How useful is a course in microprocessors for finding a job?

[edro]

While we're on the topic though, if I don't take the microprocessor course I'll end up having to take a course on electromechanical machinery, and it's lab.. basically a course on motors. Is that useful at all? Seems completely irrelevant to my field, apart from the fact that they may talk about transformers and generators.. not sure.

Oh hell yes! Especially if you are going into the power industry.
Now that you mention that class, it is a no-brainer IMO.
Take the motors lab.

Think about power engineering... it is Distribution, generation, major loads etc.
What does every generator have? A motor.
What is one of the largest uses of industrial power? Motors.

New EC motors are causing all kinds of havoc in the power industry due to harmonic distortion and bad power factors. I bet your first job out of school will deal with motors, some of the time.

 

[TecHNooB]

microprocessing courses are great. definitely take a project course.