u/Confused_younging

Hello fellow electrical/computer engineers! I have asked this question too in the Computer Engineering subreddit but i also want more broader opinions from the wider ECE community:

I'm a student who's about to finish up my Computer Engineering bachelors in Germany. In my uni, i got accepted to both the Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering master programs since i took mostly EE electives during my bachelors.

Right now I'm thinking if i should switch to EE for masters because im scared that if i have a pure CompE degree for both bachelors and masters, some employers might have the misconception that im just a software dev and not give me a chance in more traditionally EE fields like analog chip design or telecommunications. Not only in the EU, but also in southeast asia or internationally in general if im intending to move back home.

I'm currently intending to specialize in digital hardware design and work in the chip design or semiconductor industry but i would like to keep my options open (like the aforementioned analog chips or telecommunications industry)

I also seen a few recent posts comparing CompE and EE, but because I already will be having my bachelors in CompE, my masters would essentially also be a question of specialising further in digital hardware design or broadening my expertise in the telecommunication field as well

The cons of switching is that most of the courses im interested in that are related to hardware design (like DSP Design, Electronic Design Automation, Microprocessor Architectures), and also low-level computing like advanced compiler engineering and advanced microcontroller programming are already compulsory or part as electives for CompE masters in my uni

Meanwhile for EE I would have to specialize in communications engineering to only have part of my interested courses offered as electives, and i would have to take them as additional classes. While I have to take more classes in communication and network architectures, RF systems, and signal modulation which I'm not entirely opposed but not really where my heart and soul would be in

Luckily for both programs classes like VLSI Design and Computer Arithmetic are both offered as electives.

So for employer perception and keeping my options open in the industry, is it worth the hassle to switch to EE for masters. Or just stick to CompE and take as many EE electives again and show the relevant classes i taken on my resume?

Hello fellow computer engineers!

I'm a student who's about to finish up my Computer Engineering bachelors in Germany. In my uni, i got accepted to both the Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering master programs since i took mostly EE electives during my bachelors.

Right now I'm thinking if i should switch to EE for masters because im scared that if i have a pure CompE degree for both bachelors and masters, some employers might have the misconception that im just a software dev and not give me a chance in more traditionally EE fields like analog chip design or telecommunications. Not only in the EU, but also in southeast asia or internationally in general if im intending to move back home.

I'm currently intending to specialize in digital hardware design and work in the semiconductor industry but i would like to keep my options open (like the aforementioned analog chips or telecommunications industry)

The cons of switching is that most of the courses im interested in that are related to hardware design (like DSP Design, Electronic Design Automation, Microprocessor Architectures), and also low-level computing like advanced compiler engineering and advanced microcontroller programming are already compulsory or part as electives for CompE masters in my uni

Meanwhile for EE I would have to specialize in communications engineering to only have part of my interested courses offered as electives, and i would have to take them as additional classes. While I have to take more classes in communication and network architectures, RF systems, and signal modulation which I'm not entirely opposed but not really where my heart and soul would be in

Luckily for both programs classes like VLSI Design and Computer Arithmetic are both offered as electives.

So for employer perception and keeping my options open in the industry, is it worth the hassle to switch to EE for masters. Or just stick to CompE and take as many EE electives again and show the relevant classes i taken on my resume?

Hi fellow RWTH students

Very soon i will be graduating from CE in my bachelors, and i already have both acceptance for both Msc Computer Engineering and Msc Electrical Engineering and Information Technology

Since I took mostly EE electives I dont need any prerequisite courses for both programs in masters.

Now, since my interest is mainly computer architectures and chip design, so i intend to mostly take classes from ICE and IDS institutes. Almost all of the electives in CE basically already allows me to do that, but in EE I can do most of the electives if i go with the Communications Engineering (COMM) track, while the rest of the classes I would need to take as General or Additional.

What im worried is in the future after I graduate, employers will see my purely Computer Engineering degrees and assume Im only capable being a software dev. Would having my masters in EE open more options in the job market? Or at least let potential employers have a more positive look on my profile?

I would like to work around the chip design and semiconductor industry, as well as the telecommunications industry too if theres no other options. Not just in Germany but internationally as well.

So should I make the switch to EE or is it not worth the hassle to plan around the electives for my desired classes?