<p>I have to decide if I want to go to UIC and major in Computer Science (ENG)
or go to UIUC and major in Mathematics and Computer Science ( in the LAS college)</p>
<p>I know UIUC would normally be better for Computer Science, but I'm concerned about being in the "lower level Computer science major".</p>
<p>Does anyone know how the "Math and CS" works?</p>
<p>It’s all in the selected coursework. Your Math courses would be courses that related more to CS. like:</p>
<p>Numerical Analysis
Numerical Linear Algebra
Optimization/Operations Research
Combinatrics
Graph Theory
Cryptology</p>
<p>Usually, most combined or hybrid Math/CS majors will not require all of the CS courses that the CS major requires. Having said that, it is BEST that the Math/CS major at least takes the core CS courses (required or not) that the CS majors take (Algorithms, Data Structures, Theory of Programming Languages & Operating Systems). Also due to the number of software jobs that depend on the next two areas…Database Systems and Networks should also be taken.</p>
<p>Don’t worry about taking the major in the Engineering college vs. the LAS college. The ONLY ones who may possibly care would be local Illinois companies with picky hiring managers. I guarantee you, the software engineering department of a company in Pennsylvania would care less.</p>
<p>Here you can compare the various majors at UIUC (CS, math/CS, statistics/CS):
<a href=“http://cs.illinois.edu/current-students/undergraduates/undergraduate-curriculum-requirements”>http://cs.illinois.edu/current-students/undergraduates/undergraduate-curriculum-requirements</a></p>