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Anonymous Mon 26 Oct 2015 10:10:16 No.7616566 View Reply Report Delete

Help me, /sci/. Does this undergrad major look good to you, or is it meme-tier?

If it is shit, could somebody provide an example of a reputable CS major?

https://www.uq.edu.au/study/plan_display.html?acad_plan=COSCIY2030

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Anonymous Mon 26 Oct 2015 10:19:15 No.7616583 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>7616592

>>7616566
It seems overly concerned with churning out ENTERPRISE-ready programmers. There's only two required math classes (discrete math, a joke) and no theoretical computer science class. There's also no advanced algorithms class which leads me to believe that you'll only get a cursory introduction to complexity theory.

If you want to work in industry and be a relatively well-to-do code monkey possibly doing web development stuff then I'd say go for it. If you want to do something more academic and go to graduate school then I'd suggest a dual major with mathematics.

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Anonymous Mon 26 Oct 2015 10:21:22 No.7616586 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>7616592

Hm. There's some more practical stuff in there which is fine if you want to go into a coding job straight off, if you're looking for a more theory heavy course this is probably not it - Here's my 2 cents on a decent course:

Discrete Mathematics
Introduction to Information Systems
Introduction to Software Engineering

Algorithms & Data Structures
Programming in the Large
Introduction to Computer Systems
Computer Systems Principles and Programming

Special Projects in Computer Systems and Software Engineering

Discrete Mathematics II: Theory & Applications
Numerical Methods in Computational Science

Artificial Intelligence
Information Security
High-Performance Computing
Advanced Database Systems

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Anonymous Mon 26 Oct 2015 10:26:22 No.7616592 Report Delete

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>>7616586
I'm definitely looking for something more theory based. Another University in my town offers Computer Engineering. Electrical Engineering also looks extremely interesting, but I'm more concerning about mathematics and actual computer /science/. Would something like this be more suited?
https://www.qut.edu.au/study/courses/bachelor-of-engineering-honours/bachelor-of-engineering-honours-computer-and-software-systems

I've been mulling over my options for a few months now, but I think I'm at the point where I need some advice from people who have actually experienced these subjects.

>>7616583
Grad school has been an intention from the beginning, I really enjoy programming, but I'm interested in going beyond that. I've been considering a dual major in maths, but also been considering my above proposal.

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