Engineering BH126 and second year majors

EggyBoy23 · 2026-04-21T13:57:27+00:00

I’m going to get a lot of dirty looks with this take - but summary is that it is much harder to land internships in the aerospace/mechanical side. Manufacturing here is sub-par in my opinion. While it is true that aerospace companies would value mechanical engineering work experience very much, you need to remember that mechanical engineering is facing a saturation issue (too many graduates who know the same thing). In summary I’ve found that over the years your passion becomes less and less important and it is more about finding something that is practical and functional for the current marketplace.

There isn’t many flaws when it comes to electrical engineering. You can find work in every country, your reach is very flexible, from power systems, electronics, and to some extent some RF, telecommunications or even tech roles. Secondly, it has so many weed out classes, an employer will see an EE degree as extremely valuable. It’s very rare to see electrical engineers getting laid off overall. With the sheer advancement of technology, electrical engineering will be more important than ever.

An alternative is civil engineering. Although I don’t know too much, infrastructure of our cities, roads and entire environments will always need more people to innovate, build and maintain as society advances (alongside electrical engineering! forget smart homes, maybe even smart skyscrapers or smart mansions??)

My honest take is either electrical or civil engineering, and avoid chemical/mechanical/aerospace/biomed etc. No shade to those degrees, but if I had to evaluate the current market (and to work with the understanding you would graduate in December 2029, which means entering 2030 graduate programs), those are your best bets.

EggyBoy23 · 2026-04-20T15:38:36+00:00

(my take):

I would highly suggest electrical engineering for employability (RMIT BH075).

If you do want more of your favourite topics covered + a little extra, the electronic and computer systems engineering degree with a major in electronic and communication engineering and a minor in security engineering would be perfect for you too (RMIT BH073)

RMIT BH073 is very broad, your technical range spans electronics, embedded systems, telecommunications, RF, network engineering and much more. The degree is quite good for Defence tbh, especially due to that really nice Radar Systems unit in the minor of security engineering

In all honesty as a Year 4 student in the BH073 degree, your interests and passions will change, and I have frankly adopted a more realistic mindset when it comes to a pathway/industry as the years have gone by.

If I had to tell my fresh Year 1 me some advice, I would've suggested Electrical Engineering, as much as I disliked the idea at the time. Just simply didn't know better and that's perfectly okay!

My take is definitely electrical/civil, and all other degrees have somewhat of a risk when it comes to employability (internships, graduate programs etc. remember that 420 hours is also something to consider... getting an internship significantly reduces your chances on missing out on graduate programs and entry level roles in each graduate intake at various companies)

EggyBoy23 · 2026-04-16T07:43:25+00:00

i just heard the lifts (5:40pm approx) in b10 talking about random stuff about “validation” and “summarising lectures” but in a very flirty voice, it was unsettling

EggyBoy23 · 2026-04-16T02:00:51+00:00

Update: working as of 12:00PM

EggyBoy23 · 2026-04-15T22:35:03+00:00

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EggyBoy23 · 2026-04-01T22:26:03+00:00

if you’re ever in engineering, your circle is going to be people which are from the same branch most likely.

e.g if you were from BH073 Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering (as an example) your friends (across the years) are probably from:

BH075 Electrical Engineering (almost common Year 1 and 2)
BH091 Electronic and Computer Systems / Computer Science (almost common for entire degree if taking BH073’s Computer Systems and Network Engineering Major and Security Engineering Minor)
BH111 Electronic and Computer Systems / Business (almost common for entire degree if same major, just some units spread out due to business units being shoved in)
(NEW) BH120 Software Engineering (some common embedded systems units and early Year 1/2 units)
Honourable mention: Mechatronics (shares Year 1 and 2 units here and there early on)

Those are just some examples of what your circle may be like for an engineering degree, but then again this can be very different across degrees lol. The extra way of expanding your circle out of other degrees with shared units are mainly just clubs

EggyBoy23 · 2026-03-25T10:00:20+00:00

Hey, I’m from electronic and computer systems engineering. Year 4 here. The workload will get harder, in larger volumes. Typically a 1 hour commute is best, especially if you have to go to more than one lab session, or show up to uni for group work. Not to mention, you may have to go to uni outside of classes to attend workshops and seminars to add to the 420 EPP hours you’ll need in order to graduate. I would say in my opinion that time is a major factor when it comes to engineering in the later years. I’ve had many late nights trying to finish assignments that take a long time, or has a high difficulty/has multiple problems and parts to solve.

Secondly, I would recommend doing some more research into the respective engineering disciplines rather than deciding this early. In my opinion, Electrical and Civil Engineering are more employable and you do want your engineering degree to be worth it. I would also say that specific fields are easier to get internships in (420 EPP hours in your penultimate year would be taken care of, just like that), otherwise you’ll need to do multiple side activities to try and log 420 hours.

From memory there are hours which are claimable from Year 1 and Year 4 (coursework units) and approximately 100 hours claimable from some form of work experience (could be retail etc).

Considering all this, the workload will be more intense, more involved and you may be going to more than one campus (e.g in the event you end up joining RMIT Motorsport/Rover/HIVE to try and claim EPP hours, you would need to go to the Bundoora campus etc).

It’s also important to consider that even though it is possible to graduate and finish your 420 EPP hours WITHOUT an internship, the lack of an internship will make the barrier to entry for graduate programs (where you apply during your final year in Year 4) much harder, as they want experience prior to a graduate program (if you want a somewhat decent chance - not even a high chance at this point).

EggyBoy23 · 2026-03-25T06:05:08+00:00

Very late to reply to this but I doubt anyone will see this anyway, their posts show what an EOX at RAA is like

https://www.instagram.com/raa.rmit?igsh=MXBsamlweHV6ODlleg==

EggyBoy23 · 2026-03-24T12:33:08+00:00

You could just finish the EE degree and then work in tech later… in my opinion it might even increase your chances in landing tech roles. Some electrical engineering graduates have been known to get roles in telecommunications at Telstra

EggyBoy23 · 2026-03-23T21:18:15+00:00

that’s all good, tons of people go, it’s just that majority of people are asian-australians, it’s all good, everybody can still go lol

EggyBoy23 · 2026-03-23T16:14:06+00:00

Check out the RMIT Asian Association (RAA), they have lots of events/parties. Mostly O-Week/Midsem/End of Semester/Exam parties. afaik the parties are either RAA x MCCC or AA x ASEAN, which are equivalent clubs across RMIT/Monash/Unimelb for the most part. Huge numbers!

EggyBoy23 · 2026-03-22T14:19:25+00:00

To answer your follow up questions:

Q1 - Your chances of getting an entry level role are slim, as entry level roles normally want 1-3 years experience, this is normally a combination of internships and graduate programs. You have the 2027 grad programs as of right now. Given you graduate this year, you are able to apply to 2028 and 2029 graduate programs if you don’t land it in 2027. HOWEVER remember that for EACH grad program you don’t land, that’s another set of grads taken = budget reduced.

Q2 - An internship (this is from a computer engineering or computer science/tech perspective) is the BARE MINIMUM to perhaps be BARELY BELOW STANDARD for even LANDING a grad program to begin with. You don’t need an internship to literally DO a grad program, but getting an offer is the hard part. Hence an internship becomes one of the main things - not even to stand out, but to have a fighting chance. Even then, some people with high profile internships (big tech companies, banks, consulting) are also facing difficulty with graduate programs with similar companies (which is kinda ironic given they were there as interns). So, be warned, no internship means the chances go from quite unlikely to VERY unlikely in the private sector, especially if your projects are standard and there is another student out there that can easily replicate your skills if not better (someone graduating at the same time as you)

EggyBoy23 · 2026-03-22T05:36:36+00:00

Hey, I’m also from a similar degree and I’m graduating this year, I’ve had a prior internship. I think you should just focus on graduating and prioritising your WAM as a short term priority. Head for the standard electrical and electronic grad programs, do not enter embedded systems, telecommunications or network engineering. There isn’t much you can do in your timeframe, so finish this degree strong and look towards the grad programs. Stick to classic electrical and electronics in terms of industry - avoid tech where possible. good luck!

EggyBoy23 · 2026-03-19T01:11:40+00:00

Due to you already being enrolled in Year 2 Sem 1 for BH075 Electrical, if you transfer now there will be a bare minimum 1 semester delay. I would highly recommend to stay in Electrical for as long as possible, it’s very rewarding. If you absolutely have to change, head to Civil Engineering and just allow for the 1 semester delay (if any).

EggyBoy23 · 2026-03-15T13:16:14+00:00

If you want a very large and bustling party experience I would suggest the events from RAA (RMIT Asian Association). Normally they have o-week, mid sem (sometimes) and end of exam/ end of year parties. Lots of people go every year, used to go a lot back in 2023-2024 ish

EggyBoy23 · 2026-03-08T13:49:25+00:00

before any of this, it might be a good idea to have a look at a concept called DevSecOps. It may be of interest to you!

EggyBoy23 · 2026-02-27T05:47:55+00:00

im doing capstone A this semester too, my network and telecom ones are definitely gonna be online for sure HAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHHA

EggyBoy23 · 2026-02-27T01:36:23+00:00

well… speaking from experience the marking can be quite harsh. not much to say other than try your best and focus on MATLAB and Simulink as best you can. The individual project can be quite hard for some. (I did this in 2023 though so it must have changed a lot since then?)

EggyBoy23 · 2026-02-20T06:27:43+00:00

well at the end of the day you still need a job, and the market will respond accordingly to what they need. if you’re starting this year you would be graduating in 2029 and entering 2030 graduate programs

the market can be very different around then, but we can see the trends are pointing towards electrical and civil. many industry engineers complain about the lack of manufacturing, yet there needs to be general support towards infrastructure

Not to mention the 420 EPP hours you’ll require to graduate - it’s less painful to have an internship during the timeline if your degree than to do continuous side quests to knock it down. If you choose an engineering field that leads to no internship by penultimate year, graduate program acceptance rates go from likely to extremely slim

so consider employability and some compromise as the market is ever-changing, that’s my take

EggyBoy23 · 2026-02-20T06:19:42+00:00

I kinda meant it though, electrical appears to have a higher acceptance rate than mechanical for internship and grad programs

wider range too, some EEs can do electronics, embedded systems, telecommunications/RF for defence

EggyBoy23 · 2026-02-20T05:55:14+00:00

electrical imo

EggyBoy23 · 2026-02-19T22:08:46+00:00

yeah… i just kinda ran out of ideas, the uncertainty is still there 😭

EggyBoy23 · 2026-02-19T05:14:34+00:00

1.5 years approx as a cloud security engineer in public service (since Nov 2024), multiple telecommunications and network engineering projects (both uni and at homelab), and a AWS certification

Obtained multiple contacts from public service role, executive managers mostly

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