Help in choosing degree :(

[fbiagentxiao]

Hi as mention, i got offered from two university which is ntu and sit.
Ntu = chemistry and biochemistry
Sit = Pharmaceutical Engineering

The problem now is many of friends are telling me that a chemistry degree is totally useless and the only career path is like a chemist while pharmaceutical engineering is better as its almost like chemical engineering.
But ntu is like more recognized, can someone please enlighten me on this ?
Thanks alot

 

[hexaarslan]

Not really sure but I think you can enroll into NTU and change your course later?

 

[fbiagentxiao]

i was surprised that i even got into ntu in the first place as my gpa isnt high at all. so if i were to change course in ntu, its pretty hard. Therefore, i am worried now as i dun want to waste my parents money to jump into a useless degree.

 

[a&w_rootbeerz]

Just stick to ntu. Just take your friends words with a pinch of salt.

 

[stealth_logic]

Chemistry and biochemistry leads you to many prospective positions out there in the workforce. Here are a list of possible jobs/industry with a degree in chemistry and biochemistry:
1) Researcher
2) Teacher
3) Lab Testing Services
4) Petrochemical Industry
5) Pharmaceutical companies
6) Enironmental and water tech companies

Chemical engineers cannot work without the help of a chemist. A chemist's job is to conduct reactions in a small scale environment. Depending on your preference, if you would like to enjoy an air conditioned environment and work in laboratories with fume cupboards, you are good to go as a chemist. As for a chemical engineer, they take the work of a chemist and scale it up for bulk manufacturing and production. Chemical engineers design and make equipment work in a large scale operation with every part of safety in a plant handled carefully. If you do not mind going out to the plant to work under the heat occassionally, then chemical engineering is for you! However, that being said, a chemical engineer do not always remain at the plant as they have a standard 5 working days spent in the office.
What matters is whether you have the passion in the degree/course you are taking. Do you like science and theory? Go for chemistry. Do you like maths and physics? Go for engineering. Pursue the course where it garners your interest and not by the basis of quantifying how prestigious a university is.

Hi as mention, i got offered from two university which is ntu and sit.
Ntu = chemistry and biochemistry
Sit = Pharmaceutical Engineering

The problem now is many of friends are telling me that a chemistry degree is totally useless and the only career path is like a chemist while pharmaceutical engineering is better as its almost like chemical engineering.
But ntu is like more recognized, can someone please enlighten me on this ?
Thanks alot

 

[fbiagentxiao]

My passion pretty much is on chemical engineering .I would prefer to work in plant therefore i went for interview for SIT pharmaceutical engineering as NTU chemical engineering course GPA is too high for me to get in. However, I realise that Pharmaceutical Engineering is a pretty new course offered by SIT ,so im pretty worried about it. everyone is also like NTU>SIT. Thanks for the advice !

Chemistry and biochemistry leads you to many prospective positions out there in the workforce. Here are a list of possible jobs/industry with a degree in chemistry and biochemistry:
1) Researcher
2) Teacher
3) Lab Testing Services
4) Petrochemical Industry
5) Pharmaceutical companies
6) Enironmental and water tech companies

Chemical engineers cannot work without the help of a chemist. A chemist's job is to conduct reactions in a small scale environment. Depending on your preference, if you would like to enjoy an air conditioned environment and work in laboratories with fume cupboards, you are good to go as a chemist. As for a chemical engineer, they take the work of a chemist and scale it up for bulk manufacturing and production. Chemical engineers design and make equipment work in a large scale operation with every part of safety in a plant handled carefully. If you do not mind going out to the plant to work under the heat occassionally, then chemical engineering is for you! However, that being said, a chemical engineer do not always remain at the plant as they have a standard 5 working days spent in the office.
What matters is whether you have the passion in the degree/course you are taking. Do you like science and theory? Go for chemistry. Do you like maths and physics? Go for engineering. Pursue the course where it garners your interest and not by the basis of quantifying how prestigious a university is.

 

[Kyoji83]

Singapore Pharmacy Council only recognize NUS Pharmacy Graduates to register as a Pharmacist. What the use of SIT Pharmaceutical Engineering if you cannot become a Pharmacist?

NTU-Chemistry is recognize by Professional Engineers Board Singapore to register as a Professional Engineer. Even jobs that require any degree, NTU is much better then SIT.

Hi as mention, i got offered from two university which is ntu and sit.
Ntu = chemistry and biochemistry
Sit = Pharmaceutical Engineering

The problem now is many of friends are telling me that a chemistry degree is totally useless and the only career path is like a chemist while pharmaceutical engineering is better as its almost like chemical engineering.
But ntu is like more recognized, can someone please enlighten me on this ?
Thanks alot

 

[Andarielmolly]

My passion pretty much is on chemical engineering .I would prefer to work in plant therefore i went for interview for SIT pharmaceutical engineering as NTU chemical engineering course GPA is too high for me to get in. However, I realise that Pharmaceutical Engineering is a pretty new course offered by SIT ,so im pretty worried about it. everyone is also like NTU>SIT. Thanks for the advice !

Honestly if getting a job At a plant kind of environment is what you're looking for, I'd stick to pharmaceutical engineering. The program has a compulsory half a year internship at various pharmaceuticals manufacturing facilities in Singapore like lonza for eg.
Chemistry degree on the other hand, without a masters you pretty much can become a lab technician/assistant to Researchers of sorts
And ur from Chem Eng in poly right? Ur gonna suffer a lot in chemistry courses considering how chem eng courses in poly don't go too much into the subject of chemistry and you're gonna be very disadvantaged compared to ur jc peers
I was from Chem Eng in poly too and I'm saying this based on what I heard from my frens

 

[Andarielmolly]

Singapore Pharmacy Council only recognize NUS Pharmacy Graduates to register as a Pharmacist. What the use of SIT Pharmaceutical Engineering if you cannot become a Pharmacist?

NTU-Chemistry is recognize by Professional Engineers Board Singapore to register as a Professional Engineer. Even jobs that require any degree, NTU is much better then SIT.

lol no, pharmaceutical engineering =/ pharmacy
It's basically geared towards drug manufacturing

 

[fbiagentxiao]

Hahaa yup I was from Chem engineering in poly . R u from tp too? If so, I agreee with you on how basic our chemistry was. I think I will follow my passion thanks

Honestly if getting a job At a plant kind of environment is what you're looking for, I'd stick to pharmaceutical engineering. The program has a compulsory half a year internship at various pharmaceuticals manufacturing facilities in Singapore like lonza for eg.
Chemistry degree on the other hand, without a masters you pretty much can become a lab technician/assistant to Researchers of sorts
And ur from Chem Eng in poly right? Ur gonna suffer a lot in chemistry courses considering how chem eng courses in poly don't go too much into the subject of chemistry and you're gonna be very disadvantaged compared to ur jc peers
I was from Chem Eng in poly too and I'm saying this based on what I heard from my frens

 

[Andarielmolly]

Hahaa yup I was from Chem engineering in poly . R u from tp too? If so, I agreee with you on how basic our chemistry was. I think I will follow my passion thanks

Was from sp chem eng and pls Nvr do something u don't like just because it's a more recognised university!

 

[Kyoji83]

Yes, Pharmaceutical Engineering can work as a Manufacturing Engineer in Drug Manufacturing Plant but so can Chemistry Engineering. Not forgetting about biomedical & bioengineering Graduates too but they from NUS/NTU, will end up working in public sector or GLCs.

If you talk about job in current market like Process Engineer in Drug Manufacturing Plant, apart from Chemistry Graduate, you be surprise that Recruiter are also looking for Mechanical Graduate too. By the way, they do welcome Polytechnic Diploma Graduate too.

If you talk about Manufacturing Supervisor position in Drug Manufacturing Plant, it is perform by Polytechnic Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science holder who can become a Certified Pharmacy Technician with Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore (PSS).

So what I wish to express is if one want to become a Pharmacist, join NUS BSc (Pharmacy). If you want to work in R&D at lower level, you have NUS/NTU biomedical & bioengineering Graduates or even a Polytechnic Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science holder to compete jobs with you. If you want to work as Manufacturing/Process Engineer, Chemistry Graduate can do that job in both Drug Manufacturing & Chemistry Plant. So rather to advice student to join Pharmaceutical Engineering, I will advice them to join Chemistry Engineering for fbiagentxiao case.

lol no, pharmaceutical engineering =/ pharmacy
It's basically geared towards drug manufacturing

 

[Andarielmolly]

Yes, Pharmaceutical Engineering can work as a Manufacturing Engineer in Drug Manufacturing Plant but so can Chemistry Engineering. Not forgetting about biomedical & bioengineering Graduates too but they from NUS/NTU, will end up working in public sector or GLCs.

If you talk about job in current market like Process Engineer in Drug Manufacturing Plant, apart from Chemistry Graduate, you be surprise that Recruiter are also looking for Mechanical Graduate too. By the way, they do welcome Polytechnic Diploma Graduate too.

If you talk about Manufacturing Supervisor position in Drug Manufacturing Plant, it is perform by Polytechnic Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science holder who can become a Certified Pharmacy Technician with Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore (PSS).

So what I wish to express is if one want to become a Pharmacist, join NUS BSc (Pharmacy). If you want to work in R&D at lower level, you have NUS/NTU biomedical & bioengineering Graduates or even a Polytechnic Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science holder to compete jobs with you. If you want to work as Manufacturing/Process Engineer, Chemistry Graduate can do that job in both Drug Manufacturing & Chemistry Plant. So rather to advice student to join Pharmaceutical Engineering, I will advice them to join Chemistry Engineering for fbiagentxiao case.

Idk if I'm outta touch but.. Wad... i don't think someone with a chemistry degree can really do the job of a manufacturing/process engineer??
main point of the thread by ts - chemistry degree vs pharm engineering degree (goal is to end up as an engineer in a plant-based environment)

To ts: consult ur Lecturers!

 

[Ocw655]

TP Diploma in chem eng, and NUS applied chemistry bachelor degree graduate... Currently working as RD process engineer at HDD industry...

Chemist, and lab analysts are not only the jobs option for chemistry degree... I have NUS course mates working in banking industry, and teachers... I also have one course mate working in recruitment company for science - related jobs , and another working as sales engineer... Career options are very flexible for chemistry degree holders....

For pharmaceutical engineering, i do not know anything about this course and will not comments..

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[Ocw655]

Chemistry and biochemistry leads you to many prospective positions out there in the workforce. Here are a list of possible jobs/industry with a degree in chemistry and biochemistry:
1) Researcher
2) Teacher
3) Lab Testing Services
4) Petrochemical Industry
5) Pharmaceutical companies
6) Enironmental and water tech companies

Chemical engineers cannot work without the help of a chemist. A chemist's job is to conduct reactions in a small scale environment. Depending on your preference, if you would like to enjoy an air conditioned environment and work in laboratories with fume cupboards, you are good to go as a chemist. As for a chemical engineer, they take the work of a chemist and scale it up for bulk manufacturing and production. Chemical engineers design and make equipment work in a large scale operation with every part of safety in a plant handled carefully. If you do not mind going out to the plant to work under the heat occassionally, then chemical engineering is for you! However, that being said, a chemical engineer do not always remain at the plant as they have a standard 5 working days spent in the office.
What matters is whether you have the passion in the degree/course you are taking. Do you like science and theory? Go for chemistry. Do you like maths and physics? Go for engineering. Pursue the course where it garners your interest and not by the basis of quantifying how prestigious a university is.

Very good explanation on the chemist and chemical engineers difference and their relations...

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