<p>Hello all! So my local state school is quite generous in scholarships, and in addition my friends that go there say professors tend to take an interest in students. This has piqued my interest, and upon further research I found that they offer a general engineering degree in addition to multiple engineering tech degrees. As I am not particularly interested in being an engineering tech, the GenE degree would be the route for me. The GenE degree allows one to pick a "focus". So my question to all of you is: What is the feasibility of getting a GenE undergrad degree, and going on to get a MEng in a specific field? This option seems attractive to me, as it would allow me 4 years to decide on a specific field rather than one, and once said field has been chosen, I would have approximately two years of intensive coursework to educate me in my field. Would this be a feasible way to enter a field of engineering? Or is it just a pipe dream? In addition what are some potential jobs for someone with a general engineering degree?</p>
<p>Copping out a little, but here’s where someone touched on this in the past.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/974087-general-engineering-degree-vs-specific-engineering-degree.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/974087-general-engineering-degree-vs-specific-engineering-degree.html</a></p>
<p>I mentioned this in a similar post, but I think a general engineering degree can be very practical. I used to work at an engineering firm that employed scientists and engineers of diverse backgrounds to tackle all sorts of different problems. This particular employer really liked Harvey Mudd alums – particularly Mudd alums with general engineering degrees. Although most of these guys weren’t too specialized in any particular field (my understanding of Mudd’s engineering program is that everyone takes the same core classes but beyond that, they are free to take whatever engineering course that interest them), they were all really bright and had enough of a technical foundation to contribute to many different projects.</p>
<p>It’s also worth noting that something like 40% of Mudd alums go on to PhD programs. I think that if you choose your courses wisely, you can definitely do well with a general engineering degree.</p>