computational & systems biology vs computer science

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>First of all, does anyone know much about the major computational and systems biology? (a link to the website: Computational</a> and Systems Biology: Home Page) I believe it used to be called cybernetics. </p>

<p>I'm currently a cs&e major but I'm not sure I'm sticking with it. I don't think I really want to go into hardware and I'm worried that a career in software engineering/coding could become monotonous. I do enjoy cs but I would like to learn some more bio/chem, and maybe go into computational/biology or bioengineering related research.</p>

<p>CS&E would give me greater depth and probably be more marketable, but computational & systems biology has more breadth. Especially since I'm still pretty uncertain about what I want do with my life, I'm leaning towards the latter at the moment. However, I'm concerned that it might leave me with a degree that doesn't have enough depth for software engineering or bio research.</p>

<p>Any advice/input?? It would be much appreciated :)</p>

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<p>I have a friend who is a double major in CS and C&SB. My advice would be to go with CS instead of CSE or C&SB. CS can get you into a career in bioinformatics/computational bio just as easily as C&SB can, and leaves many more doors of opportunity open. Actual work in computational biology is >90% CS and <10% life science. In fact, I have extensive experience in that realm of CS; if you want more info, PM me.</p>

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<p>Thanks! I’ll definitely consider CS too. Anyone else have any input on CS vs CSE vs C&SB?</p>