Fewer students are studying science at school and university, favouring more computer based subjects instead. Is this a positive or negative development? What are the reasons for this?

As technology dominates the world, more and more college students choose computer-related

subjects

as their majors

instead

of

science

. Some people start to worry about the impacts of

this

trend. In my opinion, as a

science

bachelor, I take a strongly negative view against the popularity of computer-based departments.

First

of all,

science

is the basis of every theory. Students in

science

school not only are trained in logical thinking, but

also

acquire the theory of fundamental methodology. Those capabilities can be applied to varied fields.

Second

, majoring in computer-based

subjects

is about how to utilize a tool, yet understanding

science

affects what you think.

Science

has an impact on people’s mindsets

instead

of skill sets.

Although

a computer-based degree can probably earn you more job opportunities at

first

, what if the computer knowledge you acquired in school isn’t scarce anymore after graduating, the skill set would become useless and can’t catch the trend

Last

but not least, no matter what technology it is, the root of the technology is

science

. Take one technological application computer as an example, a computer is a combination of math, physics and psychology. Three of them are the departments in a

science

school.

For example

, algorithms are the derivations of math, and the user-interface designs are based on psychology. In conclusion, in the short term, computer-related

subjects

can make a living. In the long term, the benefits of

science

outweigh computer-based

subjects

, because learning systematic thinking will not be out of date, as machinery advances.

However

, computers could fall into disuse in decades.