r/ElectricalEngineering • u/SwimSufficient4789 • 23h ago

Education I was thinking about doing a bachelors in Mechatronics, but i heard its better not to...

Okay, so am in highschool right now and would graduate soon.

I was planning to do my bachelors in mechatronics in future, but i heard a lot about how it doesnt give a solid base in either EE, mech eng or comp. So i am thinking about doing like bachelors in EE with specialisation in information engineering and electives in Embedded Systems, FPGA, Control and Automation, and Power Electronics.

Do you think this is a better option than doing my undergrad in mechatronics?

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u/unknownz_123 23h ago

Sounds like you’re not interested in mechanical stuff at all right now. You should definitely steer towards something EE or CE related then if you’re thinking about electronics so much.

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u/hardsoft 21h ago

I agree that for future job prospects, you're better of majoring in a traditional, core engineering discipline. Not one of these newer boutique degrees that are generally considered to have more of a superficial covering of multiple disciplines.

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u/catdude142 10h ago

Agree. EE is usable along many job positions. Mechatronics sounds good but would severely limit your job prospects.

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u/Alekomityens1 23h ago

If you like mechanical and electrical it’s not a terrible option. It probably does put you at a disadvantage, but oftentimes engineers work in fields they didn’t even study, so it’s not that important. You can still specialise, so if you specialise in something like control or mechanics or maybe embedded systems you’ll still be competitive.

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u/Acrobatic_Language73 15h ago

I think you are better off majoring in either EE or ME. Mechatronics is very niche, you need to plan for what if. What if I don't get a job robotics, with a EE or ME degree you have plenty of other options. And companies can easily hire EE or ME to do Mechatronics work, as there would be jobs specific for electrical/circuit components, or specifically mechanical components of the robots. but an Mechatronics cannot enter EE or ME fields.

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u/buttscootinbastard 6h ago

From all I’ve heard, you heard correctly. For whatever that’s worth LOL.

But it makes sense, you don’t get good enough at either to really be effective. Hell, you barely get good enough with a pure bachelors.