I plan to major in electrical engineering. I wanted to know if the stuff I learn there will allow me to do things like fix machines and stuff.I picked this major because I wanted something I can use at home
No, electrical engineering course is not one that will qualify you to be an electrician just as doing a nurse's course does not make you a doctor. This question is asked on a regular basis. The simple answer is that each state has its own electrician licensing laws. Some of these can be found by doing a Google search for electrician licensing laws in texas or whatever. In most states, having a degree with a major in electrical engineering will not be sufficient to allow you to legally do the work of a licensed electrician. Your degree will give you more knowledge of pure theory than an electrician needs, but doing a degree course will not have taught you how to use tools, how to terminate and install cables, how to select equipment and calculate cable sizes and how to perform inspection and testing procedures. Most importantly, your degree course will not have taught you the National Electrical Code and local codes.
definitly after four years of B.E. programe in ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING you will be able to design circuits and erect electric connections at your home. it depends fully on how you study this subject you need to correlate with practical scenario you must try to experiment things at home. If you pursue this course with full aptitute and involvement i am sure you will achieve wat you wanted to use at home and also for the nation. ALL THE BEST ENGINEER!
Electrical, Electronic and Common Sense come from the same roots. The electrician and electrical engineer compliment eachother.
Yes and no. The basics will be covered in both theory and some lab exercises, but the bulk of what you learn as an electrical engineer, will be power generation/distribution and industrial applications, not domestic. There will remain a whole lot of best practices and regulations electricians know about, but you will have to research on your own if you want to maintain/expand the electrical system in your house. So, yes you will be qualified if you inform yourself about the practicalities, but it won't make you a qualified electrician be default.
I would suggest if you want to fix things at home you attend a technical school that trains electricians. Then you can become certified or licensed and earn a living. You might also want to get a degree in mechanical engineering so you can repair your plumbing. There are lots of skills an electrician has that are not taught in engineering school. If you have a degree in mechanical engineering that doesn't mean you are qualified to tear down an engine and rebuild it. I am not trying to make fun of your question but you should choose a discipline that suits your abilities and interests.
