CMU & Univ. of Porto MSc/MBA Program

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<p>I have been offered an admit to the aforementioned program</p>

<p>(here’s a link to a brief news story about the program)
ECE</a> News: ECE Forms Partnership With Portuguese Business School</p>

<p>Today (i.e. 2 days later) I got the following details about the program,</p>

<p>· Program Details:
This is a dual degree program in which you will receive both an M.S. in ECE at Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from the University of Porto (2 degrees/2 diplomas). There is no difference in the degree requirements or the diploma that you will receive from both institutions. </p>

<p>· Curriculum:
The full-time MBA program (640 lecture hours, 75 ECTS – European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) is fully run at the EGP-UPBS campus and further includes an international week delivered at a foreign business school. The MSc in ECE (96 units) corresponds to a total of 8 ECE courses (12 credit points each), with 6 courses run at the CMU campus and 2 courses run at FEUP (U.Porto). I’ve attached a tentative description of the coursework. Please keep in mind that while this gives you a general idea of the courses, this is a very new program and specific course offerings are subject to change. Also, please note that all courses are taught in English.</p>

<p>· Tuition/Financial Assistance:
Graduate tuition is the same while at the University of Porto and at CMU ($38,900 for the academic year). The program is self-funded, but you are welcome to explore financial aid opportunities while you are at CMU:</p>

<p>I'm an international student (India), and everything matters i.e. the reputation of the institute, the money involved, the job and education prospects etc. As for the offer, it includes portugal, so i'm a bit apprehensive, besides, they're also charging me the full CMU fee! (doesn't seem fair). Also, I am looking forward to a PhD after the Master's course, so there are a lot of questions in my head, and being a new program, there's not much data available anywhere. </p>

<p>How different could it be from the regular M.S. in ECE, am I losing out on any opportunity here? (Earlier, they did mention that I was not able to make it to the regular course, and then this came up)</p>

<p>Anyways, looking forward to your opinions and advice.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance</p>

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<p>If you are considering getting a PhD degree after your master’s, you’d be better off with a research-oriented MS that included a research thesis requirement and the opportunity to publish papers at least at the international conference level. The program you mentioned strikes me mostly as a terminal, professional master’s degree based on coursework and with an added business component (more interesting then if you were looking for a position in industry right after graduation).</p>