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FSU CS grad here. FSU offers a BA in CS. Basically it allows you to substitute a minor of your choosing for some of the more academic CS courses (theory of comp
by alistproducer2 11y ago
FSU CS grad here. FSU offers a BA in CS. Basically it allows you to substitute a minor of your choosing for some of the more academic CS courses (theory of computation, algorithms II) and pure science courses (Stats II, 3 semesters of physics/bio/chem, Discrete II etc).
I minored in business but then transitioned to double majoring in CS and MIS. MIS was more focused on teaching you how to build systems.
My take is if you want to work for one of the big firms tackling problems at scale, then you need the CS and math rigor to get in the door. If you're OK building websites or mobile apps, then most of that CS knowledge is going to go to waste.
For me, machine learning has been the catalyst for getting deeper into math and science. I decided that I'm more interested in ML/AI than building business systems, so I'm going deeper into CS/Calculus/Linear Algebra on my own and I really enjoy it.