[CALUG] Computer Science

[Katie Bechtold]

On Tue, Nov 08, 2005 at 05:02:17PM -0500, Rajiv Vyas wrote:
> I have a friend of mine who is thinking about pursuing his masters in
> computer science – with focus on software. His undergrad is I think in
> finance or accounting. Any idea if this is advisable considering that he
> does not have much educational or practical experience in computers, and if
> so is anyone aware of a good part-time program in this area? Thanks,

I can't speak to the advisability of your friend's idea, but a
convenient part-time program in this area is the Johns Hopkins
University Engineering Program for Professionals
(http://www.epp.jhu.edu/).  I just got my master's degree in
computer science through that program, but my bachelor's degree is
in the same field, so I expect my experience was different from what
your friend can expect.  I should note that JHU EPP is not geared
toward research, so I don't recommend it for people who want to go
on to pursue a PhD in computer science.  I would recommend it to
virtually everyone else, though.

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