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- Students who don't come from a computer science background but want to enter the valuable and lucrative field of computer science can now do so with the help of UPenn's online Master of Computer and Information Technology (MCIT) program.
- The online version of the on-campus graduate level course, it takes 20 to 40 months to complete, comprises 10 courses, and costs about $26,000 (one-third of the on-campus cost).
- The deadline to apply for the spring 2019 semester is November 8, 2018.
"With its wide-ranging application to nearly every industry,
a major in computer science is more valued and in demand than ever. According to Glassdoor, it's the highest paying college major, with median base salaries starting at $70,000" inform Connie Chen, Insider Picks.
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People who didn't major in computer science or take any computer
science courses during undergrad can feel like they're behind or at a
disadvantage if they're now interested in entering the field.
However, a
new online master's degree offered by UPenn through e-learning site Coursera intends to break the financial and institutional barriers of gaining a graduate-level education in computer science.
The Master of Computer and Information Technology (MCIT) is the only online graduate-level degree program of its kind: Ivy League caliber
and designed for students with a non-computer science background. It's
the same degree that on-campus students earn, but it's earned through
more affordable and flexible means.
The final diploma doesn't indicate that it was earned online.
The MCIT program is made up of 10 courses (six required courses
including Introduction to Software Development, Mathematical Foundations
of Computer Science, and Introduction to Computer Systems, and four
electives in topics such as machine learning and data science) and can
take 20 to 40 months to complete, depending on your pace...
The course begins January 16, 2019, and the application is now open through November 8.
To learn more about and apply to UPenn's MCIT Coursera program, click here.
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Source: Business Insider
