Secara akademis, teknik komputer menekankan pada jenis mata kuliah:
- Rangkaian elektronika dan sistem digital
- Mikroprosesor dan bahasa pemrograman assembler
- Organisasi komputer atau arsitektur komputer
- Jaringan komputer dan Internet
- komputer paralel
- Pengolahan sinyal
- Sistem Embedded
- Keamanan Informasi
Pilihan karir sebagai lulusan sarjana teknik komputer adalah sebagai berikut
- AI designer/developer
- Blogger
- Business Systems Analyst
- Computer Security Analyst
- Database Developer
- Hardware Systems Designer
- Industry Consultant
- Information Technologist
- Interface Designer
- Inventory Control Manager
- Logistics Specialist
- Network Security Specialist
- Product Developer
- Professor/Teacher
- Project Manager
- Researcher
- Robotics Specialist
- Software Engineer
- Software Security Engineer
- Systems Designer
- Technical Support Representative
- Telecommunications Engineer
- Video Game Programmer
- Web Designer