Electrical Vs Computer Engineering Vs Computer Science | A Side by Side Comparison
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In this video I give a side by side comparison of the college courses in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and computer science. Note that I really didn't 'count' some of the intro classes as "major classes" cause they are just the very basics. You'll also notice that all these majors take most of the same support courses which is why I only went over those briefly. With electives everyone's schedule will look different, but you can expect most of these classes in each respective major.
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There is no other CZcams channel that makes these types of videos other than the goat himself. Thank you very much!
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@@tamoor4th Greatest Of All Time
I'm a EE major and decided to minor in computer science off of a whim after taking a microcontroller class (because my coding skills were trash). My minor consisted of all of the CSE courses that CE majors needed to take, with the addition of algorithms. Actually decided to take Computer Networking as an elective. My school doesn't offer an ECE degree but after seeing this I'm pretty disappointed that even with the extra 26 hours and similar classes I'm ending up with a minor and not a double major.
Hey how’d EE go? Like the difficulty or any regrets majoring in it so far pls😅
@MajorPrep These videos are the best examples of some of the best videos available on CZcams ! Thank you dear for this help ! :-)
Wow, great video as always!!
Will you do a video about avionics/aircraft electronic and electrical systems careerpath in future?(What subfields of EE are in demand there the most, advice for EE grads who would love to work on aircraft electronics etc)
Thank you again for your awesome work, you're really helping many students!
This is exactly what I was looking for, very high quality video! Thank you
THANK YOU SO MUCH. This was extremely helpful for me and my friends.
Now comes the time for a mechatronics major video
Yeah definitely need to get mechatronics lol
Some schools they call their mechatronics, Computer engineering technology which is this plus mechanical engineering and more ee and the cs is mixed with everything to allow more ee and ME
I am studying electrical engineering and we studied Introduction to programming, Oop, Data structures and algorithms.
Same. Are u Pakistani?
He is talking about the US in California
@@wasifrock687 . I think he. I am bengali wbu?
@@blackoutemzz2674 I am also bengali. Are u studying electrical engineering?
Finally!!!!! I've been waiting for this.
Yes!! Me too!
And what is your choice now?
Mohamed Ahmed I'm still stuck between computer science engineering and electronics and computer engineering.
You have no idea how relieved I was when i saw you were the one who made the video you explain these things so well
I just started my freshman year of college, and I'm considering either EE or CS (or something else, who knows). Thank you so much for making these videos; they help clarify the differences between these fields.
@mohammed probably not as they are quite different courses
What did you end up deciding on ?
What did you choose?
I’m also between EE or CS
Thanks a million, man. Really helpful stuff.
as someone who studies electrical engineering at a german university it is quite interesting to look at your system. it really is quite different in some aspects and very similar in others. for example we only have to do one of these "general education" courses during the entirety of our Ba degree and a second one for our Ma degree. in addition i think i prefer your trimester system to my semester system. then you dont have to learn as much for your exams, but have more of them.
TY ALOT I am having a rough time trying to decide what major I want to take and this video does simplify choice ty
Most college and university websites show which courses are required for which majors. If you really want to know which courses are required you should talk to the staff at your school and they may be able to tell you where to go to find requirements for certain majors. This can also give you an idea of how major requirements differ from college to college if you look at multiple school websites.
Good job you're making such a good videos
Great video! Really helped me understand the key differences and make my decision. Thank you!
In my experience, a solid understanding of probability analysis is equally important. Statistical analysis is fundamental to design theory. If one were to choose engineering as a career, I would highly recommend studying this. Behind nearly every great mathematician, physicist, or engineer, lies a great statistician. Great video, btw!
Good video! I can't wait to start college this fall.
TheBabyDerp remember this comment when you’re in your second year studying for multiple midterms. 😂
@@Alexveliz0898 lmao it's time
It’s been 3 years! What major did you choose and how has it been in all these years?
@@Punicia I chose computer engineering but had a gap year and switched to mathematics. 🤷🏻♂️ working at a large tech company part-time.
Thanks for all the work that you do Major Prep! I really wish I had known all of this when I first started college back in 2013
Happy to help!
Hey, Zach, considering that this channel is centred around being prepared for and understanding different college majors, I believe that you should make a video on what it is like for a college student to switch from one to another. This is a problem that most students face throughout their schooling and I think that it would be very beneficial to your viewers if you made a video on this topic. This has also become a personal problem for me as I am already starting to doubt my choice as a Bio major (I start this fall at CPP).
Great idea! Really appreciate the suggestion and I think it’d be good to find multiple people who’ve switched majors and have them talk about it. Then I can give a summary as well
MajorPrep That sounds great.
Great, i was just looking for a vid like this. I mean, that is this.
These videos are amazing! Please do one on molecular engineering and perhaps how it compares to electrical engineering!
I’m interested in UChicago’s Institute of Molecular Engineering
Soon there will be 1 million subscribers.Congrats in advance.
Thanks Zach!
Can you make some more comparisons esp. between EE and CE.
And I will have no problem at all watching a full 30 minutes video.
as a high-school student, your channel gave me a LOT of information for choosing my major 2 years later for university, so thank you for your effort.
Glad the videos are helping! I can definitely do more comparison videos in the future.
really insightful
Really like the quarter system!!
didn't know such thing exist, it let you focus, having less things on your mind!
Thanks for the useful videos, soon going to cal poly SLO for comp engineering ✌️
You'll love it!
Well.... how is it?
The Spilled Mountain Dew very good, learning a lot but it definitely isn’t easy, but I’m sticking with it. Currently learning about systems programming and it’s kicking my ass, but it’s worth it
I’m doing Electrical and Computer Engineering major + computer science major so this was very helpful thanks
@MajorPrep. Do you have any experience with student branches of the IEEE? I was thinking of joining the one near me to fill in the blanks of knowledge I don't have since I took my computer courses at a community college. I was also planning on joining the school's hacking club.
*THANK YOU.* I shall thank you again the next time I have picked my course :D
what if i take a the cs curriculum but take some electives on hardware to get an overall view of computers?
Outside of the extra math and science courses EE is very similar to EET. That's my current major. Although I am considering switching to EE.
Sir please make a video on Electronics and Communication Engineering. And the jobs offered with respective salaries and level of expertise required for each job . I know it is more like Computer Engineering but I just wanted the accurate info.
And NOT TO FORGET ..... I LOVED ALL OF YOUR VIDEOS ❤
I am soooo excited to begin electrical engineering in the fall!! I am slightly nervous that I might fit better into a different engineering discipline, like computer or aerospace, but I’m looking forward to explore my interests in the next few years. Thank you for your advice!!
How’s it going lol
I don’t mean to be a downer folks but I just got off the phone with the suicide hotline 30 minutes ago. comp sci sucks i have no will to live good luck out there loves. Wishing you the best!!
@@deb1717 that went 0 to 100 real quick
@@deb1717 Jesus...
@@deb1717 hope you’re doing okay now
Man.. You’re better than my Senior Seminar teacher. xD
Hey man great videos and funny you went to SLO that's where I'm looking to attend. Did you see anyone ever go EE maj / CS minor?
Thanks for the knowledge. In all other countries they teach computer science and computer enginneering as different course while in India they teach both in a single course - Computer Science and Engineering (CSE). I myself a CSE undergrad. Now I understand why is it so.
I'm sure it's pretty hard.... I'm studying computer engineering btw
That's an awesome video! Could you please make one for mechanical and aerospace engineering (aeronautics and astronautics)
That is exactly the idea I had for the next video I do using this format.
nice video thanks
So what you are saying is I should major in EE, CS, and Mathematics?
amazing video ... hey could you do a video on data science and how
someone form a engineering background could become a data scientist .?
I graduateed from Cal Poly Pomona As EE. This video just reminds me of all the nightmare Finals and project I went throw. I was so smart back in school lol
Do you work as an ee or programmer?
@@hugodaniel8975 ee
So I have a question regarding electrical engineering as I am currently in the digital systems class. We use a program for our assignments called Xilinx ISE, which is a windows only program. My question is do you use this program in later classes such as microcontrollers or circuits? Reason I ask is Im using a macbook and am heavily considering getting a windows laptop if Xilinx used more throughout the major, thanks!
I would strongly consider it. I had to use Quartus and PSpice in circuits and digital design. And again in more advance classes. For microcontrollers, it was code composer studio. I don’t recall if code composer was available for macs. I don’t believe it was. I don’t remember seeing any students on a Mac in microcontrollers. Alternatively, you could just dual boot.
hey these are really good and helpful. But could you make similar topics for a Masters Degree? That would be really helpful. Thanks
Going to Cal Poly SLO as a rising EE freshman next year. Got any tips/tricks/recommendations/etc? Best video ever for someone going to slo as a freshman... going to share it with my friends :)
How did it go?
9:39
would it be possible to take these as "electives" even as a Computer Engineer? (forgive me if the question sounds dumb, since i wanted to be sure.)
MajorPrep Electrical Engineering vs Aerospace Engineering.
please someone advice to choose right for me I don't know best power or communication engineering
Its funny how different our colleges are lol, ee and cs are very similar, they have 5 classes in common (out of 13 for the major)
Youbie you are right, it depends on the school. At Cal Poly they aren't similar. However at UC Berkeley, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MIT, etc, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering are combined into one program EECS.
Good job
I’m a student at Cal Poly currently in electrical engineering, and I’ve been worried about if I should transfer to computer engineering for my career interests. However, from reading this I should be fine as long as I just tailor my interests to include extra computer science courses.
How’s EE going😅
I'm taking mechatronics my first semester a class where i got to build my own digital trainer, and one for circuit schematics on autocad then lastly electrical circuits class where we learned how to use osciliscopes function generators and other basic tools on circuits we made ourselves. second semester i'm taking Mechanics , physics 1 , and i got to take precal cuz i was lazy in highschool, then i'm taking logic systems with python. that was just first year at an associates which i'm lazy so it is only 25% of the associates degreee.... then i move on to my schools version of Computer engineering technology major which has a prerequisite of Calculus 2 which would be calculus 4 in other schools(my schools has 2 semestersa year ). In my school CET(Computer engineering technology) is basically mechatronics engineering.
Nice video, can you do a a curriculum with mechatronics vs electrical engineer
And also please can you make a video on chemical engineering, im more interested in electrical because I want to work in satellites, rockets communications, drones etc, but my dad is a chemist and naturally he advices me to do chemical engineering 😂😂 saying that it’s much more demanding as in they need them more, so whatever you have time a video on how chemical engineering differs from electrical engineering and what classes each have to take would be sooo awesome, anyways love the channel so much
Would be happy to do more videos on that! Just so you know chemical engineering and EE are very different majors. It would be me mostly just talking about their differences. The similarities would be pretty minimal. There is some overlap in control systems for sure though.
Do a video on petroleum engineering please
so i can be a computer engineer and choose electives for software then when I graduate i can be a software engineer?
@@ArcticZombie Which electives for Cpe should I need to take for software engineering?
I would like to know about Statisti s Major. Could you make some video about that?
Video is still very relevant in 2020
Quick question my man. Currently enrolled in mechatronics at an undergrad. I'm really interested in missle guidance systems and things of that nature. Is there any way a mechatronics degree could get me there? Or do you think that's more electrical? Thanks, huge fan of these videos. They help a ton!!
Mechatronics is definitely a good place to be for that! There are many aspects of missile guidance systems and mechatronics covers quite a few. It’ll be good to figure out specifically what you are more interested in (circuits, mechanical design, programming, etc) when it comes to that field.
MajorPrep decided I'm definitely more interested in circuits. Think electrical would be my best bet?
Plz do the map of engineering from civil to computer science
would it be hard to major in both electrical and computer engineering?
do this video but with mechanical and aerospace engineer
Definitely will get that one.
Can you do an in-depth module analysis of a typical physics major?
Eyyy I got accepted into Computer Engineering at Cal Poly! It sounds like an awesome school.
Congrats! You'll definitely love it.
It really is haha. Go for the robotics section of CPE 123! You'll likely get a survey about your interests so that they can put you into an introductory programming class and I would highly recommend going for robotics. You get to keep the robot.
RJ Macaranas sick will do.
Could you please do a video on Engineering Physics?
I really want to! I've actually been trying to find someone in the major but it's not a common one. Granted I could be looking harder lol, but I promise it will be on the channel.
MajorPrep Oh awesome no worries! The work you do for high-school students like me is already super-helpful!!!
I’m in my Freshman year of Computer Engineering and I’ve been thinking about doing a Computer Science minor
8:56 redstone fun
Can you do Computer information systems and Computer Science?
If I want to work on drones, machine learning, computer vision, robots and similar work, would it make more sense to study Computer Engineering or Computer Science? The Computer Engineering degree at my Uni is moreso focused on Software then it is on hardware btw. Like 75% software, 25% hardware. And the two specializations in the degree are either Distributed systems and networks, or Computer vision and AI.
And would I need the Masters degree before I'm qualified to build the beforementioned things ?
You look similar to Marshall from How I Met Your Mother haha. Great video by the way!!
Haha thanks! And That’s definitely the first time I’ve gotten that.
Please make video on what mechanical engineer do.. ie about the their jobs
Please make a video about Electrical and Computer Science major
what about triple or quadriple majors ?
Can you do a video about mechatronics vs physics
I’m torn between computer engineering and electrical engineering. I’ve never programmed or done anything like that so I’m worried I’ll be behind if I get into computer engineering. Also I’d rather be involved with solar panels and mass electricity production than computer hardware. What do u guys think
same boat and I went with EE because it's more versatile and I'm still taking a couple CE classes im interested in (data structures, computer architecture, etc) so I get the best of both worlds
@@amaanq8649 same
CE is a branch of EE
Electrical engineering and applied mathematics for a quant role?
So basically with a degree in computer engineering i could get a job in electrical engineering, Compared to if i get a degree in computer sciences i am just limited to jobs in the computer field. Please correct me if i am wrong.
Double major in math and cs is pretty comon... would you recomend doing a double in math and Computer E.?
Its easier to get a double major with Comp E because you are required to take more math than CS so more classes will count for both majors.
@@christopherdlg2316 Wait, so if you double majored in Math and CS you take less CS classes than a person majoring in just CS?
"Systems programming .. everyone dreaded... C language"
Me: Oh I like programming in C
Zach: "..Compression algorithm"
*Compression algorithm PTSD intensifies*
I remember in high school participating in a university made examination (Waterloo CCC)(the junior one) and the fourth question was to do this exact thing. I was lost af. It was the junior examination and it wasn't even the last question(questions in ascending difficulty), and we had a time limit to do all these questions.
Hey Is it true that CE is more electrical than programming because I love programming more but I want to do CE because I not only want to program but I want to be able to take the computer apart and fix devices
Exactly I know this is late but which major did you end up joining ?
Do you think I could get jobs in factories and industrial plants with a CE degree? I love computers and programming but I would like to get jobs in heavy industry environments
you would as a controls engineer 100% work with heavy industrial equipment if you desired
What does prov electrical engineering mean?
Lol cal poly flowchart..I dig it
I m majoring in computer engineering , can i go for mechatronics after graduation .?
Computer design or building a computer is what my child wants to do.?
Computer science does take a computer design and assembly class, at most schools, it's called Computer Organization. Great video!
Electrical engineering Vs computer science who is the best option?
Wait why do I feel I've taken most of these classes...
Because it is all the same in india.
Hey MajorPrep. I love your videos and your channel. I am torn between Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. I am hoping that you can give me some advice. Please and thank you for your time.
Just do ce lmao it's basically both
Please do Software Engineering!
I love all your video. All of them are very nice and informative.
I have a request for communication engineering. Need help for that of you don't mind.
Thanks for the request! I'm guessing you are located outside the US cause it's really not a common major here. But I'll see what I can do about getting it!
please do a video on how to making a carrier in robotics,nanotechnology,biomedical,aerospace engineering (anyone) and which branch to choose.I personally think mechanical engineering would be a right choice but I want to know from your side (please).I am from India.
It depends on the degree and curriculum
bachelors degree and curriculum this might be the example www.bits-pilani.ac.in/uploads/Pilani_Upload/Placement%20Unit/First%20Degree%20Courses/B.E/BE_Mechanical.pdf
first time seeing your face lol
Hey great video! I've realised after watching this that computer engineering might be great for me.
Just a query though. How complementary are EE and CS at jobs? And will a Comp. Eng be at a disadvantage as he will be competing with specialists in their singular fields(Jack of all trades, master of none)? Or do I have to not worry about that and I can specialise in one of them later on at work? Will both of my skills be utilised at work?
Btw, very informative video. Thanks!
may be pretty late
Lol (tell me if you decided by now
or are you already studying?)
i'm not an expert
in fact i'm just an at lost
college student just like you!
but from what i've read in Quora, Forums,and basically many discussions over the comparaisons
many do say
that even Electrical Engineering
may qualifie you for
Software Engineer job actually,
sometimes-althought not so often-
companies even accept
Physics and Math degrees,
But for sure CompEn is
the most eligible of the lot!
Learn your coding better more outside what you learn at college,
and most probably it would be alright they say.
make more research tho
and i really hope someone actually with an actual good idea
answers this question of yours
for confirmation purpose and advices...
Good luck!
@@M-yue882 Hey thanks I'm still in high school lol. Yeah that makes sense. The skills you pick up in jobs are also important, not just the college curriculum. Also coding is kinda easy, do it just depends on how much importance you willing to give to each area.
@@sentientartificialintelligence Hey! Ended up taking electrical engineering after more research, loving it so far!
Hey I'm split between aeronautical engineer and astronautical engineer, I find plans and space craft enjoyable to learn about anyone have information that might push me over one to oneside?
@SørenCast Z like make a decision but I went diesel tech and glad I went thst route
I am not sure if my comment got deleted but I can no longer see it.. so... now I am keeping it short.
Your channel is sooo great, maybe it will be big some day...so keep it going!
Best wishes!
Thanks for the comment! I don't delete comments so not sure where it would've gone but appreciate the kind words!
Can you do stuff related to Mechanical Engineering?
With this style of video talking about the curriculum? Or just in general?
Like this video
YOOO IM GOING TO CALPOLY TOO
So is computer engineering is good or software engineering
Computer engineering will get you a wider variety of jobs, but most of them veer towards computer hardware. Software engineering is all digital. If i had the choice i would do computer engineering, but you decide if you like more hardware or more coding.
I’m a computer engineering major and I would suggest in you’re planning in going to grad school choose computer engineering as an undergrad and master in computer science. That way you gain some background in hardware. Don’t do it the other way around because it’s harder to get into the masters in computer engineering than computer science since computer science don’t get engineering or hardware knowledge at all