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Is majoring in computer engineering the same as doing a double major in electrical engineering and computer science?
Hi,
I'm having difficult choosing my major as an upcoming freshmen at the University of Waterloo. I'm very interested in both the hardware and software aspects of computers, but I'm more interested in the software that designs the "brain" of the computer. Let's say 40% hardware and 60% software.
I've been searching around for a while on the Internet and noticed a common trend that a lot of professors at schools such as MIT and CalTech who specialize in artificial intelligence have both a computer science and an electrical engineering degree. Not to mention, the two most popular majors for a lot of tech schools are computer science and electrical engineering.
Based off that observation, I'm uncertain if I should do a double major in electrical engineering and computer science or just do computer engineering because it seems to me, from what I've read across on PhysicsForum and Google, that computer engineering incorporates both.
I'm also having a good interest in robotics in which my university offers mechatronics as a concentration. However, I've always disliked and stayed away from doing double majors or interdisciplinary fields for I fear that I would be a jack of all trades but a master of none. If I were to do computer science and perhaps have a concentration in software engineering, perhaps I could become more adept for creating AI?
So it goes to this...
Major in Computer Engineering, concentration in software engineering or mechatronics?
Major in Computer science, concentration in software engineering?
Double major in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science?
I hope this makes sense. 60% Artificial Intelligence, 40% RoboticsAce
Hi,
I'm having difficult choosing my major as an upcoming freshmen at the University of Waterloo. I'm very interested in both the hardware and software aspects of computers, but I'm more interested in the software that designs the "brain" of the computer. Let's say 40% hardware and 60% software.
I've been searching around for a while on the Internet and noticed a common trend that a lot of professors at schools such as MIT and CalTech who specialize in artificial intelligence have both a computer science and an electrical engineering degree. Not to mention, the two most popular majors for a lot of tech schools are computer science and electrical engineering.
Based off that observation, I'm uncertain if I should do a double major in electrical engineering and computer science or just do computer engineering because it seems to me, from what I've read across on PhysicsForum and Google, that computer engineering incorporates both.
I'm also having a good interest in robotics in which my university offers mechatronics as a concentration. However, I've always disliked and stayed away from doing double majors or interdisciplinary fields for I fear that I would be a jack of all trades but a master of none. If I were to do computer science and perhaps have a concentration in software engineering, perhaps I could become more adept for creating AI?
So it goes to this...
Major in Computer Engineering, concentration in software engineering or mechatronics?
Major in Computer science, concentration in software engineering?
Double major in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science?
I hope this makes sense. 60% Artificial Intelligence, 40% RoboticsAce