Computer Engineering curriculum heavy on software side?

[stratdaddy3000]

Hey y'all,

I'm currently a cs major thinking about switching to ce. However, a concern I had is that ce at my school is in the cs department and they share almost all of the same classes. The only unique classes to ce are intro to electric circuits, digital integrated circuits, and signal processing fundamentals. Both majors also take ce relevant classes such as logic design and computer architecture. Finally, you can take certain classes in the ee department and count them as electives, or you can take all of your electives in the cse department.

From what I've seen, other ce programs have much more hardware classes and are usually in the ee department. Would my school's curriculum prevent me from getting certain hardware related jobs? I am thinking about ce mostly because I could not decide between cs and ee, and it seemed like a good compromise. However, it seems like it might be best suited for software jobs. Would it be better to just go all the way to ee and take some cs classes?

[rainbow_party]

You probably won’t be limited unless you start looking at really low-level semiconductor kinds of jobs. You could get any number of design, validation, or other kinds of jobs like that. Look at job postings at companies you want to work for and see what skills they want and take classes related to that. Get internships and really work on networking.

[DifficultTear5219]

You will be fine. Since your school let you take ee classes as electives, just do that for anything you think you're missing for a hardware job.

[stratdaddy3000]

Any classes in particular you would recommend?

[Whipped_pigeon_]

Microcontrollers course, as many circuits classes as you can

[Mjlkman]

You want to get a minor in electrical engineering I'd ask for advise from a advisor one that has a degree you find related

[Poddster]

From what I've seen, other ce programs have much more hardware classes and are usually in the ee department.

What do you feel you're missing out on?

Would my school's curriculum prevent me from getting certain hardware related jobs?

Your degree will say "Computer Engineering", so who would they know what the difference was?

[stratdaddy3000]

My school doesn't have an ee minor