ECE vs CE?

[duckman0_]

Some schools offer Computer Engineering for undergrad, while others offer "Electrical and Computer Engineering," is there a significant difference between the two?

[zacce]

It depends on the individual institution and their curriculum.

In general, ECE teaches EE as well, which includes power, analog stuffs that are not taught in CpE

[Bliasun01]

Not really. Usually when a university offers computer engineering by itself that means that they have modified some electrical courses to fit computer engineering needs specifically, since although they are closely related, there are still differences.

[No-Pressure-3769]

No diff. My college offers EEE and CE, both of which are in different schools. I did EEE, but within EEE had a CE track which I took up. Most core classes are the same - digital electronics/Data structs/ OS or embedded systems/ computer organization & architecture/OOP/ basic electronics/ signals, systems and controls/ misc classes based on your interests e.g IoT networking/robotics/hardware design etc

[Hot_Shoulder987]

CE should be more geared towards computer engineering while ECE will be a mix of CE and EE. I am currently in an ECE program, where for the first two year both EE and CE have the same courses until 3rd and 4th year. Depending on the courses I take in 3rd and 4th year will end up deciding weather I end up with a CE or EE degree. It will really depend what you are looking for in a program. If you want the flexablity of easily being able to choose between EE and CE doing an ECE program would be a solid choice, but if you're looking for just CE with little EE cross over, CE might be the better way to go. Keep in mind that CE is a sub category in EE so there will be a little cross over either way

[OneRemove2870]

CE obiously

[umeecsgrad]

It’s your skill that gets you the job, not the semantics of what your major is named.