information technology or computer science which of these hard in math?

Hi Jungie,

Computer science will be more math intensive. With that said, don't give up hope if you want to be a computer scientist. Math classes tend to vary based on the course. I personally never liked geometry or having to do proofs (they just took too much time) but I loved calculus and discrete math comes easy to me. This is a pretty common experience. One of my high school math teachers hated math in high school but ended up loving it once she reached college. Instead of focusing on which one is less math intensive, I'd focus on which one sounds like the job you want. You won't end up using much math in either unless you decide to pursue a research oriented route.

IT typically handles infrastructure, servers, administration, and networking. Computer scientists tend to work with algorithms, programming, data science, AI, and machine learning. If it sounds like I'm biased it's because I am. I think that computer scientists do some of the coolest things in the world. At the same time, IT does some pretty cool stuff too such as setting up and running massive computing clusters that crunch, and interpret, Petabytes of data. I'd say give them both a try out and see what you like. Take a networking or administration class, and take an algorithms class and a few programming classes. There's no one right answer but either way you'll get exposure to both of the fields so you can decide which field is better for you.

Good luck!

Hello,

A Bachelor of Information Technology (abbreviations BIT, BInfTech, B.Tech(IT) or BE(IT)) is an undergraduate academic degree that generally requires three to five years of study. While the degree has a major focus on computers and technology, it differs from a Computer Science degree in that students are also expected to study management and information science, and there are reduced requirements for mathematics. A degree in computer science can be expected to concentrate on the scientific aspects of computing, while a degree in information technology can be expected to concentrate on the business and communication applications of computing. There is more emphasis on these two areas in the e-commerce, e-business and business information technology undergraduate courses. Specific names for the degrees vary across countries, and even universities within countries.

This is in contrast to a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology which is a bachelor's degree typically conferred after a period of three to four years of an undergraduate course of study in Information Technology (IT). The degree itself is a Bachelor of Science with institutions conferring degrees in the fields of information technology and related fields.

I hope this can help you.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor_of_Information_Technology

Good Studies!

Some people think they don't like math or aren't good at it because they have had bad experiences in high school or grade school. When I started college I was surprised how interesting and practical some of my math courses were.

I am terrible at math but I've managed for 32 years so far in IT! You don't need to be able to solve quadratic equations in your head. Who can? Have a good basic understanding and do what I did: take the required math for your major and ask for help when you need it.