Mechanial engineering

trepasers

Just wondering is there anyone here doing mechanical engineering......whats the course like ??

Krieg

Taken from career advice forum

pembilly wrote:

Course - Mechanical Engineering in GMIT

Year - 4 years for an Honours Degree but you get an Ordinary Degree after 3 years.

Sorry not sure of points or places but you do not need honours maths to get into the course!!!

Content - It is maths based alot, I did Hns Maths, Hns Chemistry and Pass Physics and having done them really helped!!! The course is tough, mostly guys (I was one of 5 girls in 1st year but am the only girl in 4th year) but it is a very good rewarding varied course.

Subjects 1st - 3rd year include (names vary year to year)
Engineering Science - basically physics and chemistry

Control Engineering - sensors, how to control stuff (lights, tv, heating systems), very physicy

Thermodynamics / Fluid Mechanics - how liquids and heat affect each other

Mechanical Engineering - varies depending on the year - cams, breaks and other car stuff like that, how they work and how to design them, stress and strain - where, when and how stuff (steel beams, bridges, concrete, aluminium) will break and how to design it against failure.

Pro Engineer - A 3D computer engineering design program

Manufacturing Engineering - varies depending on the year - making stuff on lathes, drills and other machines like that (made a vice grips), doing programming to make a CNC machine make a pen.

Mechanical Eng is a very very broad degree. In final year there are at the minute 3 streams you can do -

Biomedical - Very big area in Ireland and especially Galway, kinda recession proof too!! Very design based and biology based but suits some people...

Product Design - Very broad area and you can go into many areas (biomedical, insulation, car parts) once qualified!!! Again design based obviously but broader than biomedical!!

Energy - I am doing this stream and I love it, would kinda be a bit of an energy nerd!!! We are doing Energy Systems and Energy Management this year, systems is quite maths / electrical stuff and management is what is says!!! Also do sustainability which is how to keep the earth alive for us to live on it.

Timetable - I have always had at least 4 9am mornings and 4 6pm finishes... Timetable is always pretty hectic and have generally about 30hours a week!!!!

Any engineering course is practical and is taught better (in my opinion and I have been in an IT and a Uni) in an IT as they have the ability to practically teach it!!!
Love the course though Any other q pm me!!

mink_man

not a bad auld course so it isnt...

Galway

Watch the points go UP this August!

stellarartois

you don't need honours maths to do the course, if you like doing stupid projects you'll love it

pateen

will it be hard to do the course if you havent done physics or chemistry or will they 'start from scratch'

loverboy

is the maths hard?? or manageable for some1 doing pass who expects a B1-A2

mink_man

loverboy wrote: »

is the maths hard?? or manageable for some1 doing pass who expects a B1-A2

don't worry. there's people in the course who have only a D in pass and they do start from scratch and try and ease people into it. If ya put in the work you'll pass. also the mature students tend to ask alot of questions and slows everything down which would help people who wouldn't be the greatest at maths

loverboy

ok thanks are you doing it??

mink_man

loverboy wrote: »

ok thanks are you doing it??

I'm doing energy engineering, but they're mostly the same course apart from maybe 2 modules.

The Nutty M

mink_man wrote: »

I'm doing energy engineering, but they're mostly the same course apart from maybe 2 modules.

Is Ray Weldon or Mairtin Ui Conaigle teaching you?

mink_man

The Nutty M wrote: »

Is Ray Weldon or Mairtin Ui Conaigle teaching you?

nope, neither of them are.

pateen

would you be mad goin into this course without a science or hns maths??

ARGINITE

Not if you are willing to work hard.

mink_man

pateen wrote: »

would you be mad goin into this course without a science or hns maths??

didn't do a science for the leaving cert and did pass maths (A1) and got on/getting on grand. sure there's mature students there that havent been in school for years and they're doing ok.

pateen

seriously:eek:, its just ive been thinkin about droppin phys chem for business and the guidance councillor isnt very helpful last day for changin is this WEDNESDAY, oh what to do whats the work load like, is it rocket science? Thanks mink man

pateen

seriously:eek:its just ive been thinkin about droppin phys chem for business and the guidance councillor isnt very helpful last day for changin is this WEDNESDAY oh what to do whats the work load like, is it rocket science? Thanks mink man

mink_man

well the 2 science subjects in first year are physics and chemistry and it would be really helpful, wouldn't need to attend college for that at all much. if ya don't do it then you can still do good.