The two fields of study are not the same. The former teaches students how to build computers while the latter teaches them how to apply computers. The computer is a tool to the electronic engineering field but for information science, it is a substitute for the human brain. Takushoku University's Department of Electronics and Systems provides students with a program rich in lab work during their freshmen to junior year. At this time they will acquire very practical skills and come to understand the largely invisible world of electronics.
Students attend specially designed programs that feature a fusion of lectures and hands-on seminars.
For example, freshmen take the Fundamental Electronics course and Exercise in Fundamental Electronics together while sophomores attend the Electromagnetism and the Exercise in Electromagnetism during the same semester. Students attend courses such as those noted above to acquire a basic knowledge of Electronic Engineering field. Fundamental Electronics, Electromagnetism, Electromagnetic Wave Engineering, Probability and Random Signals, Electronic Materials, Quantum Electronics, Basic Circuit Theory, Electronic Circuits, Digital Signal Processing, Communication Engineering, Electromagnetic Measurement, Advanced Electronic Measurement, Introduction to Computer Systems, Programming Exercise, Experiments in Electronics, Calculus, Physics, Physics Laboratory, Proprietary Rights of Engineering Patent and Design, etc.