Seeking reviews for MCIT online degree at UPenn
Spouse is not in tech and I was looking at MCIT course from UPenn at Coursera - https://www.coursera.org/degrees/mcit-penn for them. The coursework looks good, given the fact that there are very few programs that admit a non-tech person. Anybody done or heard of someone doing this? I want to know more about it, especially job prospects after graduation. Also, in general, any advice/dos-donts for online courses/degrees? $260k, 7 yoe
CourseraGeorgia Tech's OMSCS also admits non-STEM undergrads. If your spouse doesn't have any CS undergrad classes they will need to take a few classes (DS, algorithms, etc.) to be admitted to GT - worth it for the CS vs IT degree IMO.
Is it tho? Honest question. Like if you want to write code/data science then GT OMSCS would be the go-to. But if you’re looking to become a cloud architect, this UPenn MCIT might be worth exploring. Please correct me if I’m wrong
Sorry, I didn't mean that as a blanket statement and I agree with you. For me it's worth it to go CS over IT. Pick the program that works best for you. 👍
The on-campus version of MCIT has been very competitive, in terms of both incoming student background and job placement after graduation. People went on to FANG and top companies all over the place. The online one is new so I don’t know how different it is. As long as the same resources are accessible I don’t see why the quality would be any different. Maybe as the number of students grow, it becomes even more competitive to get a job. A misconception is this sounds like an “IT” instead of “CS” degree - no it totally depends on your electives. The core courses are all CS fundamentals including computer systems & architecture, discrete math, algorithms & data structures, programming languages, and theory of computation. The electives are the same choices as the standard MSE CS program. You can go as hardcore CS in any area as you like - languages, OS, compiler, distributes systems, machine learning, NLP, databases, graphics, robotics, etc.
Agreed. I saw the coursework and was quite impressed. It covers all the CS fundamentals which sounded promising to me. Thanks for the input!
Would anyone recommend MCIT for those with strong computer science background? I'm interested in this program. I have 8 years of experience as a Software engineer after my bachelors in computers
No, and I actually doubt they will admit you. They explicitly state that the program is for people with no background in CS, and having watched several of their webinars, they say your application will be rejected
I've applied, and decision has come out today. I'm rejected
It's a great program for people coming from non-tech backgrounds intending to work in the industry at top tier companies (as opposed to other Master programs which focus on research a lot) . Great quality education if you can afford it.
As in work work in non-SWE roles at top tech or SWE roles?
No, I mean SWE roles. I know people who got in as Software developers at Google and Facebook straight from this program