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CS is a sub-set of specialization from math - ergo a science. A scientist is one thing, as with an engineer is a very distinct animal separate from this. Opinio

• strictnein 9y ago
  CS is also a sub-set of Electrical Engineering, ergo engineering. The work that people with CS degrees do is typically far more like Engineering (designing, testing, building, and fixing systems) than Science.
  • astrodust 9y ago
    Computer Science is in no way a subset of Electrical Engineering. I was in Computer Engineering, which is a subset of Electrical Engineering, and looked at transferring to Computer Science since I was more interested in software than hardware. The two disciplines are enormously different and I'd basically have to do-over two years. Engineering forces everyone through the same fundamentals, you learn about physics, chemistry, and do outrageous amounts of math. In Computer Science it's a whole different track apart from the small amount of overlap in the programming courses. At my university the Engineering Department was a separate entity from the entire school. Any engineering graduate was also on track to get their P.Eng. Computer Science students cannot get this without an engineering degree.
    • ghaff 9y ago
      Depends on the school. At MIT, Course 6 is Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. 6-3 is Computer Science and Engineering and corresponds to a classic CS degree. 6-1 is more of a classic EE degree.
    • strictnein 9y ago
      Historically and in practice at many schools the CompSci program came out of the EE school. To say it's not a subset is simply wrong. You think math professors were the ones wiring up early experimental computer hardware? Sounds like a strange computer science track at your school. And subpar, to be honest.