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Can I be a Software Engineer with an Electrical Engineering degree?

  • Next year, I am going to get start my Software Engineering bachelor's degree and it will have an Electrical Engineering component to it so I might consider Electrical Engineering as a master's degree because I want to work in a space agency making software for the rockets (or any other spacecraft) and I was just wondering if it would be more beneficial to get: a) A Software Engineering degree with a core component of Electrical Engineering built-in followed by an master's in Electrical Engineering (Keeping in mind that I want to work as a Software Engineer primarily and only apply the Electrical Engineering knowledge in software) or b) A Software Engineering bachelor's with a core component of Electrical Engineering built-in (as in part a) followed by a less "Engineery" Software Engineering master's which would in turn be followed by a regular Computer Science PhD. P.S. I love Physics/Engineering but I adore (=love even more) Software.

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    Absolutely. My best programmer has a degree in physics. It really does not matter what your degree is in. Keep in mind software is telling the dumbest thing in the world what to do with step by step directions. Get your masters and PHD in something else.

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I would suggest BS EE with your masters in SW engineering. You will demonstrate great analytical ability and the skill in software to do the kind of work you want. PhD is for really advanced CS R&D like in a university where you would be directing the research of graduate students and publishing the results of your own research.

I have degrees EE, but 80% of my work experience would be considered software engineering. Having a EE background is not an impediment to getting into software engineering. Especially if you like working at the embedded programming level.

I would suggest BS EE with your masters in SW engineering. You will demonstrate great analytical ability and the skill in software to do the kind of work you want. PhD is for really advanced CS R&D like in a university where you would be directing the research of graduate students and publishing the results of your own research.

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I have degrees EE, but 80% of my work experience would be considered software engineering. Having a EE background is not an impediment to getting into software engineering. Especially if you like working at the embedded programming level.

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Absolutely. My best programmer has a degree in physics. It really does not matter what your degree is in. Keep in mind software is telling the dumbest thing in the world what to do with step by step directions. Get your masters and PHD in something else.

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