My opinion (though may be slightly flawed) is, if you're good at math and science, go for a degree in Computer Engineering. A lot of the course work for CE and CS are similar, but a CE student will take on classes revolving engineering. A degree in Computer Science has been under debate for a while on whether or not it is deemed "useful". A computer engineering student can take just about every class a computer science student can take; but this does not work both ways. As computer engineering student, you will learn to program both software, and applications, as well as learning more deeply how computers work and are built. As I said, if you aren't interested in math and science, this may not be the best route. Most CS degrees in the U.S. go up to Calc II, and the sciences required can vary. However, a CE degree usually goes to Calc III, Physics II, Chemistry II, and multiple engineering and CS courses.

Your high school should likely offer an AP Computer Science A class; if not just focus on your math and science. Try to take AP calculus, as well as either AP Physics or AP chemistry.

Cuckoo wrote My opinion (though may be slightly flawed) is, if you're good at math and science, go for a degree in Computer Engineering. A lot of the course work for CE and CS are similar, but a CE student will take on classes revolving engineering. A degree in Computer Science has been under debate for a while on whether or not it is deemed "useful". A computer engineering student can take just about every class a computer science student can take; but this does not work both ways. As computer engineering student, you will learn to program both software, and applications, as well as learning more deeply how computers work and are built. As I said, if you aren't interested in math and science, this may not be the best route. Most CS degrees in the U.S. go up to Calc II, and the sciences required can vary. However, a CE degree usually goes to Calc III, Physics II, Chemistry II, and multiple engineering and CS courses.

Your high school should likely offer an AP Computer Science A class; if not just focus on your math and science. Try to take AP calculus, as well as either AP Physics or AP chemistry.

my high school dont do any of that. and im currently on a B grade in maths science and english. im also predicted an A* in ict. would it be an idea to go straight to college?

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Cuckoo wrote My opinion (though may be slightly flawed) is, if you're good at math and science, go for a degree in Computer Engineering. A lot of the course work for CE and CS are similar, but a CE student will take on classes revolving engineering. A degree in Computer Science has been under debate for a while on whether or not it is deemed "useful". A computer engineering student can take just about every class a computer science student can take; but this does not work both ways. As computer engineering student, you will learn to program both software, and applications, as well as learning more deeply how computers work and are built. As I said, if you aren't interested in math and science, this may not be the best route. Most CS degrees in the U.S. go up to Calc II, and the sciences required can vary. However, a CE degree usually goes to Calc III, Physics II, Chemistry II, and multiple engineering and CS courses.

Your high school should likely offer an AP Computer Science A class; if not just focus on your math and science. Try to take AP calculus, as well as either AP Physics or AP chemistry.

my high school dont do any of that. and im currently on a B grade in maths science and english. im also predicted an A* in ict. would it be an idea to go straight to college?

You're not from the US, correct? Just to be sure, grade 11 is equivalent to a junior in high school? I don't see a problem with going straight to college.

If you want to get better at math, I recommend [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] . It's an amazing site, where you can learn about various different topics; plus it's free. I also struggle a bit at math, and use it to better understand things. If your school doesn't offer any of those (AP may be US only, not sure), you can use books to learn some programming fundamentals, then extend those. I recommend using [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] for free pdf on technology books. There's also [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] which is a great site for learning web development, [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] which is great for just about any type of programming needs, and [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] which has courses on programming and a multitude of other topics.

You could probably either look at technical schools that specialize in what you are interested in, or look at universities with classes in the fields your interested in.

Yeah thanks guys for all the help

Cuckoo wrote A degree in Computer Science has been under debate for a while on whether or not it is deemed "useful". A computer engineering student can take just about every class a computer science student can take; but this does not work both ways. As computer engineering student, you will learn to program both software, and applications, as well as learning more deeply how computers work and are built.

I'm not sure what redneck uni you plan on going to, but computer science is most certainly not under debate for any such reason. I'd continue this argument, but the remainder of the post I just quoted implies you're quite ignorant about the entire IT sector. You cannot compare CS and CE, so don't try. They are polar opposites of the computing world.

Im currently studying AS Computing which involves programming and machine code. Might be the one for you
Im also studying AS Maths and AS Further maths which is a good thing to choose alongside computing. Theres a lot of maths in programming

planky wrote Im currently studying AS Computing which involves programming and machine code. Might be the one for you
Im also studying AS Maths and AS Further maths which is a good thing to choose alongside computing. Theres a lot of maths in programming

ah thats sound cool. but whats machine code?

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planky wrote Im currently studying AS Computing which involves programming and machine code. Might be the one for you
Im also studying AS Maths and AS Further maths which is a good thing to choose alongside computing. Theres a lot of maths in programming

ah thats sound cool. but whats machine code?

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you also study the ins and outs of basic computing

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Cuckoo wrote A degree in Computer Science has been under debate for a while on whether or not it is deemed "useful". A computer engineering student can take just about every class a computer science student can take; but this does not work both ways. As computer engineering student, you will learn to program both software, and applications, as well as learning more deeply how computers work and are built.

I'm not sure what redneck uni you plan on going to, but computer science is most certainly not under debate for any such reason. I'd continue this argument, but the remainder of the post I just quoted implies you're quite ignorant about the entire IT sector. You cannot compare CS and CE, so don't try. They are polar opposites of the computing world.

Please, go back to COM 101. I didn't say Computer Science itself is under debate, but rather the degree is (or was). It's so similar to that of a CIS, and IT degree does. The reality is, the only job you won't be able land without a CS degree is teaching. A good programmer doesn't needs to show off competency, not degrees. I believe I even stated that a CE can take many of the same courses a CS major is taking, as electives.

Again, I stated the degree curriculum between CS and CE are very similar. Considering that CE emerges CS with EE, how can they not be similar? How about reading some of the many blog posts that universities have offered for students that want to know the difference and similarities of CS and CE major. As well, view the curriculum for ABET

I highly doubt that any hiring manager will look at CE major (could even through a CS minor with it) and say I'm not sure if he's qualified enough. A lot of CS jobs are filled with Philosophy, Liberal Arts, and Math majors. The fact is, though the actual working field of CE is not exactly mirror, to CS, you can apply for both CS and CE jobs.

"Redneck uni"? Heavens, who would want to go down south to one of the top CS universities, GIT? Those stupid rednecks.

I myself, see the crossing at first hand; which is why I'm double majoring. Though, I'm considering switching CS to a minor, and majoring with CE and Business