<p>In September I'll be starting with college in Europe and so far this has been one of the hardest decisions I've had to make. At first wanted to be an architect, but right now I'm thinking that might not be the smartest move in general. CE would then also be an option, I'd go with CE and then do both CE and Architecture master. </p>
<p>Right now I'm thinking of going in the direction of ME. Reasons being that it's probably the broadest option (even broader than CE, which is one of the attributes I liked about CE). But I'm thinking that ME might not be what I'm looking for, because I don't want my job to be all technical. I want to be creative as well, and that's where IE comes in. What I was thinking of doing is a bachelor for ME then do IE as masters. And eventually maybe also an ME masters. The reason for this is that this way I still get to do both. I could also do the opposite (IE bachelor then ME masters), but I think that most of the stuff that I'll be learning I could learn easily from other courses, something which might be harder for ME.</p>
<p>What do you guys recommend? Should I just take ME, or IE? Or a combo of them?</p>
<p>Both careers will require a significant level of creativity and out-of-the-box-thinking.</p>
<p>Yes, but by creative I mean actually design the stuff. I don’t want to just make something that is only functional, but want to make it at least a little aesthetically pleasing for the user. So that’s why I was asking if it would be wiser to just go ahead and go with ME because in the end I could always do the same thing a IE student, well that’s what I think.</p>
<p>Both careers will allow you to design functional, beautiful items. Choose the field that interests you the most.</p>
<p>Hmm, I always thought that IE students just design. Sure, they have the knowledge of materials and maybe know some of the mechanisms that will occur in the product they design, but in the end won’t know that much to be able to make a product without any (or barely any) outside help. At least that’s what I read at the website and in the brochure of my uni.</p>
<p>Industrial engineers do more than simply designing. Are you interested in making hammer manufacturing more efficient or in creating a more aerodynamic hammer? Both tasks will involve significant amounts of creativity, design skills, and knowledge. </p>
<p>Here are some links that give you more info on IE (and ME).</p>
<p>[Industrial</a> engineering - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_engineering]Industrial”>Industrial engineering - Wikipedia)
[url=<a href=“http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm#outlook]Engineers[/url”>http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm#outlook]Engineers[/url</a>]</p>