• Question: what sciernce shoul i specialise in if i want to be an engineer?

    Asked by Julia Evo to Laura, Matthew, Andrew on 20 Nov 2014.
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      Matthew Camilleri answered on 20 Nov 2014:

      Having spent my whole course with engineers, and last year with chemical engineers I highly recommend that you choose at least chemistry and physics. Biology is not really important, but it might go well as a choice with the previous two. Then it is important to do really well in maths as well, as it will be your most important subjects once you start university.

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      Laura Schofield answered on 20 Nov 2014:

      It depends what type of engineering you want to do. If you want to be a chemical engineer, then chemistry, physics and maths, but if you want to go into more sturctural or civil engineering, then you’ll need mainly maths. You’ll also need pretty good computer skills as you will spend a fair amount of time drawing things in various computer programs.

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      Andrew McKinley answered on 20 Nov 2014:

      I would say if you want to be an engineer you definitely need maths! Thereafter the reasoning from chemistry and physics will help you. You can then apply to study engineering at University – whether chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, or civil engineering. These are the “classical engineering”, but there are growing disciplines, like bioengineering! They all sound really cool!

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