Is a computer science minor enough to make someone employable?

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Anonymous wrote:In case anyone hasn't figured this out yet, I'm worried that my child is going to end up with a worthless liberal arts degree and am hoping that a CS minor will provide her with enough to get a job that pays the bills in case she can't find anything related to her major.

she will be fine. Consulting companies loves liberal arts majors. If you are still worried about her have her focus on tech writing. That opens up all sorts of jobs. Here in DC proposal support, and PM type jobs love this skill.

+1 The minor can give her the language to talk with the tech people when working in a more communications or project-management role.

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Does she like computer science?
Is she ok with the calculus requirements?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you pair it with a Statistics or data science major, you’re golden. If you pair it with something like Psychology or History, it’s worthless.

Is it totally worthless though? Obviously, you wouldn't get the same jobs as a Computer Science major, but I figure you could get some sort of job. I don't think it would be as worthless as a Psychology or History degree alone.

I am going to post this every time someone spouts nonsense about useless LA degrees.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/dereknewton/2018/05/31/its-not-liberal-arts-and-literature-majors-who-are-most-underemployed/amp/
I just don't understand what people like to repeat unsubstantiated and untrue claims all the time as fact

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Anonymous wrote:Just to clarify, I'm not asking if someone can get a GOOD job with a CS minor. Just something better than one could get with just a liberal arts degree. Basically I'm wondering if a CS minor could be a bit of insurance for someone who wants to major in the liberal arts.

I was wondering if you are an idiot but now I’m sure.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just to clarify, I'm not asking if someone can get a GOOD job with a CS minor. Just something better than one could get with just a liberal arts degree. Basically I'm wondering if a CS minor could be a bit of insurance for someone who wants to major in the liberal arts.

I was wondering if you are an idiot but now I’m sure.

Because no one worries about their kid getting a liberal arts degree.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you pair it with a Statistics or data science major, you’re golden. If you pair it with something like Psychology or History, it’s worthless.

Is it totally worthless though? Obviously, you wouldn't get the same jobs as a Computer Science major, but I figure you could get some sort of job. I don't think it would be as worthless as a Psychology or History degree alone.

I am going to post this every time someone spouts nonsense about useless LA degrees.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/dereknewton/2018/05/31/its-not-liberal-arts-and-literature-majors-who-are-most-underemployed/amp/
I just don't understand what people like to repeat unsubstantiated and untrue claims all the time as fact

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I've seen these sorts of articles before and they are all BS or targeted for the crowd that attends a top 20 school. My Sociology degree didn't do S*** for me. I worked crap jobs for seven years until I went back and got a more practical masters. And yes, I know plenty of others who ended up in the same boat. Granted, I graduated during a lousy job market, but still.

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I know two people who are TSA agents. I'm not sure exactly what they make, but I can tell it's not much. They have been out of college for 20 years. One has a degree in Polysci, the other has a degree in Journalism.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just to clarify, I'm not asking if someone can get a GOOD job with a CS minor. Just something better than one could get with just a liberal arts degree. Basically I'm wondering if a CS minor could be a bit of insurance for someone who wants to major in the liberal arts.

I was wondering if you are an idiot but now I’m sure.

Because no one worries about their kid getting a liberal arts degree.

I cannot tell if you are being sarcastic, but I have two kids getting liberal arts degrees, and I hold one myself, and no, I'm not worried at all. Why would I be?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just to clarify, I'm not asking if someone can get a GOOD job with a CS minor. Just something better than one could get with just a liberal arts degree. Basically I'm wondering if a CS minor could be a bit of insurance for someone who wants to major in the liberal arts.

I was wondering if you are an idiot but now I’m sure.

Because no one worries about their kid getting a liberal arts degree.

I cannot tell if you are being sarcastic, but I have two kids getting liberal arts degrees, and I hold one myself, and no, I'm not worried at all. Why would I be?

Well your kids are graduating during a great job market, and maybe you went to a top school, had contacts, or were an academic super star. But your run of the mill liberal arts grad from average state U, who doesn't have the good fortune of graduating during a fantastic economy has something to be concerned about.

[Anonymous]

I majored in sociology. I worked for a temp agency for a while, got married, had two kids and now I work full time as a preschool teacher for 40k and I’m stuck. I don’t make enough to pay for grad school, or even tech school. This is what I will likely be doing until I retire.

I told my kids that their major for their bachelors degree should have a clear path to a worthwhile career. Accounting, IT, statistics, journalism, engineering, economics, etc.

If you major in things like history, biology, poly sci...you’re going to need at least a masters to start a genuine career path.

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Anonymous wrote:I majored in sociology. I worked for a temp agency for a while, got married, had two kids and now I work full time as a preschool teacher for 40k and I’m stuck. I don’t make enough to pay for grad school, or even tech school. This is what I will likely be doing until I retire.

I told my kids that their major for their bachelors degree should have a clear path to a worthwhile career. Accounting, IT, statistics, journalism, engineering, economics, etc.

If you major in things like history, biology, poly sci...you’re going to need at least a masters to start a genuine career path.

Another Sociology major here. That's exactly what I did for a few years after college as well. Worked a series of temporary administrative assistant type jobs, and I don't think I would have even qualified for those jobs, had I not had a high typing speed due to taking typing in HS, teaching myself Microsoft Office. And my degree was from a college that was slightly below the state flagship.

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Anonymous wrote:Just to clarify, I'm not asking if someone can get a GOOD job with a CS minor. Just something better than one could get with just a liberal arts degree. Basically I'm wondering if a CS minor could be a bit of insurance for someone who wants to major in the liberal arts.

Computer science is a liberal art, FYI.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just to clarify, I'm not asking if someone can get a GOOD job with a CS minor. Just something better than one could get with just a liberal arts degree. Basically I'm wondering if a CS minor could be a bit of insurance for someone who wants to major in the liberal arts.

I was wondering if you are an idiot but now I’m sure.

Because no one worries about their kid getting a liberal arts degree.

I cannot tell if you are being sarcastic, but I have two kids getting liberal arts degrees, and I hold one myself, and no, I'm not worried at all. Why would I be?

Well your kids are graduating during a great job market, and maybe you went to a top school, had contacts, or were an academic super star. But your run of the mill liberal arts grad from average state U, who doesn't have the good fortune of graduating during a fantastic economy has something to be concerned about.

I neither went to a top school, nor had contacts, nor was I an academic superstar. I am just your average hard-working person, hold a philosophy degree, and make $200,00 a year.

My kids are smart and hard-working. I’m not worried about how they will fare with their liberal arts degrees.

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Anonymous wrote:I majored in sociology. I worked for a temp agency for a while, got married, had two kids and now I work full time as a preschool teacher for 40k and I’m stuck. I don’t make enough to pay for grad school, or even tech school. This is what I will likely be doing until I retire.

I told my kids that their major for their bachelors degree should have a clear path to a worthwhile career. Accounting, IT, statistics, journalism, engineering, economics, etc.

If you major in things like history, biology, poly sci...you’re going to need at least a masters to start a genuine career path.

Your career trajectory is your responsibility. You worked for a temp agency for a while, you got married, you chose to work as a preschool teacher. You made those choices along the way, and now you are experiencing the consequences. It is not about your degree, it is about you.

I know a Harvard grad who is extremely under employed, making the occasional money as a freelance guitar teacher. Obviously he could’ve done better, but chose not to.

It is not about the degree, it is about the individual and the career trajectory he chooses to create.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just to clarify, I'm not asking if someone can get a GOOD job with a CS minor. Just something better than one could get with just a liberal arts degree. Basically I'm wondering if a CS minor could be a bit of insurance for someone who wants to major in the liberal arts.

I was wondering if you are an idiot but now I’m sure.

Because no one worries about their kid getting a liberal arts degree.

I cannot tell if you are being sarcastic, but I have two kids getting liberal arts degrees, and I hold one myself, and no, I'm not worried at all. Why would I be?

Because you have 2 kids with liberal arts major and they have mom who can’t not support them when they need help because mom has liberal arts degrees too!!