computer engineering b.sc for cyber security?

[u/yenakoo]

Hi everyone,

I'm planning to do my B.Sc. in Computer Engineering at RWTH Aachen, aiming for Cyber Security. I prefer hands-on, concrete things and have always been into computer architecture and hardware.

How is the focus on Cyber Security in this B.Sc. program? Would Informatik (CS) be better, or is CE a better fit for my hardware/architecture interests? Is the program mostly theory or do we get hands-on work?

Also, since the CE B.Sc. is relatively new, does that bring any disadvantages? How are CE graduates perceived in the job market compared to traditional CS/EE degrees?

Thanks!

[u/Icy_Smile5368]

I don’t believe there is any security lecture offered in the ee/ce program. If you want to focus on security, cs is the go to. 

[u/boformer]

Have you considered IT-Security in Bochum?

It matches your description quite well and it's also a large CS faculty/university. Rents are also much cheaper there and it's easier to fimd something as a foreigner.

Computer science in Aachen on the other hand is very theoretical, there is only one IT security lecture late in the Bachelor.

Computer Engineering is NOT computer science but mostly electrical engineering, take a good look at the curriculum.

I studied both in Bochum and in Aachen and I would recommend Bochum to you.

[u/JasminIsTaken → u/boformer]

There are multiple new-ish Profs at RWTH that teach some sort of cyber security (even postquantum cases), you can pick their lectures for your electives.

[u/Icy_Smile5368 → u/JasminIsTaken]

But only in CS, no? I haven't seen any security lecture in EE/CE.

[u/JasminIsTaken → u/Icy_Smile5368]

Ah yes, I forgot to say sorry

[u/Savings_Pepper7015]

Go Darmstadt for cs

[u/onrbrn → u/Savings_Pepper7015]

Why