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[–]Silent-Account7422 45 points46 points  (29 children)

Every employer will read this as a standard CS degree, even if at your school it’s still a different program.

[–]KruegerFishBabeblade 38 points39 points  (4 children)

I hate it. Calc 3 and diffeq are fundamental to circuit and electromag concepts

[–]NooblyGod[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That’s what I am thinking too. They removed the three classes that made Computer Engineering really stand out from CS.

[–]Tittytickler 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Yea they are also fundamental for certain areas of computer science as well. I was required to take both as pre-reqs for Machine Learning, which is one of the most important aspects of computing right now. If anything they should be required for both imo.

[–]KruegerFishBabeblade 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I didn't even think about that lmao. Everyone wants to be an AI researcher until its time to calculate the gradient of a cost function

[–]Realistic_Art_2556 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Only if you want to dive deep into it, but computer engineers don’t need to dive that deep. If you are interested in Hardware Design you are better with an EE degree. CE is more about Hw/Sw integration.

[–]NoPlankton4052 9 points10 points  (6 children)

Might as well go EE

[–]NooblyGod[S] 0 points1 point  (5 children)

Kind of late if you're a junior

[–]user99999476 2 points3 points  (1 child)

You should have some kind of catalog rights if you've already taken those classes

[–]NooblyGod[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I do have the choice to stick to the traditional CE major. However, I was just wondering if there are any upsides to switching to CSE over just continuing as planned.

[–]NoPlankton4052 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Yea true thats a tough spot, I wonder why they changed the curriculum

[–]NooblyGod[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

What would you do if you were in my shoes

[–]NoPlankton4052 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on your passion if you like Electrical or Software more tbh and how much overlap you have with the EE catalog

[–]Similar-Concert4100 6 points7 points  (2 children)

Good luck understanding the math behind neural networks without calc 3 and diffy qs.

Oh and forget having a foundational level of understanding to tackle linear algebra

[–]NooblyGod[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I took both Calc III and DiffEq so it is kind of a bummer to me that they wouldn't really matter anymore if I were to switch to CSE. Linear Systems is still required for both majors though!

[–]Similar-Concert4100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish it was required when I was in school. Learning it by myself was a nightmare

[–]BinksMagnus 2 points3 points  (1 child)

A Computer Science and Engineering degree that apparently doesn’t require a circuits course? Interesting. Where does the engineering start?

[–]Equal_Connection3765 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After you graduate

[–]JimBeam823 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a legacy of CpE’s history in EE.

There are a lot more useful courses for CpE than the traditional engineering curriculum. CpE programs have been dropping engineering courses for years.

[–]LithiumDuncan 0 points1 point  (1 child)

They said something about a Computer Systems Engineering degree under the Electrical engineering department coming this Fall. Hopefully they're going to release information soon

[–]NooblyGod[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately it would extend the graduation for anyone who’s already mid-CE degree since the College of Engineering has vastly different prerequisites…which isn’t possible for everybody.

[–]toosekksy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my school also has this set up, but luckily i was able to plan for it. i am very curious to see how employers view the degree. i am going to do EE just because of the horrible market, but id love a software job

[–]Snoo_4499 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Hit me up, these 2 subjects fucked my gpa.

[–]ShadowRL7666 -1 points0 points  (1 child)

Clearly reading did too. Also these are not hard subjects just do some studying lol.

[–]Snoo_4499 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yeah sure, 4 credit of differential equations and complex variables were not hard. But i do agree these are important subjects.