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by k-mcgrady 4186 days ago
I haven't hired from them but I bet they have a high hire rate because they have connections. The people who run the program are likely well connected with companies and can find positions for the students. I've seen this with university programs. I know someone who studied a non-computer related bachelors degree. He followed it up with a 1 year masters in software developer (no experience in software before this) and was offered a position at an IT company writing Java after only a few months (on the conditioned he passed the masters). Connections are important.
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erroneousfunk 4186 days ago
Huh. I just learned about "one year masters degrees." I realize that some extremely exceptional people can complete a masters degree in one year, but I don't think I'd ever hire someone who came out of a program that was _designed_ to be completed in one year.
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k-mcgrady 4186 days ago
Strange I thought that's what a masters degree was - a bachelors + 1 year. Is there another type? I always thought the extra year would have to be in the same field of study but apparently not. I don't think it even has to be in the same 'school' (i.e. someone with a BS can do a 1 year engineering masters).
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dmoneyblah 4186 days ago
This term may depend upon the country. In the UK, masters programs are 1 year full.
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ghaff 4186 days ago
It really depends on the program and the thesis requirements. It can also depend on whether the Masters is an "add-on" to an existing BS at the same school or you go into a new program. In my case (long time ago), I did a Masters at a different school and it was very typically a two year program--basically one year of classes and one year of mostly thesis/directed study. But, as I recall, there were other schools that offered Masters at the time that were more typically one year programs (and did not require a thesis).
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alasdair_ 4186 days ago
Typically they require a BSc with honors in a related field. So mathematics would be fine for comp sci but not basket weaving
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k-mcgrady 4186 days ago
Ah, yes. It's the UK I was talking about but I guess it will differ around the world.
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