Difference between systems engineering and regular engineering?

[JyN]

I was looking through a list of engineering degrees offered http://www.engineerscanada.ca/e/pr_programs1.cfm and i noticed that almost all of them are XXXX engineering.

However, if you go down to the university of regina (my school) all the degrees are XXXX systems engineering.

I am currently a first year student in engineering, and will probably specialize in electronic systems engineering. so, what is the difference specifically between electronic SYSTEMS engineering, and just electronic engineering?

And what are the differences in general?

Finally, is one of them a superior degree to the other?? or are they essentially the same thing?

 

[JyN]

bump..

 

[Thermalne]

My best suggestion is to compare the course work of your school's degrees to other schools. In some cases it is a naming decision by the college, while other times it is a different degree by significant amounts of course work.

In this case I would image it's just a different naming scheme.

 

[Shackleford]

Systems engineering is different than "regular" engineering.

Systems engineering deals with projects from a larger perspective, aka "the big picture." Their job is to efficiently and smoothly piece together all technical engineering aspects of a program.

So, those two programs you cited are different. If you're more technical and want to work on the "nuts and bolts," then do electronics engineering.