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Hi,
At my university there are a few different ways to earn an engineering degree, I am having a bit of trouble deciding on which might suit me.
One way is by completing a 4-year BE in the discipline of your choice. The other way is by completing a 3-year bachelor of science (majoring in an engineeing "system") followed by a 2-year professional masters of engineering.
The BE way means I would be an accredited engineer after the 4-years, the BSci way I would not be an accredited engineer until completing the masters (5 years).
The first 2 years of the two pathways are exactly the same. I am currently half-way through my second year of uni, and am currently enrolled in the BSci. I am interested in majoring in either civil (structural) or mechanical. I am fairly sure that going the BSci way would make me a better engineer, since i would be taking more classes etc, but i was unsure of how an employer might view the BSci/ME combo compared to the straight BE... Any insight here?
I am also considering a masters in engineering management or project managemnt in order to be able to move into the management side of engineering later in my career. How important would a management qulification like this be in actually getting into mangment? As in would this masters be worth getting or is it easy enough to get into the management side of things after a few years experience simply as an engineer??
What i am thinking is that if a management qualification is not strictly nessecary then the BSci way might be the best way since i will get to take more eng subjects. On the other hand, if it is nessecary then perhaps the 4-year BE might suit me better so as to complete management masters sooner whilst still being a qualified engineer.
Any help would be really appreciated, coming up to decision time soon and not sure what to do :(
Thanks alot,
Spoon
At my university there are a few different ways to earn an engineering degree, I am having a bit of trouble deciding on which might suit me.
One way is by completing a 4-year BE in the discipline of your choice. The other way is by completing a 3-year bachelor of science (majoring in an engineeing "system") followed by a 2-year professional masters of engineering.
The BE way means I would be an accredited engineer after the 4-years, the BSci way I would not be an accredited engineer until completing the masters (5 years).
The first 2 years of the two pathways are exactly the same. I am currently half-way through my second year of uni, and am currently enrolled in the BSci. I am interested in majoring in either civil (structural) or mechanical. I am fairly sure that going the BSci way would make me a better engineer, since i would be taking more classes etc, but i was unsure of how an employer might view the BSci/ME combo compared to the straight BE... Any insight here?
I am also considering a masters in engineering management or project managemnt in order to be able to move into the management side of engineering later in my career. How important would a management qulification like this be in actually getting into mangment? As in would this masters be worth getting or is it easy enough to get into the management side of things after a few years experience simply as an engineer??
What i am thinking is that if a management qualification is not strictly nessecary then the BSci way might be the best way since i will get to take more eng subjects. On the other hand, if it is nessecary then perhaps the 4-year BE might suit me better so as to complete management masters sooner whilst still being a qualified engineer.
Any help would be really appreciated, coming up to decision time soon and not sure what to do :(
Thanks alot,
Spoon