question about majors for science

[paramjeet]

I was looking through the majors for Bsc and came across pathology... the information on the UoM website says that  u can apply for
"Graduate degrees in a wide range of professions including engineering, law, medicine and other health sciences, and teaching" with this major.

How is this possible? I thought that to pursue engineering you needed to take up a engineering systems major...

Lastly does anyone know what branch of engineering can be taken at postgrad through a major in pathology?

thanks in advance

[Starlight]

Yeah I think you have to do an engineering systems major: http://www.bsc.unimelb.edu.au/majors/

e.g. civil eng: http://www.bsc.unimelb.edu.au/civil-systems

[ligands]

you don't need to major in a engineering system to do it postgrad, just postgrad is 1 year quicker if you do an engineering system

[paramjeet]

this is conflicting information....

anyone else wish to confirm....ligand's response

[Hancock]

this is conflicting information....

anyone else wish to confirm....ligand's response

Ok, well Melbourne's stance is that if you do your BSc and major in an engineering system, you have to do a 2 year MEng to be qualified.
However, if you do another major, with 25 points of 1st year mathematics (Calculus 2 and Linear Algebra), you can apply for the MEng, but will have to do 3 years instead.

By another major, I mean a non-engineering major. Just clarification

[Hancock]

In case my message didn't go through:

I don't really understand your question. Assuming that you want to do a pathology major, in order to keep hopes for MD alive (assuming once more), you are asking if you can complete a Master of Engineering with that major. Yes you can.

HOWEVER, in order to be eligible to enter the MEng, you have to do Calculus 2 and Linear Algebra (first year math courses. If you havent done Specialist, you need to take Calculus 1 before Calculus 2). You also have to take 2 sciences (Phyics 1, Physics 2, etc) relating to the discipline. Also a 65% average in year 2 and 3 is required irrespective of major.

If you take this pathway however, your Engineering Masters will be 3 years long, not 2. I repeat, 3 years. That adds up to 6 years at university. If you want to know more about admission, go here: http://www.eng.unimelb.edu.au/study/graduate/

Click on a discipline and it will state it's prerequisites.

Hope I helped.