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4343595 No.4343595 [Reply] [Original]

tl;dr physicist vs engineer, what to study.

I made a threat yesterday about my future studies. Its now that you have to convince me what im going to study this summer. At this moment engineering has taken a slight lead.

>> No.4343606

engineering for money and building cool shit

>> No.4343614

Specify your field of engineering.

>> No.4343627

Do you want to be a working cog who gets a job instantly out of college with no need for grad school or any fancy degrees beyond a bachelor's? To have minimal student debt? To have 0.02% chance at impacting your field? Engineer.

Do you want to have a significant student debt, deal with grad school to get master's and Ph. D, end up teaching at a nearby college in an attempt to garner money, with a 2.73% chance at making an impact in your field? Physicist.

>> No.4343642

I have recently applied for university and physicis'd.

Are there any options after a masters in physics to do engineering, or any crossover that may allow me to work as an engineer after the course.

>> No.4343645

>>4343642

Also, questionmark.

>> No.4343646

Thats a hard question too, something mathbased, maybe robotics or nano.

>> No.4343655

>>4343627

I get funding all the way till ph.d from the government

>>4343642

I want to know this too, have read about it, but as ive found out so far, its harder to get a job as a physicist

>> No.4343667

Well, both would give you good chances in the job market. The engineering route will give you access to a job market that is tailored to a certain type of employee. I wouldn't say that your job chances as a physicist are worse, but you definitely need to go more out of your way to convince an employer that you're fit for the job.

I did a masters in theoretical physics and going now for a PhD in more practical physics with a heavy engineering undertone. It also depends on your region, here in central Europe, a masters level gives you access to post-grad options, it doesn't really matter too much which masters you did.

>> No.4343691

>>4343642

I am UK based, and so whichever one I choose I will get student debt of around 36k by the end of it.

Earning wise, it is very apparent that engineer would have been the way to go, along with the possibility of 'building cool shit'.

I drifted into physics by finding the whole course content more interesting, but I fear I may most likely end up with a lower paying and less enthralling career options.

>>4343667

I'll bear that in mind. I think it will be best to go along with the masters and then try to PhD into what I would find more interesting area when the time comes.

I'll stick with it for now.

Thanks

>> No.4343696

If you weren't so threatening, OP, maybe you'd get some more help. Someone needs an attitude adjustment.

>> No.4343703

Fresh out of uni, as an engineer you will know little about everything and as a physicist you will know a lot about something

>> No.4343710

>>4343691

Also, sorry for potentially hijacking/co-habiting this thread.

>> No.4343727

>>4343696

Threatening? ok, please convince me that i should study physics/any engineer

>> No.4343731 [DELETED] 

Are you interested in academia? Personally, I'm leaning towards industry myself but I'm working on my PhD in environmental engineering. There's extensive collaboration between researchers in environmental engineering and those in chemical engineering, material science, micro and nanotechnology, bioengineering, and geochemistry.

>> No.4343735

>>4343727
>I made a threat yesterday

>> No.4343740

Are you interested in academia? Personally, I'm leaning towards industry myself but I'm working on my PhD in environmental engineering. There's extensive collaboration between researchers in environmental engineering and those in chemical engineering, material science, micro and nanotechnology, bioengineering, and geochemistry so it can be an exciting field to get into. Pay is similar to other engineering disciplines, and lower in industry.

>> No.4343747

>>4343735

damn, sorry, not having english as your primary language doesnt help at all when writing

>> No.4343762

>>4343740

i find research and science fascinating, but wouldnt mind working in industry, as my country need these.