• Question: What courses did you take in university?

    Asked by casey to Andrei, Dominique, Mark, Masha, Sarah on 3 Nov 2016.
    • Photo: Mark Catherall

      Mark Catherall answered on 3 Nov 2016:

      I did a course called Engineering Science, which covered all aspects of engineering, including:
      aeronautical
      mechanical
      electrical
      biomedical
      computational

    • Photo: Masha Folk

      Masha Folk answered on 7 Nov 2016:

      The first few years of University were general engineering courses where we learned a little about all types of engineering. I learned about computers, bridges, airplanes, and so on. Then in the last few years, I specialized in fluid mechanics which is the study of how things like air and water behave and how we can use them in engineering applications. For example, the inside of a hair dryer works in a very similar way an airplane engine!

    • Photo: Sarah Hunt

      Sarah Hunt answered on 14 Nov 2016:

      I took some practical courses, like one where we did some material failure investigations and welded a car together (the University didn’t trust us to drive it!). And also courses on power electronics and renewable energy. There’s so much variety in engineering that choosing subjects can be quite tricky. My advice is just to go for things that sound like they are fun.

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