I found a school with an IT degree that has a concentration in software engineering. That school offers more programming-related work than another (supposedly reputable) school’s CS program!
With that in mind, if I want to do software engineering - is it a big mistake to take an IT degree instead of CS, simply because of the name of the degree?
Can you link to the specific programs?
Generall skills matter more, but IT has a bit of a bad rep for some CS jobs so it can have an effect. I’d also point out that “more programming-related work” does not mean better prepared to be a software engineer. That’s very dependent on the two specific curricula.
That program does indeed have enough CS with the SE concentration. Again, it may cause some minor issues, but you should be able to work in Software Engineering with that degree.
I’ve found no other school I can afford.
FHSU has CS, but FHSU sucks and CS isn’t what I want to do.
So, I’m trying to decide if I should get MGA’s IT at all; or just go without a formal education.
@icor1031 I think MGA’s is a good call. Though FHSU also seems to have a fine program for CS that’d do just fine. I didn’t mean to discourage, simply add a disclaimer. No formal education will be a much harder path, though it can work for some.
Thanks, Pengs.
I’m at FHSU now, in their psych program. The staff (professors and IRB members) is a pain in the rear to deal with; they’re the reason I considered a different major to begin with (MGA doesn’t have psych). So, almost no desire to take CS from FHSU. :\
I’ll continue with my plan to contact MGA soon.
I would suggest either the Software Engineering or Web Applications Development concentration. A lot of CS people might look down there noses at the latter, but there’s still a ton of work doing web apps.