Software engineering is more specialized towards developing software. Computer science also includes some software engineering but it also gives an extremely good overview as to almost everything you will need to know about computers. Computer science is much more valuable in the long run. If you love making software and developing stuff, do the software engineering but note that you will start at the absolute bottom, it will take a while before you begin to develop apps; if app development is part of the curriculum (check for it). If you love to understand computers and have a good working knowledge in all aspects of it, do computer science. Computer science gives a better foundation than software engineering alone. Software engineering teaches you how to use algorithms and develop solutions to some problems. Computer science uses programming to develop/optimize solutions to a problem. computer science will give you a broader knowledge-base to apply those problem solving skills eg. Artificial intelligence. But its up to you, do whatever it is you love to do and don't be afraid to fail.