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Future of Engineering
Kopite:
--- Quote from: JinXi on December 21, 2012, 02:35:14 pm ---They also disagreed with the new Melbourne Model (these are students that finished engineering in Melb. Uni when they had the 4year engineering course) saying that needing to do Masters is essentially a waste of time/money and also has an additional risk factor if you don't get in. I must also say that that is true. In the two engineering firms I've been an intern in, Masters fresh graduates do get a slightly higher starting salary than a bachelor fresh grad., but the difference is negligible, and what promotes you in an engineering firm isn't your qualifications, but rather, your experience. (A bachelor grad and a masters grad both qualifies to sign drawings/designs off)
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May I ask where you interned at? As far as I know, Masters and undergrad graduates would get the same starting salary.
And a grad would not be given the authority to sign P&ID's etc off - you'd be looking at a senior engineer for that.
--- Quote from: JinXi on December 21, 2012, 02:35:14 pm ---The last factor was that in Year 12, I wanted to do a double degree with engineering, something which Melb Uni doesn't offer.
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I graduated with a B.Comm and am currently doing my M.E at Melbourne University atm....sounds like two degrees to me!
JinXi:
--- Quote from: Kopite on December 24, 2012, 06:55:34 pm ---May I ask where you interned at? As far as I know, Masters and undergrad graduates would get the same starting salary.
And a grad would not be given the authority to sign P&ID's etc off - you'd be looking at a senior engineer for that.
I graduated with a B.Comm and am currently doing my M.E at Melbourne University atm....sounds like two degrees to me!
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What I meant by signing off P&ID's are that both bachelors and masters allows you to get the proper accreditation. Neither would give much of an advantage when getting your accreditation. Also I'm currently interning at Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM).
Kopite:
--- Quote from: JinXi on December 24, 2012, 08:32:40 pm ---Also I'm currently interning at Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM).
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Ahh okk....so masters grads get slightly more $$ compared to undergrads there?
JinXi:
--- Quote from: Kopite on December 24, 2012, 11:18:26 pm ---Ahh okk....so masters grads get slightly more $$ compared to undergrads there?
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Yeah according to my colleagues. But the difference is nearly insignificant. A bachelor degree fresh grad with a year extra experience would get more than a masters would upon entering the company.
Hancock:
You'd assume BE + 1 year exp pay would be higher than a fresh ME since the Master's grad still has to be trained up. Coming from the Melb Model, I'm not expecting to be getting a higher salary than a BSc/BE or a straight BE student. I'm treating my degree as a double degree and that's how other UoMers should I reckon.
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