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I marked yes although actually I have a CIS (computer information systems) degree. Does anyone else fall into this category?

• mzarate06 15y ago
  I have a CIS degree, but voted No in the poll b/c CIS and CS are pretty different. In fact, most universities classify the CS degree under the CS, Math, or Engineering departments, whereas CIS is usually classified under a business department. I also regretted getting that degree for the longest time, now it doesn't bother me so much. I wish I had gotten a CS degree.
• sunsu 15y ago
  No offense, but CIS (Business Degree) can in no way be considered the same as CS (Engineering Degree).
  • GFischer 15y ago
    Not everywhere (here in Uruguay it's an Engineering Degree as well). Still, I agree that a CS degree is more relevant.
  • smallegan 15y ago
    You're not offending anyone, but I can tell you that my Masters in CS was far less useful in the real world than my Bachelors in CIS.
• GFischer 15y ago
  I have an Information Systems degree as well, and also marked yes. To be fair, it is taught by the engineering department and has most of the same curriculum as the "computer science" degree - which we don't have here in Uruguay. We do have a Computer Engineer degree which requires taking exactly the same math as any other engineering degree, and quite a bit of physics and chemistry as well. It's demanding and takes more time than an U.S. degree, so an engineering graduate is equaled to an U.S. master's in Computer Science. I sometimes regret dropping out of the public university and switching degrees, but there were lots of strikes at the time which set me back two years (to me, it's amazing to see people graduate at 23 in the U.S.).