Where can computer science take me?

Hi I'm currently doing GCSE Computer Science and I'm considering it for A-level too but I'm unsure about where I can go in it. I like computer science but my first career choice is more into civil service and I want to know if having it as an A-level would be useful at all.

Reply 1

R1C3

Whoa boy, that is quite the question.
There are countless paths and opportunities in Computer Science. I'll do my best to list some right off the top of my head- as it's usually a case of learning general Computer Science and then specialising into an area that interests you.

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Web Programming (HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, SQL, React, Ruby etc)

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Software Programming (Java, C#, C++ and all the rest)

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Games development & programming

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Digital Forensics

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Hardware analyst

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Software analyst

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Data analyst

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Machine learning

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Network engineer

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Cybersecurity & Ethical hacking/penetration testing

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Research

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Business systems and project management

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Algorithms & data structures

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Cryptocurrency/blockchain technology

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Visual Effects

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User interface & User experience design & the attached psychology that comes with it

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General IT consultancy

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Support based work in many of the above areas

Those are just the ones I can think of; if IT is what interests you- you can definitely choose to either generalise across the board or specialise into a cool area. It's a growing field, that's for sure- so there's definitely no reason you should be afraid to take it at A-Level.

Reply 2

Dancer2001

I did AS computer science last year, and I would say it is useful if you want to go into any computing or IT related job. It isn’t directly required for anything (even a comp sic degree) but it means you will keep in practice with your programming skills and get a good general knowledge of computers.
I know I would not have learned python on my own, and definitely not created huge programs.
If you are vaguely interested in programming or anything IT related, I would take it. It is also quite easy if you have taken GCSE computing, so you will almost definitely get a good grade.

Reply 3

WannaKn0w

Original post by R1C3

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