SCS and IS

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<p>So I was rejected from SCS and accepted to IS. I'm seriously thinking about attending IS. I have a few questions, though.</p>

<p>Is it at all common for students to transfer from IS to SCS? How difficult is it? I'd be happy in IS, so it's not like I'd be going to CMU just because I think that I can do IS for one year and then transfer to SCS, but I'd like to know how open that option is.</p>

<p>And is anyone here in IS? What is it like from a student's point of view? I've heard that it's more about practical application than theoretical study. And does anyone have a link to anything about IS job prospects? I'm not finding any.</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>Its not common for anyone period to transfer into CS, however Math, IS, and ECE probably have the most favorable shot to transfer. However there quite a few IS majors who are trying to double major in CS.</p>

<p>Its hard to say at this point for SCS transfer prospects because theres been an overhaul of the CS curriculum and now all the CS majors take 15-122, instead of intro to programming, data structures, or c and unix. so the changes that occur make it even harder to say
Job Prospects
<a href=“http://www.studentaffairs.cmu.edu/Career/students_alumni/post-grad-survey/pdf/infosys.pdf[/url]”>http://www.studentaffairs.cmu.edu/Career/students_alumni/post-grad-survey/pdf/infosys.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>So now for freshmen, prospective CS majors must take 15-122?
Do you have any other details about this curriculum overhaul?</p>

<p>Thank you.</p>

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<p>Yes all freshmen in SCS will take 21-122 Principles of Imperative Computation now. Before CS freshmen were split up into Intro, Data Structures, and C and Unix based on placement. They haven’t really released anything official, this is just stuff from what I heard from friends who have gotten emails about this stuff.</p>

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<p>My first choice was IS (ED) and was accepted to it, thus will go there. IS is a very interesting field and has a lot of application to technology and software in the modern day. In the last 2 years of IS, you choose a concentration such as multimedia or artificial intelligence. </p>

<p>This link is a preview of an IS college textbook. Look through it, it’s best way of getting idea of what IS is. ([Fundamentals</a> of Information Systems - Google Books](<a href=“Fundamentals of Information Systems - Ralph Stair, George Reynolds - Google Books”>Fundamentals of Information Systems - Ralph Stair, George Reynolds - Google Books))</p>

<p>In short, IS is like a merging of computer science and social science. Basically the application of computer science/programming.</p>

<p>In terms of job market, IS is a unique major and with an IS degree from CMU you will have no problem finding a job anywhere in the world.</p>

<p>I plan on studying IS and also studying Modern Languages. First I plan to learn very good German for there is a good chance after CMU I’m in that part of world working. Also, another European language I wish to learn simply because I really like languages.</p>

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<p>Wow MovMus your plan is like the same as mine, albeit different language. Got into IS ED and doing Japanese as a double and will try and fit in French after.</p>

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<p>hmm, yes that’s interesting. I can’t major or minor in language because that requires previous experience so I’m going to aim in getting the certificate which entails one is fluent.</p>

<p>[Undergraduate</a> Programs | Modern Languages Department, Carnegie Mellon University](<a href=“http://ml.hss.cmu.edu/ml/certificateprograms.html]Undergraduate”>http://ml.hss.cmu.edu/ml/certificateprograms.html)</p>

<p>For second language, I still haven’t decided. It has to be a European. I may do a summer program in Prague and learn Czech. </p>

<p>Also remember, as IS students we have to fulfill HSS requirements so doing a language will take care of a good portion of that requirement.</p>