<p>I am an EE but my school does not have an ECE program. Its just EE.</p>
<p>So my question is: if you are studying ECE, is your degree in Electrical Engineering OR computer engineering, or electrical & computer engineering?</p>
<p>And is this any different at the graduate level, vs. undergraduate?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>I think ECE is just another name for CpE.
Degree name varies from school to school, country to country. ECE in HK can be Electronic and Computer Engineering.
Also depending on the program itself… some programs have specialized concentrations… and some don’t.</p>
<p>Remember, a degree major is what YOU make of it. It is not restricted to what is printed on the final diploma. One should always study curriculums at other universities to make sure you can shape you broader major into your focus and interests.</p>
<p>Most colleges have their catalog in PDF format and some will have the entire major requirements on their department website. Look and compare so you will know what to take to shape your program.</p>
<p>A CS or EE major can shape their major into a CompE
A Math major can shape their major into a CS or SoftE program</p>
<p>Look, I appreciate your time but that has NOTHING to do with what I asked.
What I am asking is: in an ECE program, what is written on your diploma?
Is your degree “Electrical & Computer Engineering”, or one-or-the other?
And is this any different for graduate level degrees?</p>
<p>Thanks,
Ponderous Swine</p>
<p>Usually ECE is the name of the department and they offer both EE and CompE degrees.</p>
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<p>If it means that much…Yes, what Boneh3ad said.</p>
<p>At the graduate level, it may or may not be the same because some schools offer Master of Engineering degrees (MEng) as a non-thesis option.</p>
<p>And on top of that…it depends on the school. At Purdue, if you hold a non-engineering BS degree you can only get a MS degree (no designation) even if you complete the ECE requirements (their rule).</p>
<p>UCLA offers the basic MS in Engineering with SPECIALIZATION in EE or CompE if you take it online.</p>
<p>once again…it depends.</p>
<p>At my U, there is a School of Engineering. Then you can choose either Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering. But you can also do Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Computer Engineering. </p>
<p>I think they do it this way because somebody who is going to be working in a power plant as an EE doesn’t need to know as much about computers as the guy who is going to be making computers faster. Why they have a concentration for computers within the EE major is anybody’s guess. The advisors probably don’t even know.</p>
<p>It varies by school - my masters degree says “Electrical and Computer Engineering” (I checked!) but I am pretty sure my bachelors says “Electrical Engineering” despite the fact that they were both ECE departments.</p>
<p>^ i agree…</p>
<p>cosmicfish: Is the issue that you got your MS and BS at different schools, or because your MS was a graduate degree? I think I read somewhere that for an MS you get yours in ECE, but for BS you get it in EE or CE. But I could be wrong.</p>
<p>It was a school thing - they seem to be internally consistent at the moment, although my undergrad institution spent a few years bouncing between different options. In general, graduate degree titles tend to be MORE specific, not less - it is unlikely that you would get a bachelors in EE (specific) and a masters in ECE (general) from the same school. It could happen, just not most places.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure it’s either EE or CE. </p>
<p>At the University of Toronto (in Canada in case you guys didn’t know XD), there’s an ECE department. Although one could get the requirements for both EE and CE done in 4 years, the department forces the person to choose either EE or CE to be printed on their diploma.</p>
<p>I signed up for EE, but my school only offers ECE. I asked the dean what exactly would be on my diploma and she said BS ECE.</p>