Pursuing a physics minor as a computer science major offers personal enrichment but lacks direct employment advantages. Forum participants concluded that employers do not prioritize candidates with a physics minor over those with a pure computer science degree. Instead, a mathematics minor, particularly in discrete mathematics, probability, graph theory, and linear algebra, is viewed as more beneficial for complementing a computer science curriculum. Ultimately, the decision to pursue a physics minor should be based on personal interest rather than career advancement.
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member2357 said:In terms of CS employment, I think there are no benefits of having a physics minor. I.e. employers will not prefer you over someone with a straight CS major.
If you are interested in physics, then there is nothing wrong with doing a minor in physics.
Do you do discrete maths, probability, graph theory and linear algebra as part of your CS degree? If not, then I would say a maths minor in these subjects complements CS better than physics.