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Asked by 3214h to Ant, Dan, Matt, Mike, Steph on 13 Mar 2012. This question was also asked by callum1690, joe007.
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Mike Salter answered on 9 Mar 2012:
Good question! I certainly couldn’t do my job without the science and maths and other things that I learnt at school, college and university. But engineering is all about teamworking and problem solving which you can’t really learn that in classroom – if I couldn’t do them then I wouldn’t be a very good engineer!
So things I’ve learnt in my normal life, like getting along with friends and finding solutions to any sort of problem, have been really usefull too!
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Stephanie Tomlinson answered on 12 Mar 2012:
If you want to follow a carrer in engineering the essential subjects to study at school are Maths and Physics. Other than that, I would suggest studying the subjects you enjoy the most.
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Dan Veal answered on 12 Mar 2012:
Most every job ad you see for engineering jobs (have a try at google with “engineering jobs” and look at some adverts to get an idea) say you need a “good degree in science or engineering”, that’s fairly essential. Degrees – for better or for worse – are the key to many doors, but in terms of engineering the one you get is important!
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Matt Maddock answered on 13 Mar 2012:
Like the others have said, if you want to be ‘an engineer’ then a degree, or similar high-level qualification is going to help, although there are apprenticeship schemes and the like that can also work. Science and maths will help you get there.
Probably the most important step, though, is to find something you really enjoy and do it as much as you can! That way the learning and exams are MUCH easier. I love science and mechanics and engineering, so spending years learning about it was great…most of the time…some of the exams were still really stressful 🙂
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