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Is it worth it to do a Double major in Comp-Sci and Communications?

Himiko
edited December 2014 in General
Title pretty much sums up my question, 
when I was attending my CMNS130 lecture last Thursday, OpenMedia
came in and spoke in front of the whole class. Partway through their presentation
they asked everyone whether or not they knew the term "metadata" or not. I was
the only one to put my hand up and that moment sparked me in considering if I should pursue
a double major in Communications and Comp-Sci.

Is doing a double major in Communications and Comp-Sci worth it?
If so what possible careers can I get from my degree?

Comments

  • kc2k8
    You will probably make more money out of grad with a comp sci degree then a comm degree. Just my 2 cents.
  • hehehe
    I agree with kc2k8, computer science pays a lot more. 
  • ryan
    I don't think money should play into the decision.

    With that out of the way, I do not think Communications would be overly valuable for a CS major. Sure some level being a good communicator is required to be successful in CS. However I do not think you would get an opportunity to apply much of what you learn in your Communications classes at a CS job.

    I cannot think of a job that would benefit from a CS/Communications double major in the CS industry. There might be one in the Communications industry though where having some technical knowledge would be valuable. In that case though I think a CS degree would be overkill.

  • kc2k8
    edited December 2014
    Information Developers, and technical writers could benefit from having a double major in comm and comp sci.

    Here is the salary in the USA, for an information developer. Mostly they just write the word content in software, and the user manuals, and also play a big role in internationalization of software. Hope this is helpful.

    http://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/IBM-Information-Developer-Salaries-E354_D_KO4,25.htm
  • jianming
    At the corporations I've worked at, they'd prefer a straight-up Comp Sci grad. For most writing-related things, they know that you'll have enough WQB/FAL courses with enough papers that you'll at least be good enough for what they need. Unless you want to go into journalism or a career at a place that somehow has a specific emphasis on language being written above the level of a university graduate, I'd either stick to just straight up Comp Sci or find a different second major that somehow has some of the same appeal as communications (but with a more career-directed trajectory).

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