steve round Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 Originally posted by stephstellar I'm halfway through an MSc Computing conversion course, but am starting to worry that it may be an expensive waste of time. When I see IT jobs advertised they all seem to want expertise in things we've only touched on in University. Has anyone taken one of these courses? What are the employment prospects like, realistically? It depends on you do you like computing, can you continue to learn more with interest still strong? Is the idea of doing such work your cup of tea, the thing about computers is that it is a multifacetted entity you can specialise or surf - within the physical limits of bowing before a box it gives you some choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripey1 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I'm halfway through an MSc Computing conversion course, but am starting to worry that it may be an expensive waste of time. When I see IT jobs advertised they all seem to want expertise in things we've only touched on in University. Has anyone taken one of these courses? What are the employment prospects like, realistically? stephstellar I did an humble BTEC in Software Engineering in the 90's and found work almost immediately afterwards. An MSc course is a totally different prospect altogether. The things you learned in university are more than likely enough to secure you a job, it depends on what field of IT you want to specialise in. I think you will find that it will be worth it in the end, don't give up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightrider Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I'm halfway through an MSc Computing conversion course, but am starting to worry that it may be an expensive waste of time. When I see IT jobs advertised they all seem to want expertise in things we've only touched on in University. Has anyone taken one of these courses? What are the employment prospects like, realistically? A friend of mine did a physics to computing conversion msc and has worked in software for a long time since. So not sure its a waste of time necessarily (though its not the only way into the software industry - I know plenty of people who never did any training, but just taught themselves to do it as part of their jobs. Then they could leverage that to get a job that was 100% software work) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I'm halfway through an MSc Computing conversion course, but am starting to worry that it may be an expensive waste of time. When I see IT jobs advertised they all seem to want expertise in things we've only touched on in University. Has anyone taken one of these courses? What are the employment prospects like, realistically? That's the way it is, employers want trained people to come in, do work, then get rid of them. At university you more or less learn what things are and how they work, without getting in-depth experience because you don't really have the time to do that. University courses are generally aimed at rounding your skills rather than developing an in-depth knowledge into a specialised area, though there are one or two exceptions. IT is difficult because it is developed as an industry very fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Macbeth Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 stephstellar I did an humble BTEC in Software Engineering in the 90's and found work almost immediately afterwards. An MSc course is a totally different prospect altogether. The things you learned in university are more than likely enough to secure you a job, it depends on what field of IT you want to specialise in. I think you will find that it will be worth it in the end, don't give up. As stephstellar started this thread 10 years ago, I guess they won't need the advice now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vague_Boy Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Just think, two CV's one is yours with an MSc t'other is someone Without that but with the same knowledge and skill... whos Gonna get the job Someone in India? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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