING.aspxhttp://education.trak.in/2009/full-list-of-engineering-courses-available/http://www.abdn.ac.uk/prospectus/ugrad/degrees/page.php?name=engineering_listhttp://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/degrees.asphttp://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htmhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080312120733AAAhnGe Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahuta ♥ Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 From what I know, Electrical Engineering. My father teaches that in university and from what he says you can work in so many fields; medical, energy and environment, industrial..etc..etc. Basically, anything that needs electricity. Doing other types of engineering may limit your options later on in your studies, whereas with EE,you can do your master, PhD..etc in any field you like thus giving you opportunities to work in almost any place you want. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CocoPop Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 (edited) So i was wondering, if someone chose to go into engineering, what would be the best type to study: chemical, mechanical, computer? Are there others out there that i may i have missed? Hey pirate,There's a lot to consider when choosing an engineering specialization, and often it's very difficult to decide before you've entered university and tried them out yourself. However, there are a few generalizations that one can make. Mechanical engineering usually gives you the most freedom to move into different fields such as finance and business afterwards, as opposed to a more narrow specialization such as aernoautical engineering. So if you're not dead set on staying in the engineering field after you graduate, mech is a safe option. As stated above, electrical engineering gives you many options within the engineering discipline.However, you'll find when you go to uni that you might absolutely love some areas of engineering and hate others - I considered electrical engineering before applying, but I'm pretty happy now that I don't have to do it now because I realize that I don't like it at all! That's one of the advantages of doing a general engineering course that allows you to specialize once you've become more familiar with each field. American and Canadian unis are quite open to specializing late or transferring from one field to another, but it's usually more restrictive in the UK. However, Cambridge, Oxford, Warwick and Durham, amongst others, offer general engineering courses... Edited March 22, 2011 by CocoPop Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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