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[rachel83az]

I would think that Supply Chain Management would be closer to Product Management than Project Management is. Or maybe Marketing?

[MrPanda]

Hello All

I am new here and yes I did try the search function but didn't really find what I was looking for.
I am considering doing a Masters's Degree in Product management.
In the UK a Master of Science is well recognised or Msc.



I found what I thought was the perfect course https://barcelonatechnologyschool.com/ma...anagement/
However have been told this isn't an official Masters it is a "The Master Propio

https://www.saera.eu/en/differences-betw...nd-propio/

The odd thing is they are charging 15000 Euro for this non-official course for other Master's Degrees in the UK I have seen for about £10,000!

I do really love the content in the course but don't want to do a worthless master with a massive debt.
Any advice?

I will recommend that you take one of these 3 universities in Spain, they are recognized and reputable. look for the UNED, UNIR, UOC, I going to start in July a Master Degree in cybersecurity duration is 1 year, and it will cost me around $3000,-

I asked UNIR if I could get access to their Master in Astronomy and Astrophysics (in Spanish) with the BA in CS and Math, and they said yes.

In VIU (Universidad Internacional de Valencia), they were not so sure about it (because the diploma was going to say "Arts" and because it also mentioned "CS", and not only "Math").

[Kab]

I strongly recommend to ask if the exams are in person, some of the universities you commented work with presential exams, but this can change in the future. UOC had full online exams during COVID, I do not know now. UOC has some degrees in English, but not all.
I would forget UNED. Is the National Distance Universty of Spain. The people that give you the class is not the one that correct the exam as I heard. You will need some specific books, at least in the past was the case. On the other hand I respect the people with their degrees because I know they worked hard for them and had difficult exams.
UNIR has a growing presence in Spain and some other Spanish's speaking countries. I think you need to make presential exams. Not sure. They look quick answering questions by email and professional on the phone. They accept transfer credits for bachelors, I do not know for Master degrees. I do not know how many. You can have the credits evaluated.
I have a degree from UOC. I recommend it, but is not easy to get top marks. You will need to work all the semester and participate in activities, forums, papers and exams. Problem free to send your record to WES (an email, attach the WES documents and a small fee) and my degree came as regional accredited. They accept transfer credits for bachelors, no idea about masters. I do not know how many credits they accept to transfer in, but I'm guessing that not too many. They have one of the longest traditions on Online Learning.
Hope it helps.

[MrPanda]

For UNED, you need to take their exams in their associate centers.

For example, these are the ones for Peru:

https://www.uned.es/universidad/inicio/i...-lima.html

[MrPanda]

UNED has one exam center in the US, in NY:

https://www.uned.es/universidad/inicio/i...-york.html

[ukmercenary]

@ukmercenary, have you zoomed in on exactly Product Management? Are you open to other degrees such as a very similar Project Management?  As you mentioned earlier, there are PM options already for about $10-15K British Pounds, are you specifically looking for online?

Well, I did like the idea of being a Product Manager, however, my real goal is to move away from IT Support.  My real interest is running however my education isn't in this and could take years to retrain.

I also enjoy marketing or the idea of being a Business Analyst.
I will have to keep an open mind maybe the Open University will allow me on to the final year of a Bachelor of Science Degree.
I have dyslexia and have always tried to avoid exams I am more vocational.

[bjcheung77]

Wait a moment, you're asking about a Masters and you then mentioned a Bachelors in your last post... What are you trying to do, a Bachelors and ladder up to a Masters?  This is one of a few reasons I tell people to be more informative in their posts and should really follow the template and last post addendum when looking for advice, by providing more details we can help you get to the final educational goal better. Link: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...Area-works

At the time being, my advice is to decide how you want to complete your education. Jumping from IT tech support to a Business Analyst role is very similar to how I changed gears, I've been in this industry for the same amount of time as you, if not more.  I started in sales/service in 98' to one of those mom & pop computer shops, in 2000 I jumped ship to NewsCorp's subsidiary, 2008, I went on to IBM's subsidiary, and 2019 have been contracting/consulting since as a Senior Tech Analyst.

Without much details, it's really going to be hard to provide you concrete steps forward. You may want to work on three main things, obtaining Certs, double down on your Degree, gain Experience. If you're looking into being a Business Analyst within the Business/IT industries, you should really work on those 3 - Industry Certs (Coursera/Google), Laddering Degrees (Undergrad & Grad), Experience (3+ years in that BA or similar role).