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Computer science is easily one of the very best undergraduate degrees you can get in terms of marketability. Demand is higher than supply, and computer scientists get paid very well. Make sure you have interest in it though.
I'd also recommend MIS/IS/CIS/CE but I think CS is the best degree out of all of these. I have a degree in IS.
I have a BS in Business Adminstration - IT and a MS in Management - IT.
I didn't get either of my degrees until I was in the field for a while. The job pushed me to get the piece of paper because they can bill me out for more.
Now I am getting certifications. After I am done with my CISSP I am going to start a Master's in Systems Engineering. Not because I will get that much more $$ but because I enjoy learning. I pay for a class at a time and my job reimburses me if my grade is passable. IF I got a Master's in teaching or something..I wouldn't get reimbursed.
You don't need to be a computer scientist to understand big data and map reduce.
Actually that's backwards; you don't need to be a computer scientist to implement big data and map reduce, but you do to understand it. I've met many IT 'professionals' who have the experience to know what worked before in dealing with large data sets, etc. so they know how to do the same thing they learned elsewhere, but they don't understand why what they learned before actually does what it does and if things deviate from what they know, they're at a loss.
Would love to get a CS Degree, but would take years building up my math skills.
A lot of people think this. But just like in high school, you can get a private tutor. I'm confident that most people can get so much farther with private instruction from a professional tutor than in a classroom environment.
A lot of people think this. But just like in high school, you can get a private tutor. I'm confident that most people can get so much farther with private instruction from a professional tutor than in a classroom environment.
id need to take intermediate algebra, college algreba 1, college algebra 2 just to get to calc 1. for CS, you need to get through calc 2. these are requirements at least for the university of minnesota cs program that i assume are pretty normal nationwide. the highest you can test into is calc 1.
They should reduce the math. its pointless. I understand why it was there initially. Computer science deals a lot with Logic, which is a field of math. But I still don't see the point of the calculus sequence. I understand that it prepares you for more abstract mathematics, but do you really need to waste your time? I think not. But there is a lot of fat in computer science. most curriculums are just built to be unnecessarily difficult, than to be beneficial to the student.
IT employers have never been particularly strict about degrees. IT is a 'what can you do' industry, and no piece of paper really can tell anyone that. With that said you'll always find the odd manager who wants degrees and care less about experience. Manu of them are people who came from other countries, particularly India. Most of them have horrible management styles anyway. Some of the better managers I've worked under could care less about degrees.
For the record, I make over 6 figures, no degree, work at a big tech company, and I do a lot more than desktop support. Actually my job is highly technical and it can't be done without years of experience.
This thread is about computer science. A field that is much more complex than IT.
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