Computer Science vs Software Engineering - Which degree is better for you?

Let's settle the debate between Computer Science and Software Engineering degrees once and for all!

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00:00 Intro
00:47 Computer Science vs Software Engineering
01:37 How are they different as degrees?
03:12 Things to watch out for!
04:46 How to pick the right degree for you
07:23 Final words

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[alic]

Such a great explanation. Better than anything I've found anywhere! Thanks a ton!

[davidowens]

I have a CS degree. Most universities don't offer a Software Engineering degree. I think you can do well with either one. As you said, you need to make sure you're learning both the theory and the practical side as well.

[kanyennelson]

very helpful advice, thank you for the vid!

[msfkmsfk]

Great video. I learned a lot about the differences between Computer Science and Software Engineering and how to approach learning in general. With that being said, I believe that I am a lot more suited for Software Engineering and / or Computer Engineering because I am a lot more interested in learning how to APPLY my knowledge into real world applications and situations. I mean I like learning about SOME theory but if I can't use it in a real world problem or situation then I usually just tune the information out and I become a lot less interested in learning about the topic.

[NikhilKumar-vvxk]

Your intro is the best part of your video as I watched your videos for the first time and your intro attracted me to watch complete video and the information was just amazing. Thanks bro for superb information and you will soon cross 100k followers. Best of luck.

[krushila]

Brother, you made this video soooo helpful for me! I’m about to apply to colleges and always had the confusion of either getting a degree in CS or SWE. Thank you sooo much for making this video🙏🏾Love from Pennsylvania!

[debajitmallick]

The content of this channel is really awesome!

[nerx]

thanks so much.... I was undecided for a while but now I'm certain on my pick

[phuanchau]

This video is just perfect .
Hope in the future you may consider making a video about Should or Should Not study those degrees on online universities

[bimala]

You are awesome! I have CS degree from top tiered University and prepared me theoretically for PhD, I wish I had taken options that would have allowed me to work in industry easily. Also, I just finished the book you had recommended for system design and can't thank you enough 🙏.

[Greatbubba]

I am kind of biased to CS. I think that getting the foundational/theoretical knowledge helped me a ton in my CS degree. The struggle of learning advanced algorithms and understanding computing theory has helped me to LEARN HOW TO LEARN. I believe that I can very quickly apply the topics covered in a Software Engineering degree because of my foundation in CS.

[talhamumtaz]

Sir u r a legend . I have no words to praise u❤️

[TechnologyofTodayandAlways]

good video, you are a great inspiration for me, congratulations, I am already your new subscriber 👍 blessings 🙏🏻

[AstonJay]

I am currently studying for a CS degree, but we have a good mix between theory and actual software development classes. There are even a few classes on web development as well, which I am currently taking. I've done 3 programming courses already, from the fundamentals, and two intermediate classes (Programming 1 & 2). So far, I am happy with the direction that my classes are headed in. They focus on doing actual programming instead of just theory. Most of us use the programming classes to develop games instead 😄

[Thiccems_Mcgee]

So helpful, I'll take this into consideration as I'm considering pivoting from Bcom Accounting to Bcom Computer Science ♥️

[anushkareddy]

My uni offers electives (I think most of the top-tier unis abroad does), ample amount of it, so even if you choose to study CS you can still complete all the extras of software engineering in it, and trust me it will not be too much on your plate because software engineering is more chill so going with CS and doing software engineering units as your major is more likely to land you a job

[mysterychemical]

This was the question that I had during 2012 after my 12th grade and today finally I got the answer. By the way, I left my study after 12th grade(11th and 12th grade Science). I am nothing now if looking about dev or engineering section.

[louieee]

I am an Information Technology graduate at a university which slightly tackles the basics of everything but as I went on my third year and fourth year, the curriculum is focused on creating a web-based capstone system. Yes, I agree practical application will surely help you apply the theoretical learnings from the university. Not bragging about this, but I can say I created almost 80% of our project. Yes, it's hard and frustrating but I am reaping the hardwork I put into it, taking the opportunity to apply the theories into practical during our thesis/capstone project, as I am now a freelance developer capable of developing systems on my own from scratch to deployment.

[Anonymous-ekbx]

I appreciate your work, I'm a graduate in Zoology and I was studying biology as my major since last 8 years but now after completing my 16 year education I want to switch, I always wanted to be in computer science filed but I'm confused like what to choose, to start my journey in the filed of Cs I have to choose between a web design and development degree or a simple computer science degree ( although I have checked the complete course outline of these two from university's web, they have exactly the same course scheme except in 1 semester we'll study few things like mysql, php, etc in web development and we'll study maths and geometry in the Cs course), both of them are pre-graduate degrees consisting of 2 years time span and after this I want to go for a bachelor's degree of a software engineer or just a bachelor in computer science It'll be really helpful if you could give a hint of what path I should choose

[juanelias]

Utsav always dropping the knowledge! I’m in my second year of computer science at cc but San Jose state has both degree options so was thinking about this. thanks for clarifying that I want to continue the C.S route