<p>Would say, a person with a major in pure Mathematics be able to get a job that would normally require a Computer Science degree?</p>
<p>… depends on the job and the math degree.</p>
<p>Judging solely from the pure math majors I have known from my school… probably not a great idea to major in pure math to go into computers as your job.</p>
<p>Would they be able to get a job? Maybe. Would they be qualified? Maybe a little less than most CS majors.</p>
<p>I think it’s fair to say that a CS major would be more qualified for a job requiring a BS in math as a math person would be for a job requiring a BS in CS.</p>
<p>What are you really asking? CS majors learn some pretty specialized stuff, that at least theoretically might be useful on the job later on.</p>
<p>At my school, I’m out of luck applying for the Com Sci program because I’m too far into my college career with too many units. Being a Math major is still open though.</p>
<p>What’s your current major?</p>
<p>A minor in CS would be more useful for CS jobs than a major in pure math.</p>
<p>Right now, it’s Math. But I’m at a crossroads on whether to continue the major or pursue something else.</p>
<p>If you do some probabilistic modeling/scientific computing course work it would help, or you might try to get into CS grad school.</p>
<p>CS is good for ANY major. Definitely pick it up but I wouldn’t stop pursuing my current major. Most engineering professors have a rigorous math and CS background.</p>
<p>I’ve known some math majors who went on to have careers in CS, software engineering, and so forth, but they spent a great deal of time working on computer projects.</p>