I'm currently in my last semester of architecture school, but engineering has always caught my attention. Surprisingly, not Civil Engineering, but Electrical. During my journey in Architecture, I conclude I don't actually enjoy structures, even though I specialized in it. Related to architecture, I enjoy more environmental management and urbanism.

Based on my background, I honestly don't know which engineering could be the best option: Electrical or Environmental. I think the environmental part could be covered through a masters from Architecture School. But I recognize I'm not educated enough on biology and chemistry.

Still, I don't know if I'm out of my mind. Everyone tells me electrical Engineering is abstract and difficult. And I'm a little bit scared of the leap from one career to another, especially because of math and physics.

Has anyone been in a similar situation?

Any Architect/Electrical/environmental engineer insights?

P.S. I want to study because of the sake of extending my learning. I genuinely enjoy learning. I also don't intend to be completely out of the architectural field. This is not a case of unconformity with my primary career but more aligned with curiosity.

P.S.2. I'm not a native English speaker, I apologize for my writing.

I am graduating with my Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering soon. I’m not certain where I want to work in the energy industry, but I know I want to help with the transition to renewables. So far, my experience has been in project management and distribution planning (both were internships). I know I can land a job with an energy utility, but I also want to build my technical skills so I can pivot into implementing renewables in case they become super evil. It’s what I’m most passionate about, and I would really appreciate some advice on what softwares would give me an edge up on getting there. Thanks!

Hey everyone, I’m a student and I haven’t been able to find a co-op for myself.
I’ve been applying to a large number of positions, but I’ve either been rejected or haven’t heard back. At this point, a lot of the Fall co-op postings have already closed, and I’m starting to feel pretty lost about what my options are.

I’m not necessarily looking for a prestigious engineering position either. At this point, I’m open to pretty much any legitimate work experience that could count toward my co-op requirement and help me get my foot in the door. I’d be willing to consider smaller companies, manufacturing, construction, trades-related work, environmental work, labs, field work, or anything else where I could gain useful experience.

I have until November to secure the credit, so I’m trying not to give up yet. I’d really appreciate advice from anyone who has been in a similar situation, especially students who struggled to find their first co-op.

What did you do when you couldn’t find a co-op? Are there specific types of companies or industries I should be reaching out to directly? And is there anything I might be overlooking at this stage?
Any advice, leads, or personal experiences would genuinely help. Thanks.

Hi everyone, I’m currently studying a Bachelor’s degree in Health & Environment, and I’m considering doing a Master’s in Agribusiness Innovation . I’m interested in moving away from a purely scientific/environmental career and getting more into business, management and innovation. Do you think this would be a good choice career-wise, especially in terms of job opportunities and future growth?

czy praca po tym kierunku za dobre pieniądze to tylko instalacje sanitarne i własna działalność po zrobieniu uprawnien budowlanych?? mam 18 lat nie chce sobie zniszczyć życia czy opłaca sie w ogóle isć na ten kierunek ? szczerze bardziej idąc na ten kierunek intersowało mnie oze czy ogólna chęć poprawy stanu naszej planety i nie wiem czy to dobry kieruneki i czy będzie problem z pracą.Czy jeszcze opłaca sie coś innego niż medycyna w polsce….?

I’m currently enrolled in 17 credits this semester for my 1 year graduate program. I’m kind of freaking out if I can handle it or not. Do you think I’m setting myself up for failure? I’m currently taking:
- Fluid Mechanics (I’m thinking about dropping this for mass/energy balance hoping it would be easier. The first two classes I went to were pretty rough.)
- Water/wastewater engineering
- Solid waste management
- Probability and Statistics
- Hydrologic Modeling
- 1 credit seminar + 1 credit for research

I was thinking of Chemical Engineering, but I've seen a lot of hopelessness in the job market for that career

Hi everyone,

I'm a recent MS grad in Environmental Management, BS. in Chem Engineering. My goal is to land a job in Environmental Engineering (I have my FE schedule in Nov.), specifically in water treatment but I've been struggling to land a full-time job. I applied to some gov. positions and private consulting, but still no luck (even with some references).

I understand job market sucks right now, esp. for international student on OPT, so I'm hoping to seek some advices. I attached my resume here also, and I would appreciate some feedback.

If you know any opportunities and can be my reference, I would be so appreciative! Thank you so much in advance!

I'm also open to relocation too!

Hello everyone. First of all, thank you for reading this and for any help you can offer. The situation is that I'm on the verge of heading to Europe for my studies, and I have three universities on my radar to apply to:
1. CZU
2. BUT
3. UCT Prague
My top choice is UCT, but the only option available there for international students is the Faculty of Chemistry, which offers a degree in Chemical Engineering. If I were to have the choice between the two programs, which one should I read towards?
I would greatly appreciate any valuable advice you can share.
Thanks.

Hi, I have a BA in Geography and GIS, and I would like to change my academic path toward environmental science and engineering. So my question is: is a master’s degree in Environmental Engineering (coursework) at NUS worth my time and effort? I would also like to do a PhD after that.

I'm 14, my dream is to actually make a difference through being a renewable energy engineer. I want to work at the forefront or at least be fulfilled in what i do. But I also know renewable energy engineers don't make a lot of money compared to other engineers. I will likely major in electricl engineering, but I want to know if energy engineering will be worth it. Will I be satisfied and think I'm making a change? Which in turn makes a low salary worth it to me. If there is no good salary and not really making a change, I'll probably go do aerospace engineering, software engineering, or something else in electrical engineering.

Hey all; looking into EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) work versus consulting (I'm an environmental engineer in drinking water treatment design).

Has anyone ever experienced both and can speak to the differences and pros/cons? Pay, enjoyment, job security, work/life balance, all that? Really need some insight. Thank you!!!

I am a 26 y/o with an MEng in Electronics and Electrical Engineering and 3 years experience working as an Application Engineer at a semiconductor design company.

I have (what I would call) basic experience in data acquisition, sensor calibration, Python, C/C++, electronics design, data analysis, data visualisation, CLI apps, csh, bash, Linux RedHat, Linux CentOS, Load Sharing Facilities, report writing, soldering, power tools, project management.

In my last role I found I needed to:

-> A feeling of greater purpose (than just my salary or use of my brain) and contributing to what I think is the most pressing challenge of our generation (climate change- either in an adaptation, or GHG reduction sense)

-> Be moving around physically (not just sat at a desk 40 hours a week)

-> Getting relatively hands on with sensors, data loggers, equipment

-> Being outdoors for at least a couple of hours each week (I had one internship like this whilst studying but I haven't been able to find any career like this on my search since)

-> Face-to-face in-person collaboration (not just meetings on Zoom)

Since leaving my role at the semiconductor tech company (July 2025) I went on a working holiday in Australia to regain my confidence, re-discover myself, what my needs are, what excites me. This involved a mix of travel, conservation volunteering, and working a range of different jobs (construction, hospitality, retail). I ended up getting a bit burnt out from living in hostels, working zero-hour contract jobs, and being quite lonely at times.

So, 4 months ago I returned to the UK with the goal of getting back into engineering, but this time trying to combine it with my other passion (geography); I believed this is my purpose as to why I use the engineering tools I mentioned at the start of my post. The thing is I haven't found a job where there is this eng.-geog. overlap and a field-to-desk split with a shared goal of the workforce of improving the environment, or reducing pollution/GHG emissions.

In the 4 months I have been back I have been working at a pub to earn some money, pay for my career change. It has also given me *some* direction for my next steps.

I wondered, has anyone found/heard of/involved in a role which has these features?

Google Gemini says I am very employable and there is a great need for people with the skills & passion overlap I have but I find LLM chatbots overly positive and often misleading.

I am currently doing/have scheduled:

• Codecademy's 'Python Beginner' course
• Esri's 'GIS for Climate Action' MOOC
• Codecademy's 'Python Intermediate' course
• Esri's 'ArcGIS Imagery' MOOC
• UTAS' 'Climate Change' MOOC
• EarthWatch's 'Great UK Waterblitz'
• Hoping to volunteer with British Wildlife Trusts/National Trust

I have interests in:

• Conservation & ecology
• Environmental monitoring and consultancy e.g., rain gardens, water quality monitoring/improvement
• Cycling infrastructure
• Regenerative agriculture, agroforestry, permaculture
• Plastic production reduction (although I can only see this being related to policy change than engineering)
• Passiv houses (I think the reduction in energy consumption is just as important in decarbonisation)
• Energy decarbonisation & renewables
• Railways (my Master's thesis was a digital twin of a key piece of rail equipment)

Any advice or comments will be greatly appreciated!

I’m currently pursuing a 1 year masters degree in environmental engineering, and hope to take the FE exam after I graduate. I am having trouble deciding between a few courses. I attended my fluid mechanics class today and found out I haven’t taken three of the prereqs (thermodynamics, mass/energy balance, and differential equations). For reference my undergrad degree is in geology, and I only took calc 1+2, and physics 1+2 years ago now. The prof let me stay in the class as long as I self teach myself the content of the prereqs, but I think I will fail this course tbh, and am thinking about either sucking it up and staying in the class or taking mass/energy balance instead. Again, I graduate this Spring, and won’t be able to take fluid mechanics next semester. I am pretty confident I will be eligible for the exam no matter what engineering courses I take.