civil engineering in NTU
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hmm any1 studied or studying there?
wonder if it is a good course.. -
From my frens studying there, the job demand is not as high as compared to IT or EEE.
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Nothing much left in Singapore to build...
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i would say there is still plenty room for civil engrg in singapore
undergrounds stuffs for tunnels for new train lines
The Integrated Resorts oso need civil engineers
nothing left to build meh ?
tear down old building to build new ones
upgrading of buildings
u see i can list so much
if civil engineering is dead
why would NTU still open if for enrolment ? -
from what my friends say about it, it's one of the easiest engineering courses around.
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agree x 2! i am also currently looking for jobs. i can see dat most companies right now r in need of fresh grads who are specialise in civil engrg.Originally posted by I_love_my_toilet:i would say there is still plenty room for civil engrg in singapore
undergrounds stuffs for tunnels for new train lines
The Integrated Resorts oso need civil engineers
nothing left to build meh ?
tear down old building to build new ones
upgrading of buildings
u see i can list so much
if civil engineering is dead
why would NTU still open if for enrolment ? -
not exactlyOriginally posted by beavan:from what my friends say about it, it's one of the easiest engineering courses around.
theory wise it is one of the hardest
for example, for mechanics
civil engineers learn up to 3D mechanics
fiercer than mechanical engineers
plus civil engineers need to learn up at least 5 foreign languages
bangladeshi, indian, chinese, pakistanis, malay
but usually the understand english ba -
Civil engineering has few branches including:
- Structural (design of building, bridges, tower etc)
- Water (drainage, sewerage system, etc)
- Transport and traffic (roads, highway, traffic design etc)
- Geotechnical (soil mechanics, foundation, etc)
You can always choose to specialise in one of the fields if you have a specific interest in one of them.
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Although construction is booming now, with the IR Projects, sports hub, en-bloc making way for newer condo development, will it sustain this level of book order after 4 years when you graduated with a civil engineering degree?Originally posted by kb24:hmm any1 studied or studying there?
wonder if it is a good course..
A good example will be during the previous recession. In the mid-to-late 90s, civil engineering is very popular because of the property and construction boom. To make things more glamours for civil engineers, starting pay for graduates was being published in the newspapers and compared, with civil engineers being the top few bracket. That also make it easier for people to decide.
The '97 financial crisis did not affect construction sector until 2000-2001 where construction began to experience a laggard and subsequently a downturn. That is when my peers who opted civil enginnering graduated with low paying civil engineering jobs or switched line totally.
My question to you is will you be sure that the construction boom will be sustainable for the next 5-10 years?
In terms of the subjects modules, as some forumers has highlighted, 3D mechanics (vector calculus) is more demanding. Some would say civil engineering is easier than the other 2 (Mechanical and ELectrical/Electronics). Let me give you a perspective of all 3 disciplines. My intention is not to conclude which one is easier
Civil engineering deals with predominately mechanics and if your interest or passion lies in mechanics during your JC days, it will be at an advantage to you. As one forumer has highlighted, CE people are also exposed to the following specialisation:
- Structural (design of building, bridges, tower etc)
- Water (drainage, sewerage system, etc)
- Transport and traffic (roads, highway, traffic design etc)
- Geotechnical (soil mechanics, foundation, etc)
For Mechanical engineering, they do a variety of fields, such as thermodynamics, robotics and materials engineering.....as such, their demanding areas will be required to study mechanics as well as some electrical modules
For electrical engineering, the five main specialisation will be as follows:
- Power and Machines
- Computing
- Communications and Microwave
- Control
- Microelectronics
For EE, ththe harder ones will be in the field of electromagnetic fields and waves and Communications related maths (e.g Fourier Transform) and also some Microprocessor Technology (Instructional codes) and Integrated Circuit Design (Silicon Technology)
Hope you have a rough idea to decide whether civil engineering is for you. The most important I always feel is generally for your first degree, you should pursue what you like to study. I know that you also do not want to graduate without a good prospect/career advancement, but if you generally like what you study, you tend to do well and obtain a good hons. From there, your future employers will have a better impression of you and you may end up in an area totally different from what you study and do it well because you have a proven track record of your studies. Well it also helps if your interest in that field is also easy to score.
Wishing you the best in your future endeavours in studies as well as career. -
wow some really morale boosting comments.. hmm i know of its waning job prospects..but as one of you said interest is still more impt..
and civil is the easiest engineering course?? HOPE SO! -
if got interest, everything will be chicken feets.Originally posted by kb24:wow some really morale boosting comments.. hmm i know of its waning job prospects..but as one of you said interest is still more impt..
and civil is the easiest engineering course?? HOPE SO! -
Come come, I ish need more civil engr's. More peeps to pass to work to.. hoho
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NTU is like china...all speak mandarin. go NUS or SMU better.
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My daughter's friend is doing Civil Eng. at NUS. She told us she hates it.
Hours very long cos got a lot of lab work, have to take yucky soil samples.
Also very competitive cos the PRC students are very good, she is struggling. -
all engineering is very tough and requires lots of work, shouldnt choose if you cant tahan.Originally posted by gerrykoh:My daughter's friend is doing Civil Eng. at NUS. She told us she hates it.
Hours very long cos got a lot of lab work, have to take yucky soil samples.
Also very competitive cos the PRC students are very good, she is struggling.