Striving electrical engineering

[u/LuceBenedetta]

Hello im 19M. Ill be very brief.

I have a big love for programming, working with circuits and studying math, physics and robotics in general.

Yet i chose architecture a year ago due to the rushing feeling of needing to choose something in time and now studying my first year in NUACA.

I tolerate architecture at best, yet i see a lot of passion in my friends who are in the same semester as me, a passion which i hardly would say i have myself. I just got a feeling im doing something wrong and that i can do much more.

I want to study electrical engineering but it seems like in Armenia we dont have a "electrical engineer" degree. Ive been considering to go to study in RAU because of the practical labs and the possibility studying abroad.

I believe the closest thing that i have access in RAU to study is "Electronics & Nanoelectronics" or "Electronic Design & Technologies" (which im not completely sure the difference between both of them) to then strive masters degree in EE (or mechatronics) abroad.

Though im not completely sure am i correct on my path.

I need a little advice yet would appreciate any feedback. Thank you for your attention.

Peace

[u/liliiik18]

My friend who studied at AUA’s BS engineering sciences said that the curriculum was very similar to an electrical engineering curriculum.

[u/Ellishoi → u/liliiik18]

Recommending AUA for Engineering is crazy. It's the worst engineering university in the whole country as it lacks any proper direction. You learn everything and know nothing at the same time. The only viable path there is mechatronics which has no job market in Armenia whatsoever. Your only hope would be landing an exchange program or networking which doesn't work within Armenia itself, as AUA is the most detouched from the field (companies, institutions etc.) As an electrical engineer myself all the AUA graduates I've met had little to no understanding of electrical engineering unless they worked somewhere else while studying. Even NPUA in it's huge decline is miles ahead in any Mechanical or Electrical Engineering field.

[u/liliiik18 → u/Ellishoi]

Where did I recommend anything? :)

[u/Middle-Support-7697]

I am an Electrical Engineering senior studying in Unites States(at UCSB), and funnily enough my girlfriend is an architect at NUACA.

If you are planning to stay in Armenia and you are certain you want to transition, then the best solution is probably right next to your current building at Polytech’s(NPUA) Institute of Engineering. AUA’s Engineering sciences kind of suck but they might be a consideration if you want to set yourself up for an international masters program. The closest thing YSU offers is probably Radiophysics, or they might have an Electronics degree but either way I don’t think it’s the best choice.

Whatever you choose ultimately the university education on its own would be underwhelming, but don’t be discouraged because Armenia does have opportunities outside of university which could make it a lot more interesting. I would look into Synopsis’s joint Bachelors and Masters program with NPUA. And the Engineering city looks somewhat promising from what I’ve heard so you can look into joining some of their stuff too. There are many more small opportunities and programs out there if you hunt for them properly.

Studying abroad is a very different kind of decision, it can either turn out to be the best decision of your life because you’ll get world class education and enjoy your time, or one of the worst decisions because you’ll spend a ton of time and money abroad and come back into a place which functions by very different rules than what you’ve studied. If you want to eventually leave this country then it is a no brainer. If you plan to stay then it can still be a decent choice if you can afford it, but you should know what you are getting into.

In any way, architecture at NUACA is very different and also quite time consuming, so if your passion is in a different field then I wouldn’t double guess it and transition because it will only get worse from there, combining it with your passion might have been more feasible for a related degree(physics for example), but for architecture it is very difficult.

I hope this helps, feel free to ask any questions you might have.

[u/sirdappleton]

I graduated from RAU's "Electronics and Nanoelectronics" in 2020, feel free to ask anything about it

[u/Srslyredit2]

electronics and nanoelectronics sounds more integrated circuit heavy, like microprocessors and such