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In domestic universities, there are actually two majors that train those we call programmers: majors 121 – Software Engineering and 122 – Computer Science. Many applicants who want to master the IT field have a question: what is the difference between these specialties? And what is better to choose? And what is interesting, even respected specialists cannot always give the reader an answer to this question. But in this video we will try to figure it out. Let's talk about how these directions were formed and distinguished. What is the peculiarity of software engineering and computer science, what aspects of programming are considered by each of them. This video will be useful for everyone who wants to understand more deeply in the IT field, as well as for those who plan to connect their life with programming, but cannot decide on the specialty 121 - software engineering or 122 - computer science. 00:00 Two specialties that train future programmers 03:25 How computer science appeared and what they study 06:39 The first programmers were computer science specialists 08:12 The emergence and essence of software engineering 09:06 Close connection the connection between computer science and software engineering 12:55 Is there a need for two majors? 14:18 What to choose: computer science or software engineering? Author and presenter: Andriy Stryuk, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Modeling and Software Department of Kryvyi Rih National University