What is a difference between Computer Science and Computer Engineering at UMass Dartmouth?
Computer Science requires 120 credits to graduate, Computer Engineering requires 128 credits. Computer Science is more flexible in being able to realize a minor in another discipline, it gives you 9 credits (3 courses) of absolutely free electives. Computer Engineering program has no free electives. Computer science program puts much more attention on fundamentals and methodologies of computing as opposed to specific technologies, and, at the same time, prepares you with the two most powerful languages – Java and C. Fundamentals and methodologies have longer lifetime of around 20 years or more and graduates with these kinds of backgrounds have higher chances to be more competitive in a volatile market place. Technologies change more often and require knowledge renewal every 5 years or so.
