Which is the best engineering fieldAnd why is it mech engengineering

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Anonymous 01/02/15 (Fri) 19:20:52 No.41

Which is the best engineering field

And why is it mech engengineering

Anonymous 01/03/15 (Sat) 04:52:33 No.42

I heard chemE makes the big bucks, therefor has to be the best

Anonymous 01/03/15 (Sat) 05:43:16 No.43

>>42
Mechanical practically covers the basics of most of the other disciplines.[1]

Hence it's easier to get jobs. And with a mechanical undergrad and a specialisation in any discipline (for the sake of debate let's say chemE) Makes you an desirable employee.
[1]:-http://www.careercornerstone.org/mecheng/mecheng.htm

Anonymous 01/03/15 (Sat) 15:41:27 No.44

>>43

Pretty much this, I don't think the broadness is seen as far in anything else.

I know for a fact that with a BEng in MechE you're qualified to start a MSci in a giant list of different things. I don't think anything else can offer the same potential variety, except for maybe electrical, for both very high calibre and the not quite as capable or ambitious students. Variety being the type of work you will spend the day doing and the project your work will be contributing to.

http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/ is one of the top postgraduate engineering research schools in the UK. It's nice to read what they have available

Anonymous 01/03/15 (Sat) 15:41:38 No.45

>>42

With any discipline you can make a comfortable salary. With big bucks you will usually have to move to where the work is. If you enjoy ChemE then very good, you should probably do ChemE.

I could never recommend doing something you don't enjoy just for the money, unless that's your thing.

Anonymous 01/11/15 (Sun) 08:32:36 No.56

Civil master race

Anonymous 01/11/15 (Sun) 14:10:37 No.57

Would a minor in math be useless with a MechE undergrad?

Anonymous 01/11/15 (Sun) 18:19:46 No.58

>>57

I'm not sure what way the minor system works but having that extra edge at math isn't going to hurt. It may be more obviously useful if you're planning on going into research.

If math is something you're good at and enjoy by itself then it could be worth considering. If you want it just to help with the other undergrad engineering modules then it may be useless.

Anonymous 01/18/15 (Sun) 07:40:10 No.63

>>56
Gross, a Civie. I mean, you know good for you. But I seem to dislike your kind.
EE is only true Engineering.

Anonymous 01/20/15 (Tue) 03:32:13 No.66

>>41
Always depends on where you want to work later. As an Engineer you should always move around and see the world in your first 10-15 years, for bucks and practical use of your knowledge.
If you want to make yourself a Name as an Doctor or Developer you should stay near a University and study-on part time.

Anonymous 01/22/15 (Thu) 04:10:47 No.72

>>66

Throughout my time at university I was bombarded by people saying that going to work internationally is a very sensible and realistic option, either by travelling with a multinational company or finding work in smaller industries.

I haven't had the chance to go anywhere yet but I'd like to do so within the next 5 years.

Anonymous 04/16/15 (Thu) 02:29:21 No.140

>>58
What would be a good all-around minor for a MechE major? Or other disciplines, really.

Anonymous 05/27/15 (Wed) 19:00:03 No.143

>>140

Something you care about, enjoy or are good at. The field is so varied sometimes it's hard to even guess what you could end up doing in your career and what it will ultimately boil down to is how you, personally, apply and use what you have learned.

Being strong at math is generally good but I think it's something everyone should try and continue as a hobby in some capacity, just so your skills don't atrophy.

Some rudimentary business studies or economics is probably sensible because it's good to know how and why companies behave the way they do.

Computer science because programming is just a useful tool.

Anonymous 09/27/15 (Sun) 15:19:35 No.168

>>41

Radio and nano level engineering. Hopefully I can go study it in a year or so.

Anonymous 11/11/15 (Wed) 07:16:06 No.169

>>168

I get the feeling there's a lot of foundational work getting done in the nano field and it's really going to take off very soon.

Medical uses such as drug delivery systems,

Nanocoatings with finely tuned properties would be used absolutely everywhere if they were cheap enough. From really big things like bridges to everything else that needs coated, it's a big market.

Nanotubes could usher in a new era of lightweight, superstrong products.Strength:Weight is going to be blown out of the water; driveshafts can be made a lot smaller, cables can be longer and high speed rotating machinery will just be better (Notice the relationship for centripetal acceleration, mv^2. That squared value for angular velocity makes numbers get fucking silly very quickly and it's useful to get rid of as much mass as possible. I can't give any examples of what cool stuff could be done with it but it looks useful. Less bearing load?)