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How Valuable is a Minor in Computer Science?

Posted by Cliff on from the it's-worth-in-IT dept.

DenmaFat asks: "I'm an IT person finally finishing my BA (in Psych) at a big state U. For a few dollars (and about a semester) more, I can also minor in CS. I'll probably do it anyway, because I love the subject matter, but I'm wondering what the value of a CS minor is in the job market. Are there any CS minor holders who can speak from experience on this one?"

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  1. Maybe, I think by sribe · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I don't have good experience to answer from. But as a business owner with a highly technical background, I would indeed value a CS minor for sales, marketing and support type of positions. I think it would be quite helpful to have people in those not-strictly-technical positions who could have an understanding of the technology that was deeper than the typical "salesworm" grasp. I don't know what your job plans are, but I think I remember reading somewhere that people with psych degrees can often be successful in sales.

    Of course if I were hiring you to be my shrink, I wouldn't give a flying one whether or not you had a minor in CS ;-)