They may be part of the course set, but they're probably not required or pathway classes. I know, for the UCs at least, you would need to do some solid Java or

They may be part of the course set, but they're probably not required or pathway classes. I know, for the UCs at least, you would need to do some solid Java or C++ classwork, along with algorithms/data structures and machine language, at minimum. Unless things have changed drastically in the past few years, there's no way you're getting a CS degree at one of those universities coasting exclusively on UX, project management, interactivity theory, etc; those are electives to broaden your knowledgebase or specialize. Edit - for instance, this is UCLA's core courseload for a CS BS: https://catalog.registrar.ucla.edu/major/2022/computersciencebs?siteYear=2022 https://catalog.registrar.ucla.edu/major/2022/computerscienc... All of the aforementioned are required, even for a project management focus.