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Coursera + UPenn offering an online Masters of Computer and Information Technology - nyvrem - 07-26-2018
first read about it on the other side
thought i share it here too
https://www.coursera.org/degrees/mcit-penn
RE: Coursera + UPenn offering an online Masters of Computer and Information Technology - Marcus Aurelius - 07-26-2018
That's absolutely incredible! A great deal for an Ivy!
RE: Coursera + UPenn offering an online Masters of Computer and Information Technology - armstrongsubero - 07-26-2018
Wew look at that price though...
RE: Coursera + UPenn offering an online Masters of Computer and Information Technology - jsd - 07-26-2018
It's a great price for an ivy league degree... but yeah too much for me unfortunately
RE: Coursera + UPenn offering an online Masters of Computer and Information Technology - posabsolute - 07-26-2018
I looked at the curriculum and it makes a lot of sense for people that want to move in a CS career or software developer that do not have a related degree.
That being said, there is nothing impressive in the core curriculum, you are really paying for the name here.
RE: Coursera + UPenn offering an online Masters of Computer and Information Technology - armstrongsubero - 07-26-2018
I agree for that cost it's strictly for the name. I dont think the core courses are interesting.
RE: Coursera + UPenn offering an online Masters of Computer and Information Technology - jsd - 07-26-2018
(07-26-2018, 12:19 PM)posabsolute Wrote: you are really paying for the name here.
Isn't that always the case
RE: Coursera + UPenn offering an online Masters of Computer and Information Technology - Lewis.Yim - 07-26-2018
I think the Georgia Tech MS Comp Sci at $10,000 or their other offering for $7500 is an alternative to this one. I would like to go for this, but at almost 2.5 times the cost, the Georgia Tech MS Comp Sci might be a better offering. I haven't compared the course offerings yet though.
RE: Coursera + UPenn offering an online Masters of Computer and Information Technology - posabsolute - 07-26-2018
I don't think it's designed for the same people, arguably, people choosing this degree would not be able to get in the OMCS
The uPenn courses are basically things you would need to know before applying to the OMCS
RE: Coursera + UPenn offering an online Masters of Computer and Information Technology - mednat - 07-26-2018
This is aimed at people who do not basic computer science background but want a masters in computer science. I'd agree the gatech program looks more interesting, but this one is still cheap for a masters of this caliber and fits a need that's different from the gatech program.