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[MrJoey]

Ok, so I've been thinking about university recently and I decided Software Engineering would be more suited to me, as opposed to a Computer Science degree. However after a talk with my tutor today he seems to think a degree in computer science would suit me more..

so.. here's the kinda degree I want.

I want to learn to program, first and foremost. I was under the impression a degree in software engineering would contain alot more programming but according to my tutor he says it's the other way around, with computer science degrees teaching more programming.

What do I want to program? I'd like to see myself working for a software company, making applications, although I'd like to see myself one day programming games, but obviously I wouldn't be able to do that straight out of university, so I'd like to do a degree that would set me on the right track, and be able to get me a decent job in software developing for a few years.

Can anyone shed some light on the matter? Perhaps explain the differences between the two degrees and advise which one would suit me more?

Thanks.

[moonknight]

software engineering is completly software programming

CS is (from what ive read in another forum) you have to take software engineering 1,2 then you get into hardware.

heres an articel



users.csc.calpoly.edu/~djanzen/secsdiff.html

[WingedPanther]

From what I can tell, different schools handle the issue in different ways. Usually, there is Software Engineering, Computer Science, and Computer Engineering. SE tends to be theory/design heavy, while CE is hardware heavy, but they all involve coding to one degree or another. I would look at the courses for each major and see what matches your interests.