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Re: Ask HN: What minor/major would compliment a CS degree?

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Post by justhw » Fri, Apr 12, 2013, 9:36 PM UTC

A minor is really not worth the trouble if you plan to get an MBA in the future. Take all the courses that seem interesting to you. Down the road the lessons you gain will broaden your thinking immensely.

Some course ideas:

  Economics (Trade Theories)
  Business (Marketing Research + Stats)
  Philosophy

Good luck,

Re: Ask HN: What minor/major would compliment a CS degree?

#12

Post by keiferski » Fri, Apr 12, 2013, 9:36 PM UTC

Philosophy and/or art/design.

Re: Ask HN: What minor/major would compliment a CS degree?

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Post by jameswyse » Fri, Apr 12, 2013, 9:45 PM UTC

If you're in to web development and are currently more focussed on the development side then I think some design courses would be really beneficial!

Re: Ask HN: What minor/major would compliment a CS degree?

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Post by mesozoic » Fri, Apr 12, 2013, 11:40 PM UTC

I would pick business. I have 2 degrees CS and math and the math one hasn't been that valuable so I'd avoid that.

Re: Ask HN: What minor/major would compliment a CS degree?

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Post by lsiebert » Fri, Apr 12, 2013, 11:58 PM UTC

Communication is always a good one.

Re: Ask HN: What minor/major would compliment a CS degree?

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Post by brianchu » Sat, Apr 13, 2013, 12:04 AM UTC

I am going to address some of the sentiments expressed in this thread.

1. This is not a choice between having a minor and not having a minor. This is a choice between having a minor and having a certain amount of free time slots available for any combination of 1)random electives, 2)part-time internships/employment, 3)freelancing, 4)side projects.

2. As far as your career goes, a minor will have very little impact. It will just be a line on your resume. However, side projects and work experience is going to be much more impressive.

3. If you are interested in certain fields (philosophy, economics, business), then you could consider just taking a selection of interesting courses from each, rather than tying yourself down with a minor.

Re: Ask HN: What minor/major would compliment a CS degree?

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Post by zerohp » Sat, Apr 13, 2013, 2:10 AM UTC

If you like writing low level software, you should double down and minor in ECE.

Re: Ask HN: What minor/major would compliment a CS degree?

#18

Post by shail » Sat, Apr 13, 2013, 4:12 AM UTC

Calligraphy?

Re: Ask HN: What minor/major would compliment a CS degree?

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Post by omnisci » Sat, Apr 13, 2013, 4:41 AM UTC

This is actually quite simple,pick up a minor that interests you. If you like basket weaving, take a basket weaving minor, maybe you can disrupt the whole basket weaving industry in the future...who knows. What you take as a minor has little impact on your job later in life, unless it's something you really enjoy which will give you some direction to apply your CS degree.

Re: Ask HN: What minor/major would compliment a CS degree?

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Post by tobylane » Sat, Apr 13, 2013, 6:34 AM UTC

omnisci wrote: post #19

This is actually quite simple,pick up a minor that interests you. If you like basket weaving, take a basket weaving minor, maybe you can disrupt the whole basket weaving industry in the future...who knows. What you take as a minor has little impact on your job later in life, unless it's something you really enjoy which will give you some direction to apply your CS degree.

Go with something you enjoy for the present better times. You can never predict how useful something will be, calligraphy classes Jobs took lead to good fonts.