Has a career in tech sparked your interest? It’s a case of plug-and-play when you pick these electives!
If you’re still brainstorming tech careers, you could choose from robotics + automation engineer, cybersecurity analyst, software developer, metaverse engineer or AI ethicist, plus many more. Check out the best electives for these jobs below.
Robotics + automation engineer
Will robots take our jobs? Only the jobs we don’t want. We’re heading into a robot revolution, where humans can work with technology to transform the way we work for the better.
If you love new tech, making things, problem-solving and thinking outside the box, you should definitely consider a career in robotics and automation!
Get a head start on your way to becoming a robotics + automation engineer with these electives:
✔ Maths
✔ Engineering studies
✔ Computing studies
✔ Design and technology
Cyber security analyst
Want a job fighting crime? Have you considered being a cop of the digital world, aka a cyber security analyst?
So many of the things we rely on every day depend on cyber security. In this job, you might be keeping telecommunications, energy or transport systems safe. Or you could specialise in digital forensics, to investigate cyber attacks.
Want to get started as a cyber security analyst? Choose one or more of these electives:
✔ Design and technology
✔ Information software and technology (computing studies)
✔ Software design and development
✔ Information processes and technology
✔ Maths
Software developer
Always in demand, the software developer is the powerhouse behind programming the latest software. Think smartphone apps, computer programs, video games and even the tech in our cars. Well-developed software makes our experience using tech smoother, and our lives more fun.
Select these electives if you’d like to become a software developer:
✔ Computer studies
✔ Maths
✔ Engineering studies
✔ Design and technology
Metaverse engineer
So what exactly is the metaverse? It’s the next generation of the web! The metaverse is a world-within-a-world, where digital tools and physical objects interact, like being online irl.
Metaverse jobs are set to include data scientists and analysts, blockchain engineers, VR and AR developers, games programmers and AI specialists.
Does being a metaverse engineer take your fancy? Pick these electives:
✔ Digital technologies
✔ ICT
✔ Maths
✔ Law, commerce or ethics
AI ethicist
The job of AI ethicists is to make sure new tech is safe and beneficial to humanity. They help humanity avoid the kind of dystopian scenarios found in sci-fi movies, where technology turns on its makers.
AI ethicists are responsible for identifying ethical and moral dilemmas that may arise in tech. They present these ideas to governments and businesses to help them make informed decisions, such as developing guidelines to avoid causing harm or reputational damage.
These electives will help you on the path to being an AI Ethicist:
✔ Digital technologies
✔ Philosophy and ethics
✔ Social sciences
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