Switching from Pure Math to CompSci

GaussianSlip
Wed, 25 Feb 2015 05:42:24 +0000

So I’m a 6th semester Pure Math major. I graduate in only 2 semesters and I’m even taking graduate classes, but recently I haven’t been feeling that graduate school in Math is what I want. I’ve been noticing that I enjoy the problems and field of math related to compsci more than I enjoy the problems math tackles (and they both have the kind of logic puzzles I enjoy). The only compsci I have taken is an intro to java class. What steps should I take to make the switch? Could I take some classes in it for these two semester (they’d just be programming and data structures courses) and then teach myself the other prerequisites for a CompSci masters or PhD while taking some time off after school? Also, would I be able to find a job as programmer if I took those intro classes these next two semesters? What types of things would I need to learn for either of these goals?