Computer Science at UC Davis (CoLS and CoE)

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<p>I just checked up with UC Davis and it seems for CS Major there’s actually two college offering it?</p>

<p>College of Letters and Sciences offers Computer Science (BS)</p>

<p>College of Engineering offers Computer Science and Engineering (BS) and Computer Engineering (BS)</p>

<p>Besides from the courses they study,is there any major difference between them?UC Davis told me that the College of Letters and Sciences that offers Computer Science (BS) is a non-selective major.I thought CS is a selective major almost anywhere?</p>

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<p>Oh, I just asked that question today and here’s what the CS person said: </p>

<p>Basically, in the college of letters and science (I got in this one), you have an elective. So you can choose, aside from learning software engineer or something, a class like biology or creative writing or something.
In the college of engineering, you are basically assigned courses.</p>

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<p>My understanding from another thread is that COE focuses more on hardware and CS in L&S focuses on software.</p>

<p>Here is the old thread the person who asked the question was referred to: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-davis/1155853-difference-between-cs-and-cse.html”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-davis/1155853-difference-between-cs-and-cse.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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CS - software.( web apps )

CSE- Hardware. + software ( operating system. phone hardware companies.