MS MechE with Math Bachelors

squmptilious · 2024-10-26T03:07:39+0100

There is a program offered by a reputable university which allows people to get a masters in engineering with a bachelor’s in an unrelated field. It’s a year of undergrad prereq’s followed by an MS.

I have a BA in math. Would I be more hireable if I got a MS in MechE or a second BS in MechE? In other words, would getting a second BS be a better option than going right to the MS?

GregLocock · 2024-10-26T04:00:43+0100

Fascinating question. So would 1 year of prereqs and 2 years of MSMEng, be better than X years of BMEng?

OK, your prereqs will skip all the lab stuff, which is where my brain absorbed the theory. But I see that labs are of the Lego level now, when we used to use steam engines. So maybe missing them is no big drama.

If you have BMath then all the maths in your BEng will be trivial, and since that was my biggest waste of time, I suggest your time as a BEng student will be rather enjoyable. Plus you get the labs.

Career wise I suspect path 1 is probably the best, personal satisfaction wise maybe path 2

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