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by SeanDav
4822 days ago
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Interesting. What reputable universities waive the MSc's pre-requisites based on life experience? Any in the UK? I think this is a great idea as I find myself in the same boat. Very experienced and can do the job but no paper to impress people with. |
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There is no standard application process when you have little or no education. You have to get in touch with the admissions department and state that you have the experience and from there each university has a different process.
I went for Birkbeck, University of London ( http://www.dcs.bbk.ac.uk/courses/ ). They specialise in degrees in the evening, aimed at Londoners who are in work and yet want to pursue a degree without sacrificing their employment.
The entry test was trivial (not much beyond basic pointer work and FizzBuzz in C++), and the expectation during the course was that you find 24 hours per week for study time (comprised of 2 or 3 evenings per week of 3 hour lectures, and the rest of the time was research, assignments and reading). If you have ample experience you won't find the work outside of the evening lectures too taxing.