Photovoltaic Engineering (1 Viewer)

[electrolysis]

Does anybody here do this course????
Im thinking of doing it at uni, but I dont know much about it. is it hard? are career prospects good?

 

[ianc]

Hi there! I do 2nd year elec eng at unsw, but know a few people doing pv.

from what i understand, the industry is not huge at the moment, but there is obviously going to be good growth over the next 5-10 years.

the photovoltaics degree is well structured at unsw, because you get to choose a strand such as electrical engineering, or maths/physics to focus on as well. This is good since there are not many jobs specifically for pv engineers, so having a well rounded degree will mean you will be qualified for many other positions as well.

read about the unsw pv degree here http://www.pv.unsw.edu.au/future-students/undergraduate/photovoltaics.asp

unsw is the place to do engineering, and even though the elec eng building itself is a bit run down, the labs are all pretty well equipped and i believe there are a lot of other good facilities which many unis don't have.

good luck for the rest of year 11 and try not to stress too much over the hsc

 

[electrolysis]

ok thanks =D

 

[shannonm]

live with someone that did this , put down some specific questions if u want and i'll get him to answer them

 

[electrolysis]

how are the facilities, how are the job opportunities, the difficulty, approximately how many people do the course.

thanks

 

[Mumma]

Wouldn't it be better just to do a straight Electrical Engineering degree?

 

[electrolysis]

Wouldn't it be better just to do a straight Electrical Engineering degree?

because i dont want to.

 

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Program guide as of 2008

http://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/undergraduate/programs/2008/3642.html

Woot!
Higher physics.
(It's mainly electromagnetics)

 

[electrolysis]

thanks for the pm, shannonm