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joel31
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Hi,
I'm Joel and I am pretty much finished school in Australia and have to make a decision about university in the near future.
I love science (especially Physics) and mathematics at school so am certain that I will go into Science or Engineering but I am not quite sure what type.
Whatever I do I want to do something that benefits society and isn't just to make money or make a product.
Over the past year I have developed a strong interest in Renewable Energy through reading articles on the internet.
There are 2 degrees at the university I want to go to (UNSW) with a specific focus in Renewable Energy: Photovoltaics Engineering (http://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/undergraduate/plans/2016/SOLAAH3707.html) and Renewable Energy Engineering (http://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/undergraduate/plans/2016/SOLABH3707.html). For a while I was set on doing one of these but more recently I thought that I should do a traditional discipline either Chemical, Mechanical or Electrical and focussing in on Renewable Energy later if it still interests me because I don't want to overspecialise and I don't really know whether the nature of the work will interest me fully.
I wasn't really thinking about Physics but it has become on my forefront of my mind since finding about Talented Science Program's at university's for achieving a mark that I reckon I have a 50% chance of achieving at school. This contains plenty of research and networking opportunities in undergraduate leading well into a career in academic research. A career in physics research would be fascinating to me. If I can't make it in research there would be other jobs that would interest me such as working in another field such as data science or going into Science or Mathematics teaching
I spend a lot of time researching different careers and degrees but can never really decide one or another.
Question 1: Is doing one of these specific Renewable Energy Engineering degrees overspecialising and will employers in renewable energy prefer to hire an electrical engineer and a mechanical than someone with such a degree?
Question 2: If I do pick one of the Renewable Energy degrees how easily would it be to move into a different engineering discipline in the future?
Question 3: How would one decided between doing either Mechanical, Chemical or Electrical Engineering in general when they have researched all three but are unsure which they are most suited to?
Question 4: How should I decide between Physics or Engineering?
Apologies that my post is a little hard to follow and the questions are a bit ambiguous it is really a summary of a stream of consciousness of someone confused over what to do with their life
I'm Joel and I am pretty much finished school in Australia and have to make a decision about university in the near future.
I love science (especially Physics) and mathematics at school so am certain that I will go into Science or Engineering but I am not quite sure what type.
Whatever I do I want to do something that benefits society and isn't just to make money or make a product.
Over the past year I have developed a strong interest in Renewable Energy through reading articles on the internet.
There are 2 degrees at the university I want to go to (UNSW) with a specific focus in Renewable Energy: Photovoltaics Engineering (http://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/undergraduate/plans/2016/SOLAAH3707.html) and Renewable Energy Engineering (http://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/undergraduate/plans/2016/SOLABH3707.html). For a while I was set on doing one of these but more recently I thought that I should do a traditional discipline either Chemical, Mechanical or Electrical and focussing in on Renewable Energy later if it still interests me because I don't want to overspecialise and I don't really know whether the nature of the work will interest me fully.
I wasn't really thinking about Physics but it has become on my forefront of my mind since finding about Talented Science Program's at university's for achieving a mark that I reckon I have a 50% chance of achieving at school. This contains plenty of research and networking opportunities in undergraduate leading well into a career in academic research. A career in physics research would be fascinating to me. If I can't make it in research there would be other jobs that would interest me such as working in another field such as data science or going into Science or Mathematics teaching
I spend a lot of time researching different careers and degrees but can never really decide one or another.
Question 1: Is doing one of these specific Renewable Energy Engineering degrees overspecialising and will employers in renewable energy prefer to hire an electrical engineer and a mechanical than someone with such a degree?
Question 2: If I do pick one of the Renewable Energy degrees how easily would it be to move into a different engineering discipline in the future?
Question 3: How would one decided between doing either Mechanical, Chemical or Electrical Engineering in general when they have researched all three but are unsure which they are most suited to?
Question 4: How should I decide between Physics or Engineering?
Apologies that my post is a little hard to follow and the questions are a bit ambiguous it is really a summary of a stream of consciousness of someone confused over what to do with their life