Applied Math Major in CS versus CS Major

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>Are there significant differences between an applied math major in computer science and a computer science major in terms of future careers? It seems that the upper division computer science classes that are required are pretty much very similar.</p>

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<p>EECS and L&S CS majors have higher registration priority for CS courses:
[Getting</a> Into CS Classes | EECS at UC Berkeley](<a href=“http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/Policies/enrollment.shtml]Getting”>Getting Into Computer Science Classes - Google Docs)</p>

<p>[Home</a> Page - Online Schedule Of Classes](<a href=“http://schedule.berkeley.edu%5DHome”>http://schedule.berkeley.edu) indicates that there are scheduling buckets in CS 170, 172, and 174 (the theory courses) for applied math majors (the buckets are shared with the EECS/MSE and EECS/NE joint majors, although the joint majors are not that likely to take these CS courses). Other CS courses do not have any scheduling buckets for applied math majors.</p>

<p>Career survey results:
<a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/AppMath.stm[/url]”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/AppMath.stm&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/CompSci.stm[/url]”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/CompSci.stm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>The likelihood of an applied math major getting a software job at graduation probably depends on what type of CS courses or self-education s/he has. 170, 162, 186, EE122, 161, 169 are likely the most broadly applicable to industry software jobs.</p>