My degree is in software engineering. When I got it there were I think 2 or 3 courses that were part of the CS curricula that weren’t part of the SE degree (OS,

My degree is in software engineering. When I got it there were I think 2 or 3 courses that were part of the CS curricula that weren’t part of the SE degree (OS, compilers, and networking I think, for those interested) Instead my program favored some management and organizational stuff. I chose SE because all the courses I needed were available online and I could continue to work full time without needing to go out to a classroom 3-5 times a week. University studies have had a weird century or so, and have become substantially about signaling. I remember over-hearing a conversation from peers about why Software Engineering as a degree doesn’t make sense, because it’s not a study-able topic, while computer science was the true path. I suspect it had more to do with gatekeeping the signal than what qualifies as a valid course of study.