computing science or interactive arts and technology?

i'm an under-grad student, still first year... dunno which one to persue, computing science (CMPT) or interactive arts and technology (IAT)

IAT seems easier, but CMPT has more money innit...

wat do you guys think and recommend?

im interested in both... so, im kinda stuck here :(

IAT = animation and such?

Depends on your career goals... you can make good money at both but IAT is a lot more competitive, and you should know your talent level before you get into that.

Just as another idea... have you thought of going into IT security? IT Security is THE degree to have these days, and you dont have to do all the programming and Calcyou take in Comp Science. Also, IT Security pays some serious money.

IAT = animation and such?

Espada12

Computer science, obviously. Who wants to be an artist?

Depends on your career goals... you can make good money at both but IAT is a lot more competitive, and you should know your talent level before you get into that.

Just as another idea... have you thought of going into IT security? IT Security is THE degree to have these days, and you dont have to do all the programming and Calcyou take in Comp Science. Also, IT Security pays some serious money.

Chrypt22

lol, i never considered IT, my bro took it and never used it, so, i've always thought it was useless :P

Computer science, obviously. Who wants to be an artist?

bloodling

its more than bein an artist, you got game designing, video editing, well its all art related, but still, look at the stuff they got in games...

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Computer science, obviously. Who wants to be an artist?

wacrack

its more than bein an artist, you got game designing, video editing, well its all art related, but still, look at the stuff they got in games...

Exactly. If you're not a great artist I wouldn't go down that road.

screw the futureJandurin

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Computer science, obviously. Who wants to be an artist?

wacrack

its more than bein an artist, you got game designing, video editing, well its all art related, but still, look at the stuff they got in games...

This seems to me like it would entirely depend on what you want to do; I'm not sure how we can recommend one or the other based on... well, nothing. :P

First just pick if you want to animate and create models or you want to solve math problems and write code.markop2003

As you said in your previous sentence, there's much more than that. Network design, database design, business management, programming...

[QUOTE="markop2003"]First just pick if you want to animate and create models or you want to solve math problems and write code.bloodling

As you said in your previous sentence, there's much more than that. Network design, database design, business management, programming...

im still in my first semester, im not rele sure wat i wanna be just yet... just drifiting through uni...

well, i would like to take CMPT, but I HATE DISCRETE MATH, im takin discrete math 1, and its a huuuge PAIN, discrete math 2 is waaay worse...

main reason im considering IAT

im still in my first semester, im not rele sure wat i wanna be just yet... just drifiting through uni...

well, i would like to take CMPT, but I HATE DISCRETE MATH, im takin discrete math 1, and its a huuuge PAIN, discrete math 2 is waaay worse...

main reason im considering IAT

wacrack

Your degree will in all likelihood decide a large portion of the direction of your career. Not taking a degree you otherwise want to do just because the alternative has easier classes seems like a rather poor life decision.

im still in my first semester, im not rele sure wat i wanna be just yet... just drifiting through uni...

well, i would like to take CMPT, but I HATE DISCRETE MATH, im takin discrete math 1, and its a huuuge PAIN, discrete math 2 is waaay worse...

main reason im considering IAT

wacrack

I feel you, discrete math 1 was a joke I had no problem at all but discrete math 2 was sooo hard I changed university just to skip this course (for some reason discrete math 1 is enough there). I also changed from computer science to networking, database design and enterprise resource planning.

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im still in my first semester, im not rele sure wat i wanna be just yet... just drifiting through uni...

well, i would like to take CMPT, but I HATE DISCRETE MATH, im takin discrete math 1, and its a huuuge PAIN, discrete math 2 is waaay worse...

main reason im considering IAT

bloodling

I feel you, discrete math 1 was a joke I had no problem at all but discrete math 2 was sooo hard I changed university just to skip this course (for some reason discrete math 1 is enough there). I also changed from computer science to networking, database design and enterprise resource planning.

lol, im havin trouble with discrete math 1, imagine how ill be when i take 2, well i blame my prof for it bein hard, the entire class is barely passing cuz of him... i miss high school lol, howz networkin workin out for ya?

[QUOTE="markop2003"]First just pick if you want to animate and create models or you want to solve math problems and write code.bloodling

As you said in your previous sentence, there's much more than that. Network design, database design, business management, programming...

im still in my first semester, im not rele sure wat i wanna be just yet... just drifiting through uni...

well, i would like to take CMPT, but I HATE DISCRETE MATH, im takin discrete math 1, and its a huuuge PAIN, discrete math 2 is waaay worse...

main reason im considering IAT

wacrack

lol, im havin trouble with discrete math 1, imagine how ill be when i take 2, well i blame my prof for it bein hard, the entire class is barely passing cuz of him... i miss high school lol, howz networkin workin out for ya?

wacrack

It was interesting, you gotta learn all the different layers and how they interact with each other. I met a friend of my father who works in networking and he showed me what kind of problem he solves every day.

My favourite part was the management course, which shows us in detail how to study a problem and how to solve it. I've got another management course this session. I will probably get my Cisco certification this year, too.

No what i said is your missing other subjects, computer science isn't just one degree it's a department, there are a whole bunch of degrees under it. I think the uni i primarily applied to has about 40 degrees under the computing department and then each one of those has multiple optional units.markop2003