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So, apparently some people are too lazy to research what they are going into... So I'd like to explain how the world of qualifications work.
There are in general three types of degrees. Engineering, Arts and Sciences. Arts are the classic of the degrees, believed to have its roots even during the 8bc eras... (I.e. old and thus established and most commonly known). It covers stuff like literature, business and even random stuff like how to clean your house (yes you can have a cleaners qualification... very select places do them... I can see why too XD)
Then next humans with their infinite wisdom came up with a new type of qualification. Engineering. This is where you are thought in the arts of doing stuff practically. Like Chemical/Civil/Petroleum Engineering for example. I shall skip explanations for now. Finally from Engineering courses, came to life Science courses. They are essentially Engineering stuff but done academically. These are newer things and tend to share a blurred border with Engineering courses... Especially GENERIC engineering courses.
Now over the years SPECIALIZED courses of Engineering have been started. These things aren't very popular but because of this the jobs they give are high paying.. .well usually :3 The downside is these jobs are odd jobs and are usually dependant on demand and aren't very stable.
So now we established a basic understanding lets expand on the nuances.
Engineering:
-Generic: These are stuff like Electrical Engineering. Shares a basic structure as art courses as in there's a Diploma--> Degree ---> Masters ---> PhD ---> Doctorate.
-Specialised: These are stuff like Petroleum Engineering. These are messed up courses in my opinion. They have the following structure:
Background ----> Courses/Training ----> Research ---> Certified Professionals
key word in the last step is CERTIFIED.
Background: A-levels? Diplomas? Another degree? Depending on your background you are going to enter as an Undergraduate(Equivalent to arts or generic version of Bachelor) or a Post Graduate.(Equivalant of Masters)
Courses/Training: So there's two types, foundation and content. Both Undergraduates and post-graduates MUST study the content modules. Undergraduates must sit some of the foundation modules (remember those introduction shit? Yes those). Which is why undergrads take longer than postgrads.
Research : This comes after the basics has been done. We are assigned to current ongoing research with teaching staff as associate researchers. There's a 1 year master for this continued by the PhD making total research time 1-3 years.
Certified Professionals: Now this is the tricky bit, There's no fixed method of obtaining these, some are obtained through research. Some are from Training from an organisation body (For petroleum it would be the SPE) Sometimes you have to be recommended to be allowed to take them (there's that dutch course...) And etc... true they provide you with a pay boost but really is a pain to get and not many people have them... not sure if its cause of the pain or cause of the high criteria needed to get them XD.
Okay, I know this is an abrupt stop but I'm waaaay too lazy to tidy this up into a proper professional format since its just a stress reliever. Cause since my epic fall in morale I decided that I should fuck life and practise Que Sera Sera. So if I'm bitched at by people who konws nothing then fine~ But atleast understand that they are wrong by the next time they try to bish... Please? Its not nice telling people off about stuff that have been tried to explained again and again. Especially when the catchline is "Why can't you think for yourself?" but when a suggestion is made "You shut up now, listen okay, I'm For your own good."
There are in general three types of degrees. Engineering, Arts and Sciences. Arts are the classic of the degrees, believed to have its roots even during the 8bc eras... (I.e. old and thus established and most commonly known). It covers stuff like literature, business and even random stuff like how to clean your house (yes you can have a cleaners qualification... very select places do them... I can see why too XD)
Then next humans with their infinite wisdom came up with a new type of qualification. Engineering. This is where you are thought in the arts of doing stuff practically. Like Chemical/Civil/Petroleum Engineering for example. I shall skip explanations for now. Finally from Engineering courses, came to life Science courses. They are essentially Engineering stuff but done academically. These are newer things and tend to share a blurred border with Engineering courses... Especially GENERIC engineering courses.
Now over the years SPECIALIZED courses of Engineering have been started. These things aren't very popular but because of this the jobs they give are high paying.. .well usually :3 The downside is these jobs are odd jobs and are usually dependant on demand and aren't very stable.
So now we established a basic understanding lets expand on the nuances.
Engineering:
-Generic: These are stuff like Electrical Engineering. Shares a basic structure as art courses as in there's a Diploma--> Degree ---> Masters ---> PhD ---> Doctorate.
-Specialised: These are stuff like Petroleum Engineering. These are messed up courses in my opinion. They have the following structure:
Background ----> Courses/Training ----> Research ---> Certified Professionals
key word in the last step is CERTIFIED.
Background: A-levels? Diplomas? Another degree? Depending on your background you are going to enter as an Undergraduate(Equivalent to arts or generic version of Bachelor) or a Post Graduate.(Equivalant of Masters)
Courses/Training: So there's two types, foundation and content. Both Undergraduates and post-graduates MUST study the content modules. Undergraduates must sit some of the foundation modules (remember those introduction shit? Yes those). Which is why undergrads take longer than postgrads.
Research : This comes after the basics has been done. We are assigned to current ongoing research with teaching staff as associate researchers. There's a 1 year master for this continued by the PhD making total research time 1-3 years.
Certified Professionals: Now this is the tricky bit, There's no fixed method of obtaining these, some are obtained through research. Some are from Training from an organisation body (For petroleum it would be the SPE) Sometimes you have to be recommended to be allowed to take them (there's that dutch course...) And etc... true they provide you with a pay boost but really is a pain to get and not many people have them... not sure if its cause of the pain or cause of the high criteria needed to get them XD.
Okay, I know this is an abrupt stop but I'm waaaay too lazy to tidy this up into a proper professional format since its just a stress reliever. Cause since my epic fall in morale I decided that I should fuck life and practise Que Sera Sera. So if I'm bitched at by people who konws nothing then fine~ But atleast understand that they are wrong by the next time they try to bish... Please? Its not nice telling people off about stuff that have been tried to explained again and again. Especially when the catchline is "Why can't you think for yourself?" but when a suggestion is made "You shut up now, listen okay, I'm
