<p>Going to enroll into a Computing Science course and was wondering if this would put me at a disadvantage ?
I talked to my school counsellor and he said that Computing science is more Application based where as Computer science is more theoretical and is more for someone looking to be a lecturer/professor where as Computing science is more Industry Orientated.
These are the modules in my computing science school
<a href="http://apiit.lk/images/pdf/Bsc_Computing.pdf">http://apiit.lk/images/pdf/Bsc_Computing.pdf</a> </p>
<p>Any advice?</p>
<p>Or should I go ahead and take up software engineering instead?
<a href="http://apiit.lk/images/pdf/Bsc_Computing_SE.pdf">http://apiit.lk/images/pdf/Bsc_Computing_SE.pdf</a></p>
<p>I’ve never heard of a Computing Science degree, but the course content looks OK. It does seem more practical and industry-oriented than a typical Computer Science degree. </p>
<p>A Computer Science degree still sounds a little more impressive than a Computing Science or Software Engineering degree, but you should be fine with either of the latter two.</p>
<p>The coursework in Computing Science and SE are geared toward software development with SE emphasizing C, C++, C#, and Java. Your counselor is correct in saying Computer Science is theoretical like Pure Math is theoretical. If you want to do research work, like maybe developing the next kind of computer, opt for Computer Science. If you want to write the next software, employers will want you to have Computer Science or any software development BS degree. If you want a Ph.D or M.S. later on, there are more universities offering them in Computer Science.</p>
<p>So It is my general idea that a Computer science degree is better than a Software Engineering one… However where does this computing science degree come into play?
Would you rank it below Computer science but higher than software engineering? I do not want to be confined just to software development and it looks like Computing science would be better than SOftware engineering in that aspect
Thanks for teh asnwers so far :)</p>
<p>Overall, Computing Science is a degree not offered in many universities. Most universities offers Computer Science as a degree in the Department of CS and/or Math. Most universities offer a degree in Software Engineering in the Department of Engineering. Most employers will not be familiar with the contents of a Computing Science degree, so you will have to explain it to them. But a CS and SE degree will be familiar without need of explanation. In general SE and Computing Science are the equal, but the main differences can only be explained by the college that is offering a Computing Science degree. You may find different colleges have different names for their degrees, only these colleges can explain names that are not standard or common names for degrees.</p>
<p>Pick a degree that is easily understood in USA, if you plan to work in USA. Computer Science, most people heard of it but Computing Science sounds very specific to that university, unless you want to work in India afterwards.</p>
<p>^ Agree. Anytime you have to explain what your degree is you are trying to dig out of a hole.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the opinions
Oh 
But the thing that made me choose Computing science was that its the only degree offered here where I live that is similar to Computer science, and I didn’t choose Software engineering because career opportunities for that are just being a software Engineering, where as with Computing science I could be a Software Engineer as well as many other options (Look at the last part of the course modules i showed in the first post)
And alot of people who have done Computing Science at the college I mentioned seemed to be quite off, even those who did Software Engineering
Should I do Software Engineering just ebcause it has the better name to it?</p>
<p>Bump.
Guys do you think doing software engineering will hurt my chances of getting jibs as compared to if I did computing science? They both seem pretty software oriented so I don’t think a computing science degree will help me break into hardware and networking as much as a Computer science degree would.
My university is asking me to switch to software engineering as there are not enough people doing computing science… Should I do it? </p>
<p>If you major in Software Engineering, you will end up developing software and probably talking to people who are willing to pay your company to develop software for them. If you major in Computer Science, you will end up doing developing software including operating system software, which include knowing a lot about hardware stuff, and networking hardware like CISCO. Networking hardware is a specialty and a college need to have its own networking hardware in order to offer networking classes. If you’re college does not offer these classes, that means they rely on a private company for networking resources. As far as your university asking you to switch major, they are probably thinking more about the university’s future, not your own future.</p>
<p>Actualyl the problem is my college has an intake every 4 months. And in my current intake, I am the only one who has applied for Computing Science
I don’t mind doing Software Engineering,but Will I be at a distinct disadvantage? And do note that the other program is Computing Science and not Computer Science 
Thanks guys :)</p>