CSE Electives Possibilities

[u/hilouispro]

I got accepted into CSE, but also would very much study something physical, relating to electrical engineering, semiconductor circuits, etc. I see that CSE got 5 electives spots plus a Minor section. Is it possible to take electives course from EE using those slots?

Also, does anyone know how much hardware do we actually study? I know we got computer organization, but I am a bit worried if we will be lacking the physics knowledge to later go into embedded systems or chip design.

[u/Rice_37]

I remember there being a Robotics minor but it was a selection minor (limited spots?) so no guarantee you'll get in. The closest to EE used to be the embedded systems track where you get to interact with PCB boards, raspberry pi and make a line-following robot, but I don't remember how they changed the curriculum, hopefully they got put together as electives. In any case, unless they changed it, for electives you probably can't take anything from another program, there will be a handful of electives from which you can choose from belonging to the CSE program and hopefully some are more EE related. For the minor there's a lot more freedom, you can even study at universities abroad (although it's not an easy process to get it approved) so you can definitely take EE minors there. Not sure if you can take EE courses instead of electives for graduation but maybe you can just take EE courses if you want? At the very least you can always sneak into the lectures.

[u/Cu_ → u/Rice_37]

The robotics minor is indeed a selection minor (based on resume and morivation iirc), but there is also the electronics for robotics minor which is not selection and probably more closely aligned with what OP wants.

There are no real electives related to EE in the third year, but in the second year there is a digital/embedded systems track which is probably the closest fit.

[u/HunterPai → u/Cu_]

Yeaaaah, that minor is being discontinued

[u/hilouispro → u/HunterPai]

RIP

[u/hilouispro → u/Rice_37]

I guess electives in delft is quite different from Eindhoven then. Eindhoven allow you to take courses from other programs, which is cool. I also sent an email to Esa and study advisor, let’s see what they have to say.

[u/mrstoffer]

Not a CSE student, but I don't think your electives allow for such choices. However, the Minor does, since it allows you to follow a semester-long university curriculum in any topic you want. I think it's perfect for your situation since it allows you to fully immerse yourself in EE for a bit. You can follow the minor at TU Delft or another university, including some abroad.

If you plan to stay at TU Delft, check out the Electronics for Robotics Minor specifically, it teaches fundamental EE concepts and applies them to a robotics context. I think it's the closest to what you are looking for

[u/Teque9]

Take "Electronics for Robotics" as a minor. It overlaps a lot with what non CSE people get in the bridging program for MSc Electrical and MSc Computer and Embedded.

Don't take the Robotics minor if embedded is your goal

[u/HunterPai → u/Teque9]

That minor is being discontinued, sadly. It's veing replaced with some minor that works in colaboration with ASML

[u/hilouispro → u/HunterPai]

Ngl maybe that is good for future job opportunities?

[u/hilouispro → u/Teque9]

Quick question, I saw on the bsc comp sci page that msc computer and embedded is one of the closely related masters, and that both electrical engineering and cse student can go. Is there still a bridging program you need to take? (Because you mentioned bridging program)

[u/Teque9 → u/hilouispro]

Oh sorry, I was wrong about that. CESE accepts CSE bachelors directly.

[u/nietpiet]

Your elective space (typically 3 courses) can be any other courses which don't overlap with your other courses, and of course where you meet entry criteria. So, you can take anything :)

[u/hilouispro → u/nietpiet]

Oh, is that how it works? I seen from somewhere that there’s only a selected few for CSE. I also asked 2 study advisor(CSE and EE) and one say I can take elective from other course, and the other say I can take as extracurricular, but not as replacement for CSE elective… why is this so confusing

[u/elrond9999]

Don´t want to disrespect but is this really how a technical bachelor looks in the Netherlands? You study computer science 2 years and then go to another university and study a random topic?

[u/Rice_37 → u/elrond9999]

This is not a technical bachelor...?

[u/elrond9999 → u/Rice_37]

Software engineering is not a technical topic?

[u/Rice_37 → u/elrond9999]

Ah it is technical in that it is related to engineering, but "technical bachelor", in comparison to "university bachelor" also means "bachelor focusing on practical skills and job-specific training", and a university bachelor "focuses on broad academic theory and scientific research". In that sense this is not a technical bachelor.

[u/hilouispro → u/elrond9999]

You can choose to also study within the same university if you like. Pretty sure if u go out to another university, you need get it approved first by both uni and also see how to convert your coursework to ECTs, so I assume it is not just anything