Electrical Engineering courses?

pog it

I have B Honours Engineering but a D1 in Honours Maths and am a mature student and wanting to get into Electrical Engineering.

I saw that with UCD you would need at least a C3 Honours Maths- is this the norm? Also, anyone know if this is different if you are a mature student? And if I do have to go to an IT to do it, does anyone know which one is the most recommended of all?

chris85

As a mature student i think it is a bit different. They are more into your experiences since you left school. Your engineering subject will certainly help. I think you will be asked to do an interview and they will assess your abilities.

I must note that engineering courses are very maths orientated, as half the subjects require a good deal of maths so are you goo a maths?

kenco

Back in the day it just be to a C in hons maths to get into any Eng course. What some people did in the DIT (this may be away around it) was to do the Elec Eng Tech course first (3 years I think) and then transfer into 2nd or 3rd year of the Degree course.

Not sure if this is the case but contact some of the Colleges, etc and see what think.

I would agree however that you do need a good aptitude in maths to get through Engineering. Some of the stuff is way, way out there and takes getting your head around.

chris85

kenco wrote: »

Back in the day it just be to a C in hons maths to get into any Eng course. What some people did in the DIT (this may be away around it) was to do the Elec Eng Tech course first (3 years I think) and then transfer into 2nd or 3rd year of the Degree course.

Not sure if this is the case but contact some of the Colleges, etc and see what think.

I would agree however that you do need a good aptitude in maths to get through Engineering. Some of the stuff is way, way out there and takes getting your head around.

Totally agree, the maths gets really tough. You need to be able to look at maths in a totally different way then when you were at school.

In final year mechanical at the moment and maths has always been my strong point but this year it is a challenge.

You may be able to do an entrance test to get into the college to get by the maths.

It's different for mature students, one of the guys in my course is in maybe his late 30's or early 40's. He told me he barely passed ordinary maths 20 years ago, and he has to work his arse off now, but I'd say he does better than most. Maths is about practice at the end of the day.

DIT is in a league of it's own when it comes to ITs.
I think it is the best of both worlds, it has the work ethic and standard of a Uni but the practically of the IT.

pog it

Thanks for all the help. Well I didn't do a tap for the Leaving Maths cause to be honest i dislike Maths- I was interested in the theorems and that's where I picked up the marks i got in the LC.. I'd be willing to work at it though if I get in this year..

The other thing I was going to ask about is that I would like to work with electricity/lighting/optical engineering, or at least specialise in that, but I'm clueless about what opportunities if any, or good or bad, exist if you're particularly interested in the 'lights' side of things.

fishdog

one of the guys in my course is in maybe his late 30's or early 40's. He told me he barely passed ordinary maths 20 years ago, and he has to work his arse off now, but I'd say he does better than most. Maths is about practice at the end of the day.

DIT is in a league of it's own when it comes to ITs.
I think it is the best of both worlds, it has the work ethic and standard of a Uni but the practically of the IT.

This sounds very like me! I am 30's did pass maths LC in 1986. I am now in DIT doing electrical engineering ordinary level degree. I find DIT great although I have to work hard at the maths.

For mature students your LC results are not too important, you are interviewed and that is the how they make a decision about you.