BA/MS Program

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<p>I'm strongly considering applying ED to Northwestern this year, and I have some questions about the combined BA/MS program in Computer Science. Poli Sci and Comp Sci are the two fields I'm really interested in. I was wondering if it would be possible to major in Poli Sci while taking a lot of CS courses and then take a fifth year to get a masters in CS</p>

<p>Has anyone done this program? Or just know anything about it? Would you advise me to do this rather than do a traditional undergrad education and apply to a different grad school?</p>

<p>Also, what other schools offer a program like this? This might be enough to push NU to the top of my list.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>I’d like to do the program myself (I’m WCAS CS/French '12). Most schools offer some form of combined Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in CS, the details just vary (if memory serves, at the U of Washington, the catch was that you got both degrees when you were finished with everything). Thanks for reminding me, because I need to get started on deciding if it’s for me as well, and if so I’ll need to be applying for that this year! :O</p>

<p>I assume you’ve seen this, but just in case: [EECS</a> Main :: BS/MS and BA/MS Programs](<a href=“http://www.eecs.northwestern.edu/academics/undergraduate/degrees/bsms-bams/]EECS”>http://www.eecs.northwestern.edu/academics/undergraduate/degrees/bsms-bams/)</p>

<p>I would say that you should do a fair chunk of undergrad work before you really make a call on grad work: you can’t know until you’ve been a part of it whether the department is for you. Since grad CS requires a lot of specialization, you’ll want to know what areas you’re heading towards from your undergrad experience, which aims to create a broadly skilled programmer.</p>

<p>Me, I may end up doing something with the research I’m doing now for [url=&lt;a href=“http://collabolab.northwestern.edu/]CollabLab[/url”&gt;http://collabolab.northwestern.edu/]CollabLab[/url</a>], which cropped up out of nowhere but turns out to be quite fascinating.</p>

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<p>In research labs like ‘CollabLab,’ is fairly easy to join the research group and get paid for it (work-study)?</p>

<p>Sorry for the ad-hoc question!</p>

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<p>can an MMSS major do the BA/MS in econ?</p>

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<p>@Glenny, I responded to a job opening posted on the ACM student list, so I am paid (I’m not work-study). I’m not getting any course credit or anything for it, but it doesn’t really matter to me whether I do or don’t - I’m learning a fair amount from working there regardless. I’m hoping to find something related to what I’m working with now by the time I’m doing grad school (I’m in something of a supporting role for the grad students there right now), but for the moment I’m just payin’ the bills.</p>