Table 3
Graduates’ ratings of the ability of different types of University qualifications to prepare them for working in the sustainable energy industry.
| Degree types | Degree type | N | Not at all relevant* | Least able | Moderately able | Most able |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specialized undergraduate multidisciplinary (non-Engineering) SE degree |
Eng. | 31 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 4 |
| Multi. | 17 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 2 | |
| All | 64 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 7 | |
| Specialized undergraduate SE Engineering degree |
Eng. | 31 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 |
| Multi. | 17 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
| All | 64 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 21 | |
| Conventional undergraduate degree (e.g. Science) with major in SE |
Eng. | 31 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| Multi. | 17 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 2 | |
| All | 64 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 8 | |
| Conventional undergraduate Engineering degree with major/stream in SE |
Eng. | 31 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 16 |
| Multi. | 17 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | |
| All | 64 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 19 | |
| Specialized postgraduate multidisciplinary SE degree |
Eng. | 31 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 9 |
| Multi. | 17 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |
| All | 64 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 16 | |
| Specialized postgraduate SE Engineering degree | Eng. | 31 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 18 |
| Multi. | 17 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | |
| All | 64 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 28 | |
| Conventional postgraduate non-Engineering degree with major in SE |
Eng. | 31 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 6 |
| Multi. | 17 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
| All | 64 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 10 | |
| Conventional postgraduate Engineering degree with major in SE |
Eng. | 31 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 |
| Multi. | 17 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 | |
| All | 64 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 16 |
Responders were asked to rank (relative to each other) what they felt (based on their experience) was the ability of different types of University qualifications to prepare them for working in the sustainable energy industry. “Least able” meant they felt the degree had the least ability to prepare them whilst “Most able” meant they felt it had the most ability.
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