What I know about CS and SE is that CS is more on the theoretical side while SE is more on the practical side. CS is about the fundamental knowledge of computing and SE focuses on the design and implementation of the knowledge of software systems. Isn't that what you're studying in your course? In UTM, SE is considered as one of the specialisations of CS.

By comparing the modules of CS and SE for Nottingham, year 1 is exactly the same, year 2 SE has one additional module, and year 3 SE also has one additional module as well as a few differences in the optional modules. So I guess they start out the same and then branch out slowly. You can compare your modules with the ones from Nottingham to see if they're the same in any way.
Hmm... I think the knowledge and understanding that we learn in a course for all universities should be similar more or less (perhaps some differences in the skills we learn), with the difference being the teaching quality, the sufficiency and quality of the utilities and facilities and whether they're up to date, the environment, etc. Well, I don't know much about MMU or UTM so I'm not gonna make a comment on that, only that I heard MMU is good for IT compared to some others with similar amount of fees and that's it.
What I heard about APU is that it's pretty good in IT and the name pops up many times just like MMU when discussing IT courses. However, I heard that it was better in the past but then not as good recently. I've also seen negative comments and reviews about APU (more than what I heard for other universities) particularly on the lecturers and teaching quality. I was pretty convinced to go for APU previously with the recognition and stuff, but I guess it's just something brought over from the past but doesn't really meet the standard now.

As for Taylor's, not much is heard about IT other than the helpful fellow above who's studying diploma in IT in Taylor's and gave me some info. Basically, it's decent but how good or bad it can be is unknown.
That's what I've always heard from people going overseas to study, that it's something completely different and it's worth it for the experience. I'm still deciding on whether to go overseas. But if I do, I don't think I'm going to study there for the whole course. For Nottingham, I could take a semester or a year in my final year to go for their inter-campus exchange programme for their campus in UK. I assume that the living cost would be expensive though considering that it's UK. But I found out that the UK campus doesn't have SE, only CS.
Will do. Thank you very much for your advice.
I see. So CE is a little different from SE then, since SE doesn't really involve any hardware stuff. According to their website, CE involves some of electronic engineering and computer science. Yes, I've heard that UTP is a good option for IT as well but CE doesn't seem like the choice for me.

I didn't realise that UTP is in Perak. :lol2: I would need to live there but much preferably in KL and Selangor for now. Well, there being quiet and less hasty is not a bad thing. People living in the city can actually go there to have a quiet time. A 35-minute drive is still good. You can go there together with friends from time to time to have some good food or go to shopping malls or cinemas. It's still okay. Me, on the other hand, would have to drive to Nottingham for about 45 minutes to 1 hour if I choose not to take KTM.

Anyway, thanks for your info on CE and UTP. I really appreciate it.