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Engineering @ UoM
« on: January 15, 2008, 07:56:31 pm »
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When do actually get to decide which stream of engineering we want to specialise in?
I know there is a period of time where all engineering students do the same thing but not sure when we branch off.

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Re: Engineering @ UoM
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2008, 08:25:50 pm »
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On the information session that is coming up very soon, they will tell you that you need to decide your stream of engineering by the time of your enrolment day (will be a few days after the information session).

In other words, you're going to branch off very soon :P The maths you take in first and second year will be in common though.

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Re: Engineering @ UoM
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2008, 08:29:09 pm »
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arghhh i'm still indecisive of which engineering to do. damn monash didn't accept me :(  hopefully round 2 since they give engineers one year.

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« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2008, 08:31:32 pm »
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Chances are doing another year of a general engineering degree (probably maths and science) isn't going to help you decide. You did that in VCE too.

I suggest just set your focus on something, and do it. They're not going to be massively different. Tell us your priorities and we can discuss which stream of engineering is better.

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« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2008, 08:44:22 pm »
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Chances are doing another year of a general engineering degree (probably maths and science) isn't going to help you decide. You did that in VCE too.

I suggest just set your focus on something, and do it. They're not going to be massively different. Tell us your priorities and we can discuss which stream of engineering is better.

What? I think courses like civil engineering, telecommunications engineering and chemical engineering are quite distinct. The fact that they're all called "engineering" is more a relict of the past than anything else!
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« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2008, 09:07:06 pm »
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In application it is different, in maths it is similar.

Doing another year of general engineering is not going to help you decide. I disagree that the streams need to be separated into independent courses.

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Re: Engineering @ UoM
« Reply #6 on: January 16, 2008, 02:13:14 am »
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I'm looking towards civil, electrical and i dont really mind communications but then i dont think UoM offers communications.
Their branches are: Biomedical Engineering, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Computer Science & Software Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Geomatic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics.

http://www.eng.unimelb.edu.au/courses/ugrad/handbook.html
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« Reply #7 on: January 16, 2008, 02:20:02 am »
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Well, you wouldn't really find a course called Telecommunications Engineering at any big university. It is cheaper to run a general degree (I assume) like Electrical Engineering, so take that.

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« Reply #8 on: January 16, 2008, 02:34:40 am »
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yeah i think i will take on electrical but if i find the subjects "too hard" or uninterested in will i be able to change subjects to accomplish civil or am i locked in?

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« Reply #9 on: January 16, 2008, 03:14:39 am »
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I don't think you have much chance of swapping over. Ask someone about it on information day.

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« Reply #10 on: January 16, 2008, 04:22:27 pm »
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OK, after doing some comparisons of first year subjects.

Mechanical and Electrical are the same. https://app.portal.unimelb.edu.au/CSCApplication/view/2008/355-EE & https://app.portal.unimelb.edu.au/CSCApplication/view/2008/355-AF

Chemical: https://app.portal.unimelb.edu.au/CSCApplication/view/2008/355-AC

Civil: https://app.portal.unimelb.edu.au/CSCApplication/view/2008/355-AV

From these im pretty sure i can swap from electrical to mechanical after 1st year but (no point since doing the same thing, don't have a clue what each one are about or the difference) not sure to chemical though.

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« Reply #11 on: January 16, 2008, 04:26:17 pm »
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I'm doing Chemical Engineering at Melbourne University, and I enjoy it so far. I'd say it's one of the best options because of the high starting salary, the best girls to guys ratio, and because I find chemistry as such an interesting field of science.

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« Reply #12 on: January 16, 2008, 04:30:17 pm »
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I too enjoy chemistry but my score wasn't too high mid 30s and i dont think i can cope with it in uni.

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« Reply #13 on: January 16, 2008, 05:28:37 pm »
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*edit: though I go to monash, the streams available to engo's at monash and melbourne arent too different are they?
I love chemistry, got a 50 for it, and am also considering which engineering stream to go for.
Now, my aim is to work towards something in the nanotechnology or bio tech fields. With that in mind, I'm choosing between materials and chemical engineering streams at monash.Then there's my science major/s component.
I could do chemeng/materials sci or chemistry/materials eng, the possibilities are vast, and it's a pain in the ass   :buck2:
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« Reply #14 on: January 17, 2008, 12:22:33 am »
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I think i might stick to Electrical for now cos i think i will be able to change to mechanical  next year. Only thing im concerned about now is the Breadth subject. What's quite easy and have girls :P