Software Engineering vs Information Technology at ASU?

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Hi everyone, I’m a freshmen and currently doing AAS degree at Mesa community college. I’m planning ahead and thinking about transferring to ASU to get my Bachelor’s degree.

My question is, which one is a better option? SE or IT? I heard that SE is similar to CS and both are pretty hard, is that true?

As for my background, I think I will study online, and I have no experience with programming (I’m playing around a little with Microsoft Visual Studio, but I won’t admit myself experienced with programming)

Thanks in advance! :slight_smile:

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I forgot to give some links to the degrees:

SE: https://webapp4.asu.edu/programs/t5/majorinfo/ASU00/TSSERBS/undergrad/false

IT: https://webapp4.asu.edu/programs/t5/majorinfo/ASU00/TSIFTBS/undergrad/false

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Software engineering requires the same 3 calculus, discrete math, and linear algebra as computer science while information technology only requires 1 semester of calculus and discrete math. Information technology will be more about management of business systems and although it has a substantial programming component, it does not require nearly as much as software engineering.

The difference between SE and CS is that CS requires more theory (at ASU).