Question

hey guys, im so sorry about askin this question here, kinda desperate for an answer lol :D Well I hope you're all doing well. Alright so, I would like to pursue a masters degree soon, in the field of environment. So there are a few programs I have in mind: environmental engineering, environmental science and energy studies. which one do you think is the best program to pursue:

1)environmental engineering
2)environmental science
3)energy studies

Thanks for your help, I really appreciate it :)

Answer 1

Just my opinion but energy studies is where there is definitely an area where research and development is needed.

Answer 2

don't look at the masters as simply the name.

investigate what exactly you want to do with it
go into an energy job ?
work in rsearch and dev ?
get a phd ?
work for shell ?
write academic papers ?
then get more info on each course
see the trend in colleges over the last 5 years to see if the course is becoming popular hence more opportunities
study what previous students have done with it

etc... :)

Answer 3

ok, thank you radar....yeah that is very interesting, all three fields are pretty interesting, i just wish I could find out which one has a brighter future in terms of job opportunities and everything.

Answer 4

you can never tell what the prospects will be like in 5 - 10 years.

you could complete the best degree , get a crap job, and your prospects be good enough to work at starbucks (no disrespect to starbucks ;))
you could do a crappy degree, get a great job and in 5 years run your own energy research company...

so... as i say... look at successful people in your field.

where do you want to be in 5years, see what the guys you admire have done and follow that :)

Answer 5

That is very true mattheyj, you just never know these days i'll definitely take ur suggestion and research a bit before making the final decision, thanks :)