Environmental enginerring at Melbourne.

[nonstop9328]

Hi,
my first preference is Environmental engineering/ science at monash 91.2
and i am still concerned with my 2nd preference.
Some people say that RMIT is better than Melb uni.
is that true?
if it is how is it better? and does this mean graduating RMIT engineering course will give me more benefit?

is engineering course at melbourne uni still recognised as a good course?

[jimmy999]

The reason people say RMIT is better at Melbourne for engineering is because of the Melbourne Model. If you go to Melbourne, you'll have to complete a 3 year science degree then a 2 years masters. It's basically an extra years work yet you do the same you would do in a 4 year degree. If you want to start doing engineering straight away, then RMIT is good for that.

[nonstop9328]

yeah but in UoM it's masters degree
so wouldn't it be better than having a bachelors degree?

[98.40_for_sure]

The masters degree and bachelors degree is the same accreditation. Employers will not choose a masters over a bachelors. The only difference is the length of your studies. Bachelor @ monash is obviously shorter than masters @ uom. However uom provides more room to manouever if you decide to change your mind, without adding more years onto your course.

[IntoTheNewWorld]

Engineering at UoM is kind of similar to doing a a B.Sci/B.Eng double degree at Monash, but with a bit more flexibility to move around initially, and a bit risky in that if you suck you might not make it into the M.Eng.

If you look at the course guide for the now discontinued new gen B.Eng (4 years) degree at UoM, you'll notice that the fourth year subjects are identical to second year M.Eng subjects. UoM's M.Eng is not a true post graduate Masters as such.

[jimmy999]

Engineering at UoM is kind of similar to doing a a B.Sci/B.Eng double degree at Monash, but with a bit more flexibility to move around initially, and a bit risky in that if you suck you might not make it into the M.Eng.

Engineering through science at UoM is nothing like the sci/eng degree at Monash. The only similarity is in first year where at both you do two eng subjects, 2 maths subjects, 2 science subjects and the difference is the breadth at melb whilst the more science at UoM.

However in second and third year, at Monash, you do an equal amount of science and engineering subjects. At UoM, you do engineering subjects, 1 maths subject and 4 breadth subjects over those 2 years. You don't get to do straight out science in most of their engineering stream. So although you would end up with a science degree and a M.Eng, you really only have an engineering degree.

[nonstop9328]

so graduating engineers degree at UoM doesn't mean that it's harder to find jobs than graduating engineering at RMIT right?

[jimmy999]

From what I know, both courses are professionally accredited, (though you'd have to look at the specific streams). Therefore gaining exactly the same marks at Melbourne doesn't put you at an advantage as getting the same at RMIT. You'll be able to work as an engineer if you do well enough. The only real difference is you'll have to do an extra year at Melbourne. The only reason to go through the Melbourne Model is if you're unsure about engineering. If you definitely want to do engineering, then pick RMIT over UoM and save yourself a year of study and study towards unrelated subject