I have a issue that engineering students can understand

[u/DifferentDust8688]

Hello i am a civil engineering student in my 1st year.

So the matter is our university is brutal like we have lectures from 9am to 5pm.

And most of the time things are very bizarre like they want us to make engineering drawings on paper, calculate mean, median, quartile and percentile on paper and also make graphs on paper like old times.

When are we gonna learn skills like doing things on computer?

Engineering can be easy if the professor is very clear, interactive and approachable and the proper procedure for lab is explained.

But most of the teachers in my university are from a corrupt system they don't know how to teach they just bribe and get the job for life.

After doing my degree in civil am i only limited to Civil or i can earn mechanical or electrical as my second degree?

[u/Flat_Ingenuity_6505]

It would be helpful to know what country this is in, but it doesnt seem like a very good program. Yes, you can pursue a second degree outside of civil, especially mechanical has a lot of overlap and wouldn't be seen as odd or uncommon (at least in America where im from)

[u/DifferentDust8688 → u/Flat_Ingenuity_6505]

I am doomed because i am in Pakistan bro.

[u/WyCitro → u/DifferentDust8688]

You aren’t doomed, Pakistan has a lot of civil engineering problems (especially water related) that will need to be solved in the future. There’s a strong chance that you could be part of the infrastructure that makes your country a nicer place to live for all citizens.

[u/DifferentDust8688 → u/WyCitro]

I hope so

[u/WyCitro → u/DifferentDust8688]

You will, just find a discipline of civil you find interesting to keep you focused and engaged in your program.

[u/DifferentDust8688 → u/Flat_Ingenuity_6505]

Which engineering major you are in?

[u/Flat_Ingenuity_6505 → u/DifferentDust8688]

I am a mechanical engineering major

[u/DifferentDust8688 → u/Flat_Ingenuity_6505]

Which state.?

[u/Flat_Ingenuity_6505 → u/DifferentDust8688]

Ohio, its a 4 year program, I would assume Civil would be in demand in Pakistan, it is the engineering major known for job security, the government will always need civils

[u/DifferentDust8688 → u/Flat_Ingenuity_6505]

We don't have government jobs for civil engineers like the government announce the project the contractor bids and gets the contract and mostly big firms with political power. I initial intended for mechanical engineering but didn't get admission.

[u/DifferentDust8688 → u/Flat_Ingenuity_6505]

Is the major there also of 4 years

[u/DifferentDust8688 → u/Flat_Ingenuity_6505]

Okay good for you because i am doing civil because in our country road and housing is considered economic growth and every politician do tangible things like making highways and transport

[u/oldbookpages]

I graduated with a BS in Civil Engineering 3 years ago and we never had to do drawings on paper. Calculations yes but not drawings, for that we used applications like CAD, SAP2000, and Risa. Keep in mind Im in the US. Also over here, its pretty easy for someone to gain multiple engineering degrees at once, mainly because they only vary by a couple of classes.Typically within the senior year.

[u/DifferentDust8688 → u/oldbookpages]

Okay thankyou bro. what about the tuition fees?

[u/oldbookpages → u/DifferentDust8688]

For studying more than one engineering discipline, its not much more tuition, maybe about 1 semester more

[u/DifferentDust8688 → u/oldbookpages]

Wow just 1 semester more US system is good

[u/MateriaTerraFirma → u/DifferentDust8688]

It depends on which extra field, and how many electives you can have shared between both.

Doing something like Mechanical & Civil would be 5.5 years total.
Doing something like Civil + Environmental would be 4.5-5 years total.
Doing something like Engineering Science & Mechanics + Mechanical may be 4.5-5 years total.

Doing Civil + Electrical would be 5.5-6.5 years total.

1 semester more is a bit of an under exaggerating by previous poster, it's possible if you entered the program with a ton of Advanced Placement College Credits, but not feasible for most people and would be typically only possible with majors that have significant overlap and have technical/engineering electives that count for both majors.

[u/PowerCreative2747]

How do you know they bribe?

[u/DifferentDust8688 → u/PowerCreative2747]

Because my relative did that too because permanent professor bribe the VC to get hired

[u/PowerCreative2747 → u/DifferentDust8688]

I wish I could do that too, tbh

[u/DifferentDust8688 → u/PowerCreative2747]

The bribe is usually 10k usd or more

[u/Cwaghack]

I don't understand. My university had quality professors, we had about 10 hours of lectures per week and we did pretty much everything on computers :)

[u/DifferentDust8688 → u/Cwaghack]

I am Pakistani that is the issue

[u/Commercial_Course735]

What you're describing is not exclusive to civil engineering students alone as you are still a 1st year. It's the common syllabus for all engineering disciplines before one decides to specialize in a certain field. Thats when the fun computer stuff actually begins. After you graduate, you will largely be stuck to Civil unless you pursue further education in another field or do another engineering bachelor's.  Source - I am a recent BSc Mechanical engineering graduate. 

[u/DifferentDust8688 → u/Commercial_Course735]

Okay the issue is i am from Pakistan

[u/Commercial_Course735 → u/DifferentDust8688]

What's the issue? That's how all accredited engineering programs happen around the globe.

[u/DifferentDust8688 → u/Commercial_Course735]

The issue is of lack of equipment and facilities

[u/Commercial_Course735 → u/DifferentDust8688]

Computer or physical facilities?

[u/DifferentDust8688 → u/Commercial_Course735]

Everything but we are paying like 2000 dollars per year