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New Energy Engineering Course in UCC

  • 04-12-2007 9:54pm
    #1
    eoghan h
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    thoughts??


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  • #2
    [Deleted User]
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    Link? Is it starting this year? I saw something in the other thread, more information would be appreciated since it's difficult to give my thoughts on something that I've only heard the name of!


  • #3
    A Primal Nut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,949 ✭✭✭A Primal Nut


    Wasn't hard to find;

    http://www.ucc.ie/en/engfac/undergrad/energyeng/

    I remember reading in an Engineers Journal that its basically a mixture of Civil, Mechanical and Electrical in the first three years (so good if you are not sure what branch of engineering you want to do) and the last year has an emphasis on Energy. When I get home I'll read it and see what other information is there. Contains a work placement which is always nice. There is a lot of info on that UCC site anyway. I'm sure there would be no problem getting a job.


  • #4
    eoghan h
    Closed Accounts Posts: 119 ✭✭eoghan h


    I'm unsure which to pick between:
    Civil and Enviornmental in Cork
    Undenominated in Galway
    or Energy in Cork


  • #5
    drunken_munky52
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    Has anyone completed the first few years of this yet? If so how is it?


  • #6
    quietsailor
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    Hard :(
    A lot of people had to repeat 1st Yr Maths and some us had to repeat the civil modules as well. (repeat as in repeat the whole year - you DO get a chance to repeat the summer exams each autumn before 2nd yr starts)

    1st year wasn't too bad, a few hard modules but I passed all of them 1st go except Maths, I just couldn't get my brain working right to study it, everything else was ok-ish (well I did pass them :) )

    From talking to the lads I started last year with it's a constant heavy workload in 2nd year. Don't come into the course expecting to go home every evening at 5 with nothing to do until just before the exams. You'll have a constant assignments, projects, lab reports etc. Do-able but you'll have to work on it every evening is their verdict.

    After that I don't know if I'm a good person to give advice. I already trained as an Engineer in CIT so I dislike the fact there isn't more practical training in UCC - but thats in all UCC engineering courses, not just Energy - It will give you a very high theoretical knowledge so if you want to go on and work in design or highly theoretical fields any UCC engineering course is good.

    Best of luck with it


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  • #7
    Pembily
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    A Primal Nut wrote: »
    I'm sure there would be no problem getting a job.

    I would hope - I am a fourth year Mech Eng specialising in Energy. GMIT have a more hands on Energy Engineering degree and the facilities they have are pretty good - a full energy lab with all the real data being recorded...

    All engineering courses are hard and long... Maths is always going to be tough in Engineering and the energy side is very heat transferry and thermodynamicsy as in maths on maths!!!

    Defo a good way to go!


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