<p>Since I just switched into CS, I have a lot of credits in other departments. My options are-
CS + Psych double major
CS + business minor
CS + Biology major
CS + math minor</p>
<p>The psych option would probably be the easiest because i have the most credits in psych, followed by biology, then math, then business.
Which (if any) would look the most impressive to prospective employers?</p>
<p>depends where u want to work.</p>
<p>Any work you do in addition to your major work should be done to fulfill your academic desires, not to try to game industry. If it’s a question of doing it retroactively, CS + math is one of the most versatile, common and cohesive combinations employers will recognize.</p>
<p>CS plus Psych is is useful if you think you might end up doing web development. User interface/experience design draws on psychlogical concepts and good UI/UX developers are in high demand.</p>
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<p>Thanks for the advice!</p>
<p>CS + math minor + work experience. </p>
<p>Forget double major. No employer will care.</p>
<p>^ A double major will look at least as good as a minor in the same subject, and if employers care about the minor, they would care about - and value at least as much - the major.</p>
<p>The math minor gives you all that is necessary at the undergraduate level: namely, proofs, calculus, algebra, and analysis. Anything else comes at a high opportunity cost – another year of tuition and lost salary, which combined is likely >$75k. </p>
<p>If your goal is to get a good job and work on interesting problems, then get a high GPA and accumulate lots of work experience. Employers want people who can hit the ground running.</p>
<p>I understand the work experience thing, but how would a math minor look good when a large amount of math is already required for the CS major?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>I would suggest CS and Psych minor. CS already has a lot of Math.</p>
<p>A CS major can never have enough math. CS majors typically take more math than most engineers, but not nearly as much as math majors do. Bridging the gap by taking lots of math courses is key. If you list some math courses in your department you haven’t taken, we can make recommendations.</p>
<p>@pixeljig: I don’t remember someone ever suggesting a Psych minor w/CS. Why do you suggest that?</p>
<p>@aegrisomnia: I have to take Calc #1-3 (out of 4), Matrix Theory, Probability with Applications, and Discrete Mathematics. I just want to hear your suggestions…</p>
<p>Having worked in scientific computing and in video games (briefly) since graduating, I can tell you that linear algebra is by far the most useful math for cs majors. By “Matrix Theory”, I’m assuming you’re talking bout linear algebra, but if your school also has an applied linear algebra class or numerical analysis class, I would suggest taking that. Also, you should buy matlab while you’re still a student (a non academic license can cost thousands of dollars depending on how many toolboxes you add).</p>
<p>Some of these may not be in the CS department where you go, but… graph theory, combinatorics/combinatorial designs, information theory, algebraic coding, data compression, cryptography, linear optimization, nonlinear optimization, numerical analysis, numerical methods, set theory, mathematical logic, model theory, abstract algebra, linear algebra, differential equations, and most likely a bunch more that I haven’t covered.</p>
<p>At Cal State LA, any of MATH 446, 455, 456, 457, 470, 471, 472, 484, 521, 522, 540A, 540B, 570, 571 would be useful - and recognized as such - by various employers.</p>
<p>So how well does a Math+CS stand out to employers? Any examples?</p>