<p>Hi I'm looking into transferring to UT Austin next fall as a Computer Science Major.
My main question heading into next year is whether or not to double major in business or minor in business. I've also heard maybe math is the minor i should go with, but i don't see how that would help maybe somebody could explain that to me? If i were to double major in business it would take about an extra year of studies which is another thing im trying to take into consideration. Anyways I want to work one day for a nice company where I can program and while I don't think I'll be given a major position I feel the major/minor would help me salary wise and maybe later down the road in my career. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!</p>
<p>Depending on what kind of work you want to do, a business degree may not be necessary. At most large software companies, your compensation is standardized across your experience level. Thus, it doesn’t really matter if you have multiple degrees or a single one. However, a math minor may be useful both in software interviews and in your job where translating mathematical models to data structures is a very desirable skill for a developer. </p>
<p>If you plan on pursuing a more traditional business route, then perhaps pursuing a business degree may be useful. However, for the most part, it may be more worthwhile to gain work experience over dishing out to get another piece of paper.</p>
<p>So when i apply to software companies you think they would prefer a CS major with a math minor over a business minor? I’ve also started thinking about just getting two minors one for math and business I just can’t decide =p</p>
<p>Software companies will not hire you based on one minor or another. They will be much more interested in what you learned as a result of the minor. If i were to give you a problem in the interview that calculates the complexity of an algorithm, your math minor would only be as valuable as your ability to apply the discrete math principles to the problem. </p>
<p>They won’t say something like “This candidate has a business minor. We’ll select him over the person who does not have a business minor” or “This candidate has a math minor. We’ll select him over a candidate with a business background.” They will mostly just care that you can solve the problem.</p>
<p>UTfan: Have you visited with Rob (CS Advisor) about this? I think he might have some good advice about what employers are looking for. He seems very approachable to me.</p>
<p>Get a bachelors degree in computer science and then go back to get an MBA should you decided to move into more of a business/finance role within the high tech industry.</p>
<p>It’s also worth mentioning that business as a minor does not exist at UT. What people usually mean when they say “business minor” is the Business Foundations Program, where non-business majors can take courses like accounting, international business, MIS and so on (though I’ve heard they’re not the same classes business majors take) and then receive a certificate upon completion of one of the tracks.</p>
<p>eaglemom no i have not met with the cs advisor is there a number i could contact him on or does he only deal with in person advising? Is the certification from the business foundation not a minor because when i looked at it the program was under a tab labeled for minors. I guess i want to focus more on programming at a very high level, but at the same time I want to be able to move up for the company I work for so doesn’t the minor seem like it could help that? Im leaning towards a double minor in math and business right now, but i keep changing my mind everyday =p</p>