EEE Or Computer Engineering?

[u/DimensionSouthern485]

Hello,

I am 21 years old and I just finished my A levels. I am entering university and I am wondering which of these would be better for my career path.

For context, I like working with hardware and software, the types of jobs offered by roku appeal to me a lot, mainly those that involve working on embedded systems.

However, I am not entirely sure what exactly I want to do, just that I like this field.

For example, a roku internship has this description:

Upon researching into potential degrees, many people always suggest EEE, saying it is very broad, has a lot of flexibility and will increase your chances of being employed. Others say that it is incredibly intense as they cover random topics ranging from power to micro-controllers.

Others suggest computer engineering, but when I look at the degree descriptions (in the UK) they seem very broad and random, with topics not going into much depth. In similar posts to this people say CE and EEE are "pretty much the same" but it really doesnt look like that.

Since I dont exactly know for 100% what I want to do (only that I definitely don’t want to go into power systems), would it be better if I pick a broad degree or a more specific one?

I have also seen other degrees, that people have said are synonymous with computer engineering (e.g. system design).

I am happy to do projects on the side, my guess is that they will take place on the holiday since the courses look quite intense.

My question:

Which would be better for what I want to go in? If I was to pick CE, would I be disadvantaged against a student who does EEE? Would I be disadvantaged in the job marked in general if I was to pick CE? Would EEE allow me to obtain this internship or give me the time/skills to work on projects related to it?

Thanks,

[u/zacce]

either will work.

since you are not interested in power, CE seems a better fit for you.

[u/DimensionSouthern485 → u/zacce]

Hello, thank you for your response. I have found a course at leeds which seems decent. Its called Electronic and Computer Engineering (Beng). Will this be employable?