Love Computers, History, and Politics - Is there a degree for that?

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Hello all,

I have loved computer science for quite a while. I am the programmer on my robotics team, like to tinker with computers in my free time (software and hardware), and love actively participating in tech forums. I was interested in going into a computer science or some type of engineering degree, but math…

My math is killing me. I got 2 B’s in my Algebra 3-4 (called 2 for some) and I have some trouble in current Pre-Cal class.

I am worried that if I do go into Computer Science or Engineering, math is going to prevent me from progressing/ enjoying my career.
So it got me thinking…

Would it actually be better to go some other route of study and career idea?

I am in the Model United Nations club at my school and love reading about history, world politics, and laws that shaped the World and America. My English grade has been stronger than my math. I have been getting A’s in my sophomore AS classes and A’s in my AS CWS/ MWH 2 grades. But, it was the opposite for freshman year (B’s in English and A’s in math). Currently, I enjoy my AP US History class more than my math class.

Currently, I am a junior.

So, back to my orginal question…

Is there a degree that involves Computers, History, and Politics?

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I apologize if this is the wrong section of College Confidential (and grammar errors, I wrote this at 12 am btw).

If an admin would kindly move this to the right place, that would be nice. :stuck_out_tongue:

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You might look into the history of science. I only remembered that recently when a history of science major at UAH decided to add a ME major and ended up with grad offers at MIT, GT and CMU. Google Erin looney. You could do a thesis on something narrowed to cs topic and Erin’s thesis was on climate-gate so history of science is certainly political. And take some cs classes. But likely you can manage the math if you decide to be disciplined about it and just get it done. You may like the discrete math and algorithms more.