Programs EPhysics major taking 6 courses in CS/SE -- Which to choose?

[davidbenari]

I'm an Engineering Physics major (basically the same as Physics) and recently I've developed an interest in working as a programmer. I will be allowed to take 6 additional CS/SE courses and I wanted to ask you which should I choose, that satisfies the following conditions:

-They will give me marketable skills.

-I've already taken two computational physics courses, and one numerical methods course. So preferentially it can't be about this sort of stuff.

-I will have something to bring to the table given that I know a lot of physics and mathematics (consider my major vs the regular CS major). I consider this important because in this way the knowledge acquired during my major won't be useless and will make me competitive against regular CS majors.

What should I choose? I'm pretty sure I'm going to have a huge variety of options because I'm going to do an int exchange to a good university for CS and I've already seen their available courses.

As far as I know, these will be the available courses

http://catalog.illinois.edu/courses-of-instruction/cs/

thanks

 

[Jaeusm]

If you have room to take six courses, you might as well go for the minor, which requires six courses. Here's the info:
http://www.cs.uiuc.edu/academics/undergraduate/degree-program-options/minor-computer-science

After you take the first three courses you'll have a better understanding of which remaining electives to take.

 

[davidbenari]

Im going for international exchange though, I don't think the university will grant me a minor.

edit: I think I understand your point now, hehe.

 

[Jaeusm]

If not, choose your six courses from that list.