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Best Post-Grad/Masters Degree

  • 24-06-2011 8:18pm
    #1
    bit of a bogey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 528 ✭✭✭


    This is an extremely general & vague question but does anyone recommend any post grad/master degrees?

    For anyone who has an engineering degree-whether it mechanical, chemical, electronic, civil or manufacturing, what is the best area for a post grad to pursue study in todays climate?

    This is working on the asumption that the person will be capable with the course content.

    What course would ensure the most work options for the future, the most money or the most interesting?

    This could include any particular Post-Grad/Masters Degree like one in energy, electronics, physics, business, biomedical, software or finance....etc.

    I know this is an extremely open question (especially which is the most interesting) but I would just like to hear peoples thoughts and/or recommendations.


Comments

  • #2
    Dardania
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,612 ✭✭✭Dardania


    Why are you asking? Are you looking for inspiration?


  • #3
    Brussels Sprout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,828 ✭✭✭Brussels Sprout


    This really depends on you OP. Where can you study, what can you afford to pay, what are you interested in etc.

    About a year and a half ago I was in a similar situation, i.e. a working engineer (chemical) looking to do a Masters. I was wondering all of the same questions. Eventually I chose a Masters in Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing for the following reasons:

    -> I was interested in getting into a more Maths/IT field
    -> It was being run in a university in my city
    -> The course was designated as an area of future skills needs and was thus half price

    I'm just finished the taught segment of it now and for the record I thought it was a great course. It was very heavy on the computer programming side of things but I enjoyed that and it's given me a much larger range of skills and opened up a very big area of the prospective jobs market for me.

    In general with a post graduate qualification I think you should be looking to do one of two things:

    1. Specialise in an area of specific interest from your undergrad
    2. Diversify your skill-set by doing something in a different area so that you can move out of your current field

    Most importantly though do something that you are genuinely interested in. Don't do something just because you think it's the right area to be in. If you're lucky enough to end up working at something that you love then it won't seem like work at all!


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