Excerpts from cypherpunks: 28-Apr-93 Need some Advice by "Robert D Shofner"@vax1.cc.uakron.edu
My question is what is the diff. between a Software Eng. & Computer Sci. degree. Some of my profs say that they don't know of any schools offer a BS in Software Eng. If that is the case then why do people use that term? Or is it a Masters degree or something like that?
Well, I'm not too sure what this has to do with cypherpunking, but here goes: The difference between Software Engineering and Computer Science is sort of like the difference between Differential Equations and Mathematics. SoftEng is a subset of CompSci. I don't believe there are any schools that offer SoftEng as a BS degree - very few schools even offer an undergrad-level SoftEng course, Carnegie Mellon University (we're ranked second in CompSci overall) being a notable exception. We offer a Masters degree in SoftEng, and even have a program set up that allows a student to achieve a BS in CompSci and a MS in SoftEng in five years. [However, squeezing both those degree programs into a 5-year period would probably kill most ordinary mortals. I don't recommend this program, as lots of people have a hard time fitting the BS into four-and-a-half :) years. We're a tough school...] Not a University Spokescritter, but I play one on the net, -Spam -- spam+@cmu.edu |~|___________ Spam is: Please sm6h+@andrew.cmu.edu | \ Steve Marting Email me anonymous mail: | . / Carnegie Mellon U. For my PGP ap.2879@cupid.sai.com |_____________> Pittsburgh, PA Public key!