Xref: utzoo comp.edu:2721 comp.software-eng:2560 Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!motcid!horwath From: horwath@cell.mot.COM (George Horwath) Newsgroups: comp.edu,comp.software-eng Subject: Re^2: CS education Message-ID: <460@talc11.UUCP> Date: 30 Nov 89 20:46:27 GMT Organization: Motorola Inc. - Cellular Infrastructure Div., Arlington Heights, IL 60004 Lines: 22 Something that always bothered me when I was in school were all the candidates for master degrees in CS taking the same classes that I was in yet I only received a BSCS. They had a bachelors degree in philosophy, poli sci, etc. (Non-CS related with one intro to programming class.) Of course, when they were done (no thesis or project required), they got more bucks for the same amount of work and same knowledge level. There never seemed to be much difference between the two degrees although this might be different for different universities. Other areas might be different (what about the BSCS person going for an MBA?). For a different point of view, take a student that received a BSCS and attended, perhaps, one music appreciation course. Now send the student over to the Music Dept. and see if he can get a MMu in one year with a certificate in performance practice. The chairman of the Music Dept. will probably be rolling on the floor at the suggestion. Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com