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Hey guys, I've been studying economic computer science for about 2 months now and I'm not sure if I really want to continue. I really love working with computers, but mostly I enjoy the hardware aspect (I'm not that good at programming).

Does anyone have any suggestions as to what else would be a viable alternative to what I'm currently studying?

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Computer Network Engineering is a great program. Usually get to know about networks. Also, Computer Information Technology is also a choice.

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here in Belgium you can choose between programming, hardware and networking(security). those are the main choises.

Doesn't your country offer a hardware education?

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May I suggest you look through a list of careers you'd like to have after you complete studies and see what the common denominator is regarding qualifications.

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here in Belgium you can choose between programming, hardware and networking(security). those are the main choises.

Doesn't your country offer a hardware education?

My borther's doing a sort of blend between programming and networking right now, although they are meant to specialise later.

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My borther's doing a sort of blend between programming and networking right now, although they are meant to specialise later.

Which school/city?

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Do you like, and are good at, math and physics? If yes then you can always pick electrical engineering, but you won't be really working with actual computer hardware unless you manage to get a job in the industry. If what you really want is computer hardware then there's really nothing for you to study as there's no pc building job that requires a proper degree.

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Do you like, and are good at, math and physics? If yes then you can always pick electrical engineering, but you won't be really working with actual computer hardware unless you manage to get a job in the industry. If what you really want is computer hardware then there's really nothing for you to study as there's no pc building job that requires a proper degree.

 

wouldn't electrical engineers oversee large scale server's?

 

a science degree would be more along the lines of research and development

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wouldn't electrical engineers oversee large scale server's?

 

a science degree would be more along the lines of research and development

Electrical engineering is about development, you build the actual hardware. I have no idea what a science degree is though, to me it sounds like some bs degree like art history or african studies.

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i did Creative media... covered video editing/ Video production/ 3d Modelling/ Animation/ Games production and sooo many more things... i enjoyed it and met awesome people.

My advice would be go with what you love.

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Which school/city?

Hasselt, PHL (I think that's got a new name now, merged with XIOS or something) I THINK the name of the course is applied informatics (Toegepaste Informatica)

 

As I understand it he's getting basic programming and PC hardware along with some server stuff right now actually, so a little bit of everything. At least for the rest of the year at least, I think after they choose a direction.

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i did Creative media... covered video editing/ Video production/ 3d Modelling/ Animation/ Games production and sooo many more things... i enjoyed it and met awesome people.

My advice would be go with what you love.

" A man who does a job he loves never has to work a day in his life"

 

You're right, the modern arts brought us a lot of new careers to choose such as soung engineering and animation, that's something i'd like to study.

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here in Belgium you can choose between programming, hardware and networking(security). those are the main choises.

Doesn't your country offer a hardware education?

Wait where can you chose that? ( like which university or the other thing ( dno how to say in english ))

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Wait where can you chose that? ( like which university or the other thing ( dno how to say in english ))

(university == typically 5 years of hard studying)

(college == typically 3 years of not-so hard studying)

I'm studying Computer And Cyber Crime professional in HOWEST(college)

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(university == typically 5 years of hard studying)

(college == typically 3 years of not-so hard studying)

I'm studying Computer And Cyber Crime professional in HOWEST(college)

yeah i was just wondering which one it is, im in ULB 

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Mechanical engineering. Best choice of my life. Get to deign things for a living and make very decent money.

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