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Discussion on: Why I did my master's in software engineering instead of computer science

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Nonso Biose

Am actually considering taking a masters in Software Engineering coz i want to understand perfectly well, how softwares are been made and managed. Though, i dont have a CS degree but i program in Java and also do javascript, html and css Android included also. . . what do you guys think . . is it possible to do the masters ?? . . would any school accept me??

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scottshipp

Hi Nonso, sorry for the delay in replying. You would have to look into the specific degree program entry requirements and see. Usually they are listed on the university's web site. I know that when I applied to the program at Seattle University, it was specifically geared toward people who had been working a couple years in the software field already. Many people who are already working in software don't have CS degrees, though. They instead have business, math, physics, philosophy, or other degrees. This was acceptable at Seattle University, but the degree requirements then changed slightly for those people to incorporate an object-oriented programming class and an algorithms class in the first year. Those who had CS degrees already were allowed electives instead of these classes. ** Note that Seattle University may have changed their entry requirements, I don't know.

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Nonso Biose

Ok thank you, would definitely check out the schools website