Is the average Math major qualified for engineering jobs?

[pmvd]

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@Euler321

In case you guys didn’t know, pmvd is a ■■■■■ that creates threads to discredit math majors. He keeps making posts in the college life section dealing with exactly this topic.

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<p>I am trying to find a reasonable excuse to major in the subject I like.</p>

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The entire point of this post is for him to prove that getting a math major is useless.

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<p>No, the entire point of these posts is for people to prove to me that a math degree is useful. Ultimately, that’s what I want to hear, but there needs to be proof. If you are going to tell me a platitude like “study what you like and the money will follow” or “it’s not your major, it’s what you do with it”, etc, then you haven’t told me anything and I am going to question your advice.</p>

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@AuburnMathTutor

Math is a legitimate major.</p>

<p>I am of the opinion that it is the person, not the major, that determines the attractiveness for employment.</p>

<p>Undergraduate education doesn’t really teach anybody enough about anything to be trained for a specific job. It’s meant to provide background and develop mental abilities. This is a good thing. Specific jobs go away, but a college education can provide you with the capacity to do many different kinds of jobs.

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<p>In that case, it is possible that I am studying the wrong subject. I want to study a subject that will prepare me for a specific job, so that by the time I graduate from college and start a job doing whatever subject I studied, I am already prepared for it. I don’t want to graduate from college just to find out that before I can go into some industry, that is, before my degree is of any use to me, I have to jump through more huddles. For example, it was mentioned in this thread that I might go into engineering with a degree in math, provided that I complete, at the very least, a semester or two worth of engineering courses. I don’t have that much time to spare; if I wanted a proper engineering education, I would at least attempt to get a proper engineering education.</p>

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I’m a CS/Physics double major. I’m confident that I could learn 99% of math topics in a fairly short amount of time. My girlfriend is an Aerospace major; I’m sure I could learn enough about aerospace topics to be useful to a real-world project in short order. That doesn’t mean math is easy or that there isn’t a lot to know about aerospace. The majors are just close enough that a good student can pick up enough to be as good as the next guy and bluff their way through the rest.

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<p>In my case, it wouldn’t be so easy. I am not the type of person who is very apt for on-the-job training or learning dry, difficult subjects in a short amount of time. This is a personal shortcoming, not a shortcoming with my major. That’s why I need to make sure I choose the right major.</p>