Computer Science vs Information Science

<p>I've been looking at the curriculum for the BA in Information Science my school offers and I see a lot of "liberal arts" courses in sharp contrast with the BS in Computer Science which requires 4 math courses, 4 physics courses, 10 computer programming courses, etc. The Information Science major requires 5 Info Science classes, two Linguistic classes, two Psychology classes, a computer programming class and a philosophy class. I was wondering if Information Science is just a watered down version of Computer Science. I am not a good math student which is why I was leaning towards the Information Science major. However, since the major has lots of liberal arts courses I was wondering if it is more geared towards librarians instead of information technology specialists. I know I do not possess the math skills to major in computer science but would majoring in Information Science suffice for a job in the IT field. I have heard that Information Science and Systems is one of the majors in demand but that major at other schools is much more math heavy. The major at my school is an interdisciplinary major with a concentration in Information Science. Since my school doesn't offer the BS in Information Science, I was wondering if the BA Interdisciplinary Major with a Concentration in Information Science is one of the in-demand majors that would get me a job in an IT field. Thank You.</p>

<p>Most IT “specialists” I run into at work do not have a CS degree. Your programmers tend to have the degree but the rest i.e. network specialists, IT management, database, data mining, etc tend not to have CS degrees. If you are IT specialist dealing with databases programming(java, C, C++, etc) is not important knowing SQL is more important. On the surface possessing a CS degree could show more than a IS/IT degree. It is a more difficult degree. Also gives you a better base to go start your own software company. Also most CIOs I know have either an engineering undergrad or a CS undergrad.</p>