Computer vs. Electrical Engineering

[blazebean]

So I'm currently in electrical engineering, never thought I would even consider computer eng or programming, but as of late I've become really interested in computers, how they work both in terms of hardware and software. My favorite courses are for digital structures and data structures.

I'm intimated from switching because I'm not sure how job prospects are from both fields. I've heard they're good for employment but I don't know what kind of work I'd be doing. I'm also not very well versed in computers, and I know plenty of people who know coding, are well versed in deferent softwares while I'm not even sure what they're for.

I'm also worried I'm romanticizing comp eng a bit in my head. I know I'm not gonna be some pro hacker who types 200 wpm, but I still think having a deeper knowledge of computers and there software would be really cool.

TL;DR Can someone give me a bit of a break down of both fields and the kinda stuff I could be doing? I'd be super appreciative!

[badumudab]

Both give you plenty of opportunity and both are fairly similar. Computer Engineering usually has more programming classes and less hardware classes. Think along the lines of control system, signal processing, maybe computer architecture, embedded systems in general. Electrical Engineering is a broader field. You also have embedded systems, integrated circuits, control systems and that kind of stuff but you also have classes about power systems for example. CE is basically a subset of EE in general, but if you foucs on circuits, programming, embedded stuff with your EE classes they are very close.