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Computer science
may be a viable alternative for those who are interested in
applying mathematics and science toward the solution of
technical problems and who enjoy working with computers but
do not desire to pursue a career in engineering. Computer
science stresses the more theoretical aspects of both
computers and computation.
In many
instances, the computer science program is part of the
school (college) of engineering or the school of engineering
and applied science. In this situation, the first year or
two of the computer science program may have considerable
commonality with the computer engineering program. After
that, the two paths diverge, with the computer science
program placing more emphasis on data structures involving
additional mathematics, programming languages, and other
software concepts.
In other
situations, the computer science program may be part of
another department of the university and have little if any
commonality with the computer engineering program. |
