Posted: 5/1/2013 4:44:04 PM EDT
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I am currently earning my Bachelors in Computer Science, and Im thinking about getting my Masters in Computer Enginnering.
Will I be considered for Computer Engineering jobs with this skillset? Or will it hurt me to not have the Bachelors in Computer Engineering? |
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My dad did computer engineering (keep in mind, the 80s) and it has bee awesome for him. He mostly does software engineering, but has the skillset to do hardware as well, which sets him apart. Go for it
ETA: As a degree advances in level, it trumps previous degrees. MD's for instance can pretty much get an undergrad in whatever/ |
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Ive been in the industry for over a decade. Both options are equally qualified. Question is, are you? Its not a rhetorical question. I see a lot of kids come through my desk for interviews and most don't do well no matter how impressive the resumes are. Most that we do end up hiring seems content having their roles dictated to them and lacks initiative to do shit. Zero trouble shooting and research skills. Seems like they just waiting for someone else to tell them what to do. Occassionally, i see legitimate straight shooters. In those cases, school creds dont matter much.
My suggestion? Go get some internship, work cheap, whatever to get your foot in the door. Make a quick good impression. Be a go getter. Worry about Masters later on when you have some experience under your belt. |
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Two entirely different fields. When I was in school the Computer Engineering curriculum was basically the same as EE except for some electives...If you want to do computer engineering work, get a BS in computer engineering... then look at getting a MS in either one...
You'll probably need to go take all the undergraduate level engineering courses then graduate level courses to get a MS in Computer Engineering... and that's gonna suck... If you want code, get CS. If you want to design hardware and/or do some low level / embedded coding, go CE Edit: I 2nd what the poster above said... get some experience before you decide on graduate school. I'd hire a BS with 2 years work experience over a MS with 0 work experience every day of the week. |
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Two entirely different fields. When I was in school the Computer Engineering curriculum was basically the same as EE except for some electives...If you want to do computer engineering work, get a BS in computer engineering... then look at getting a MS in either one... You'll probably need to go take all the undergraduate level engineering courses then graduate level courses to get a MS in Computer Engineering... and that's gonna suck... If you want code, get CS. If you want to design hardware and/or do some low level / embedded coding, go CE Edit: I 2nd what the poster above said... get some experience before you decide on graduate school. I'd hire a BS with 2 years work experience over a MS with 0 work experience every day of the week. Time commitments will not allow me to get an ABET accredited bachelors in comp engineering. However, i can get an ABET accredited bachelors in comp science, and go into an ABET accredited masters in comp engineering program immediately after. Univeristy of Florida specifically allows BSCS degree holders to go immediately into their MSCE program. I want to design hardware, maybe get into a DoD company and do it. Im in IT right now, doing systems analysis. |
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Two entirely different fields. When I was in school the Computer Engineering curriculum was basically the same as EE except for some electives...If you want to do computer engineering work, get a BS in computer engineering... then look at getting a MS in either one... You'll probably need to go take all the undergraduate level engineering courses then graduate level courses to get a MS in Computer Engineering... and that's gonna suck... If you want code, get CS. If you want to design hardware and/or do some low level / embedded coding, go CE Edit: I 2nd what the poster above said... get some experience before you decide on graduate school. I'd hire a BS with 2 years work experience over a MS with 0 work experience every day of the week. Time commitments will not allow me to get an ABET accredited bachelors in comp engineering. However, i can get an ABET accredited bachelors in comp science, and go into an ABET accredited masters in comp engineering program immediately after. Univeristy of Florida specifically allows BSCS degree holders to go immediately into their MSCE program. I want to design hardware, maybe get into a DoD company and do it. Im in IT right now, doing systems analysis. You might be accepted in, but I don't see how you will be able to actually meet the prereqs (at least where I went) for most graduate level courses unless you've taken the basic undergraduate CE courses. (Circuits, Electronics, Digital Logic, etc). For example, I'm sure I could get accepted to a mechanical engineering graduate program... but there is no way I'm going to pass graduate level thermo courses without having taken undergrad stuff! I'm just saying be prepared to have to take extra courses that a person with a BS in CE wouldn't have to. If you want to design hardware, EE or CE is the way to go... I started out as a CompSci major and switched after my first year when I realized what the differences where... luckily most everything transferred over so it didn't affect me much. Make sure to take advantage of any internships or extra curricular activities you can (robot competitions, programming stuff, etc)... it's a tough job market out there for people with no experience. Try to develop some software at your current place of employment that you can show off... I always ask people in interviews about projects they have worked on. |
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I think i got my answer here. I cant transfer my degree because i cant satisy the time commitment for a bachelors in comp engineering, only the masters degree.
I was thinking having the masters in comp engineering would enable me to land a gig in comp engineering eventually. |
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I did not realize that there was that big of a distinction. I suppose that it depends upon the courses required for those majors at your particular school.
Where I went to school, we had the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (one department). Students usually specialized in one or the other. The required courses were common to both but optional courses varied. |
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