Is it possible to do a masters in computer science if your ug degree is maths&physics

My uni doesn’t offer cs + physics as a degree so I’ve been thinking about changing it to maths + physics then getting a masters in cs. Would this work out alright?

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MindMax2000

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Original post by themask1

My uni doesn’t offer cs + physics as a degree so I’ve been thinking about changing it to maths + physics then getting a masters in cs. Would this work out alright?

Yes. There are even degrees that you can do irrespective of the subject of your undergrad.

Masters' in computer science usually come in 2 types:

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Degrees that require an undergrad in any subject (akin to conversion courses)

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Degrees that require an undergrad in a related subject (not necessarily computer science, but can be open to engineering, physics, maths, etc.)

For the former, see the following as examples:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught-degrees/computer-science-msc
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses/taught/computer-science/computer-science.aspx
https://www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/maths-comp-sci/computer-science/msc-computer-science/
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/eng/msc-computer-science-conversion/
https://www.bath.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate-2023/taught-postgraduate-courses/msc-computer-science/

For the latter, see the following as examples:
https://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/coursefinder/courses/computer-science-msc/
https://www.essex.ac.uk/courses/pg00435/1/msc-advanced-computer-science
https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/postgraduate/degrees/index.php?r=site/view&id=110
https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/msc-advanced-computer-science
https://warwick.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/courses/compscience/

The latter type usually is titled "Advanced Computer Science", but as you can tell from the above they don't always include advanced in the title of the degree, so you will need to check in all cases. The former type would never include "advanced" in the title.

Having said the above, if you are doing a degree in physics and maths, it should naturally include 50% programming content anyway. Is there a reason why you specifically need a degree with computer science content? If you are pursuing a postgrad in computer science and physics, you might not need it.

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