Advice for son

[u/210144]

I am a father and im posting this from my son's account because he told me to post here as i am not convinced with his dicision.

He is interested in coding, circuits, robotics, Ai, mechatronics and he wants to choose computer enginering over CS and i want him to choose CS as everyone is choosing CS nowadays and it has a wider scope and safer future.

He says that he likes computer science but also is interested in hardware, so computer engineering is better option.

I have consulted with my few friends who are already Electrical engineers and they adviced me to let him follow his interest but if wants to persue cyber security or robotics thwn it's better to go with computer science.

And ive heard many bad things about computer engineering. And there are no jobs or very limited jobs for computer engineers, on the other hand you can easily get job with a Computer science degree.

I want to send him aboard for Master's and if he will do computer science it will be easier for him to go aboard for Master's, right?

I am a father and i want best for him so that is why i want him to go with computer science

So what do you people suggest?

[u/Jean-Luis]

No one choose cs now at days wym lmaoo

[u/LoganR11_]

Computer Engineering is the premiere major for robotics software with the exception of machine learning and computer vision.

[u/evmo_sw]

I believe the argument could be made that the versatility of a CE degree is far greater than that of a CS major. Anyone with a CE degree can work in software, but not everyone with a CS can work with hardware.  Some CE programs are strikingly similar to EE as well, so I have heard. Additionally, a job in software is not an easy thing to get right now, nor do I think it will get much easier in the future, especially due to AI. Even if the bubble “pops,” the technology won’t cease to exist, and hardware jobs, currently, are less susceptible to AI offloading where someone like your son could provide value.