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10 good reasons why to study Electrical
Engineering
1. It's easy to get your first job
Electrical engineering students fairly
easy
find their first
job because most employers in electrical
field search
for
fresh mind, with fresh knowledge and at
the same time
they get young people they can mold to
their own
specific needs and make experts out of
them.
2. You can work in another country
Working as electrical engineer opens
you lots of
opportunities in other countries. Laws of
math, electricity and physics
are universal and your gained knowledge
doesn't limit you to
only the country you studied in. There are
a lot of international companies that need
electrical engineers, also
most of them are willing to employ
people form other
countries, and most of them operate on
international level
that offers you additional options of
traveling while working.
Besides, you are usually getting
payed well for it!
3. Student praxis can be extended to
employment
Most European universities
demand students of electrical
engineering to get short praxis with
companies before they
graduate and usually, if you perform well
you can extend
your praxis into employment after
graduation. The employer
already knows you already, they know
your skills and work
ethics and also they usually start to mold
you in their
"specific needs" profile during your praxis
4.You gain a wide range of knowledge
during your studies
Thinking that electrical engineering is
just
one
dimensional is wrong. The range of
knowledge gained
during studies is
amazingly broad and versatile. Even just
basic studies gives you wide range of
skills - from programming
to writing
reports; lets face it, reports are required
on every step of electrical
engineering
studies and every employer will demand
writing reports on
different fields you
work on. Even though you are studying a
specific part of electrical
engineering you
will get basics of almost all aspects of
electrical engineering
and it shouldn't be
a big problem to find solutions to a
problem that is
not strictly
in your specific field of
expertise.
5. Computer skills
Modern world is run by computers. Most
of
the people use it on regular basis, but
some
still struggle with some operations that
demand knowledge, that goes just a little
bit
beyond "Click an icon". Electrical
engineers
are faced with computer problems on
every
step of their studies and also every day
on a
job, that's why we usually gain computer
skills
during studies, when we have to install
different programs for our studies, run
analysis and tweak components or
electrical
circuits. Computers become parts of us
and
we know that hitting them won't make
them
run faster but fixing might...
6. Adrenaline
Maybe adrenaline isn't first thing that
pops in
your mind when
you think about electrical engineering,
but
trust me there will
be a lot of adrenaline rush moments if
you
get
in electrical engineering. Occasional jolts
of
electrical charge that hits you when you
aren't
paying attention and touch the leads of
charged capacitor or when you connect 2
wires that you shouldn't or an electrical
component more or less explodes in
front
of
your eyes because you connected it on
the
testing board in the wrong way... Those
events make you jump out of your chair
and
definitely raise your adrenaline level. On
the
other hand you won't most likely do the
same
mistake again!
7. DIY
DIY or "Do It Yourself" is one of more
exciting
reasons why to get in electrical
engineering.
When you know how stuff works, what
usually
malfunction and what are basic rules of
electrical engineering you can make your
own
stuff that usually you need to search for
and
buy. It's not always cheaper, although
some
solutions will
save you great deal of money,
but it works as you want it to work and
it's
your own creation what gives it additional
value and also nice reference in your CV
if
you are applying for a job. DIY creations
are
unlimited. You can build a 1 sensor that
would cost you 10 in a store or a
computer
controlled cutter that costs 1000 but you
just
spent 200 building it.
8. Mr./Mrs. Fix-It
Not only everyday fixes, like changing a
burned out light bulb
or faulty fuse aren't
scary moments any more - you might
also
be
able to cope with more complex
problems
with your computer etc.
That doesn't only
save you money but also works great as
a
pick up line...
9. New stuff gets out all the time - it never gets boring
Electrical and electronic components are
modified, invented and reinvented every
day,
so you will never be bored because you
are
using same process or component for
the
last
10 years. New and exciting stuff is
available
all the time and you will have lots of fun
testing an assembling it.
10. Only few simple rules to follow
- Things work better when plugged to
- power
- Electrical components work on smoke -
- when it gets out you are in trouble
- If things don't work, read a manual.
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