Comments on: 6 Degrees of Computer Science

By: Brandon

Brandon — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 06:43:30 +0000

By: Choosing between Computer Science and Computer Engineering | CompSci.ca/blog

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:20:26 +0000

[...] related majors are confusing, especially at the age when one makes their University choices. 6 Degrees of Computer Science is a good place to start, but the choice is not always clear. Some delegate the choice of their [...]

By: DoubleOrchid

DoubleOrchid — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:30:13 +0000

Thank you, damsabum. Your paragraph really made me think about me pursuing computer science a lot more optimistically. I have been struggling between choosing to major in computer engineering or computer science for a while now. I still need to do a bit more research!

By: protospike

protospike — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:40:00 +0000

Great article! I’m glad someone has written so well about this topic. At some Universities you can do a CSSE course (which is Computer Science AND Software Engineering). That way you can get a broader education, which can (significantly?) enhance job opportunities.

If you really love building software for the end-purpose of letting people use it, you’re more of a software engineer. If you really love spending hours figuring out how a piece of code works, then you’re more of a Computer Scientist.

By: livelynotebook

livelynotebook — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:23:32 +0000

Hey, you should take into account also systems biology. Wet biology, combined with modelling and math. I’ve been working on it now.

Cheers

By: JB

JB — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:20:00 +0000

This helped me quite a bit. I have been really confused about the differences between different computing majors, and just when I though i got the idea of it, I would get lost again. I’m currently deciding between an Information Systems major and a Computer Science one. I think I’ll go into the latter one..

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:27:17 +0000

I’ll be going into ‘Computer Science’, within that at DePaul Chicago I’ll be able to choose a specialization such as game programming, or network security ect.

Very informative though!

By: Gerald

Gerald — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:07:24 +0000

I completed a Computer Science degree, but found it to be a bit too vague on too many subjects. Saying that, it was a new degree in that university at the time… If I had my time again, I would perhaps look for a more specialised degree. Computer Science does give good grounding to go into research etc, but for normal day to day job I suspect there are better.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 23 May 2008 17:45:34 +0000

I am a student at the Milwaukee School of Engineering in the states and our school was one of the first to have their software engineering program accredited by the ABET. Many people argue whether SE is really engineering and how its different from CS. Well I can tell you that there are schools who offer “software engineering” courses that are not really engineering.

At my school the CE and SE first year almost identical. SE’s take the same math courses as all other engineers here. This includes Calc1-4, differential equations, stats, linear algebra, discrete mathematics etc. We also take almost many of the natural science courses that other engineers take, which includes chemistry and three physics courses.

My friend is currently in the CS program in Twin Cities and says she sometimes wishes she had done a software engineering program instead. The reason being is that she gets a lot of theory but nearly as much practical knowledge as an SE. SE’s are trained to enter the workforce immediatly upon graduation. Many CS graduates taking software developer positions often do not have the same practical knowledge that an SE graduate obtains. Not to say that CS does not have its place.

SE and CE are much more related than SE and CS. That is if its an accredited SE program not a software developer program with the word engineering stuck in it. A CS major does have a lot of flexibility in what they chose to study though.

By: Reversing Declining Computer Science Enrollments

Reversing Declining Computer Science Enrollments — Fri, 23 May 2008 03:12:15 +0000

[...] are several CS specializations or different CS related degrees that can be offered to students. Some of the most common of these variations include software [...]