Engineering in TCD

dermo1990 wrote: »

I'm currently in 6th year and am somewhat undecided between doing engineering in TCD or UCD. Can anyone tell me about the quality of the Trinity engineering department.

Do you have any idea what field you want to go in to??

Then agian, I really wanted to do elec when I was in 6th year. Now, after a year and a half, I'm heart set on Mech and dont have much interest in elec at all.

I believe the course is changing next year. Something to do with getting the professional accreditation after graduating, so make sure you look in to what both universities offer with regard to that.

As was said, Civil departement isnt the most organised. But its still the majority choice, so it cant be too bad.

Electronic and Mechanical departements are very well organised and very good.

You also get the option of doing Computer Engineering which is in with the CS departement, or a mix of Elec and Computers.

I did a week long summer thing in UCD and I was very impressed with their Engineering departement. Very well equiped and the staff I dealt with seemed really nice.

Ultimatly chose Trinity for a few reasons:
1. Two years of general (which may be changing next year as I said)
2. Location of Trinity, even though UCD is closer to me, being in the city is really cool
3. Atmosphere and size of the campus. Trinity all seemed closer together and more friendly than the sprawling UCD campus.
4. I was more impressed with what I saw at the Trinity Open day compared to the UCD one.

Over all, I think the quality of the degree balances out. As for the Engineering departement in Trinity, for the most part, Its well run and they provide a great course. Ive loved every minute.

ye, i was sorta in your position last year. I chose Trinity basically because i thought the college is alot better. UCD is literally up the road from me and would be really handy but the campus is way to big for my liking and I just thought Trinity looked nicer.

Both the colleges are great and the courses in both are grand (UCD's engineering is better from what i've heard) but if i had to choose again I'd still choose Trinity. The course is interesting and fun, the facilities in Trinity are great, and it's in town.

If I was in your position I'd just choose which ever college you'd prefer to go to. Worked out great for me! good luck in the leaving!

jmccrohan wrote: »

Yea but all depends on what you hope to do.

What do you hope to do?

I dunno, probably Civil. I like all types but Civil and structural is the only one I can see myself liking a job in. Why?

I posted here last year with the same queries!

I'm from Maynooth but I kept well clear because;
a) It's very specific, electrical/electronic engineering and that's it
b) the small town thing was getting to me and needed a change in scenery/pace.

So I chose Trinity for basically the opposite of the above reasons;
a) Two years of general engineering, it has it's draw backs but you'd better put up with them until you find something you really like!
b)Trinity is a great campus with a nice feel to it and it's right in the center of town. Also the train is really handy for me.

From what I remember from last year UCD probably does have a better engineering dept, but it just wasn't an option for me travel/accommodation wise. They're very interested in becoming compliant with the international qualification standards which is important to undergrads in a country in economic downturn! There was a course last year which was called Engineering Science which I think was in this vein improving the accreditation of graduates. It was a 3 year Bsc with a 2 years MEng stuck on at the end, it might be worth looking into although I'm not sure if it's as great as it first sounds (or did sound to me anyway) so be wary. I think they're even in the process of designing a one year post-grad course to bring us lowly BAI accredited engineers up to speed with the europeans with their 5 years courses so you never know, I might see you there in a few years!

Good luck making your decision anyway!

just stumbled upon this.. nice little breakdown..

http://compsci.ca/blog/6-degrees-of-computer-science/

timmywex wrote: »

Whats the BA that engineering students get?!

Or am i reading it wrong in that engineering students get a BA and a Beng(BAI)?!

I think that's the maths one. We get a level 7 maths one too afaik.

Dónal wrote: »

MA upgrade is separate to the MAI upgrade, but you can do both.

is there something about having to do it before any other postgrad to get it for free (apart from whatever that admin fee is) ?

Hi, I know this thread is like a year and a half old, but I have some questions on Computer Engineering and was hoping someone could help me out:

I'm in 6th year and am interested in computers. I've been thinking for awhile that I'll do the Computer Science degree, but then I thought employers would think it's better to have a "Computer Engineering" degree as opposed to "Computer Science". Engineer just sounds better, more intelligent and more prestigious. Also, I know I shouldn't take points into account but the Computer Science degree is only around 350 points and I'm hoping to get over 500 and I feel it's a bit of a waste.

My only problems with the Engineering degree are:
- I was reading on the Trinity website that it's changed to 5 years now to get an Engineering Degree? Is that for all aspects of Engineering or just some of them? If so it would mean an extra year compared to CS. And then if I wanted a Master's.. How long would it take?
- I don't do Physics or Applied Maths so I'm afraid I wouldn't be able for general engineering.
- I do Technology and find Electronics a bit hard to understand as well.
- I'm worried I wouldn't be taught as much detail in Computer Engineering because there's less time to cover it compared to CS.


Sorry for the long post :P