What exactly is a computer science degree?

what is it exactly a study of? and what types of positions does it offer? thanks

What exactly is a computer science degree?
A computer science degree usually requires three years of full-time study. Computer science is concerned with the science of computing, the scientific design and use of computer hardware and software in all these areas. Computer science is a broad discipline, encompassing software design and programming, the actual computing machinery, the theoretical foundations, and all of the applications of computing which pervade our modern society. This degree provides an in-depth study of computing with an emphasis on the software, hardware and theory of computation to solve commercial, scientific and technical problems. It also explores software design and programming, computer hardware, the theoretical foundations of computing and its present and potential applications.





WIth a computer science degree, you can work as a computer programmer, system analyst, systems programmer/administrator, web programmer/developer, database design and management, network administrator, IT project manager, multimedia programmer, or games programmer.
Reply:I hold a Bachelor of Science in computer science. It is a university degree, encompassing the various aspects of computers including languages, operating systems, file structure, a small amount of electronics (at least enough to understand the logic of a processor), networking, and related coursework. As a university degree, it also requires credits in the realm of arts and sciences - languages, music, literature, the sciences, government, history, and so on.





No degree guarantees a job, of course, but most of my work since earning my degree has been in systems design. I earned my degree before the advent of personal computers, so I went back to study new languages, hardware, processors, and whatever else I needed to continue to be employed.
Reply:COMPUTER SCIENCE IS AWESOME1!!!!11!!!!!





You study uhhh computer science. You learn about algorithm analysis, how programming works, how the inner workings of a computer work, stuff like that, it's hard to explain I suppose. Computer scientists are the ones who write new languages, and if you want to be a programmer, you would probably major in computer science. I knew someone who wrote a decompiler for their doctorate in computer science, if that gives you an idea.





And computer science will never be obselete lol, and as for jobs, well ya a lot is outsourced or whatever, but there's of course still jobs here, but as to how many in relation to how many people that do such jobs, i have no idea
Reply:not sure, I bet its obsolete before you get it though
Reply:it is really a physics degree with added computer courses. You will be doing lots of math lots of physics and lots of engenering. The c language is an engeneering language.


You will be able to get computer programming languages that make software or firmware depending on what company you work for. The field of employment is very large every from banks to hospitals to small business. There is just to many to list. You can always work for a big time company like IBM or Microsoft. Remember you will be making programs to run machinery All kinds not just computers.





hope this helps


-David-