I'm trying to understand why a few (good!) unis do General Engineering MEng instead of offering separate EEE, Civil, Mechanical etc. EEE alone seems like a very broad subject nowadays - so, how can a GE course avoid being a bit 'jack of all trades and master of none'? I guess if someone wants to go into some sort of financial or general management type role after graduation it might make sense, but for anyone who wants to end up as an actual engineer I can't see how it could.
(I'm a scientist rather than an engineer myself
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What are the pros and cons of General Engineering vs one discipline?
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ErrolTheDragon · 15/07/2016 23:07
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