What are the educational requirements for entering hardware side of IT field?

Hardware Engineering (Computer-related) Specialities

- Data and Computer Hardware Engineering

This specialty emphasizes the design analysis and application of hardware components for computer systems.

- Computer systems engineering

This emphasizes the design, development, integration and testing of a wide range of computing hardware and software system from mainframe to personal computers and embedded systems.

- Electronics and Computer Engineering

This offers comprehensive studies in electronics and related fields of mathematics, physics and computer engineering as well as general education topics.

Educational Background

- For Data and Computer Hardware Engineering, students need to study:

- Electrical engineering fundamentals

- Digital electronics

- Microcomputers

- VLSI design

- Communication fundamentals

- Computer architecture and organization

- Assembly and machine language

- Electronic circuitry

- Data communication and networks

- For Computer Systems Engineering, the subjects include:

- Computer architecture

- Operating systems

- Circuit design

- Microprocessors and interfacing

- Communication networks

- For Electronics and Computer Engineering, students study courses on:

- Engineering mathematics

- Electromagnetic fields

- Electronics devices and circuits

- Communication engineering

- Engineering computer science