# 頭盔
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# QnA
Q:MSCS同MCS有咩分別?
A:以CS為例,大家會見到有Master of Science in Computer Science (MSCS)同Master of Computer Science (MCS),其實係有分別的。但最簡單咁講就係MCS係industrial啲,教啲野會比較實用。而MSCS就係theoretical啲,教啲野會係理論為主。大家想報嘅時候應該諗呢個會唔會係自己嘅terminal degree。如果之後仲想讀上去,咁就應該讀MSCS會好啲。
Reference: https://csweb.rice.edu/academics/graduate-programs/online-mcs/blog/mcs-vs-mscs-vs-phd
Q:Local讀好定online讀好?
A:視乎你讀嘅目的,同將來嘅打算。如果有打算移民,香港讀未必一定好過online讀。價錢都係一個重要因素,例如Georgia Tech嘅OMSCS幾萬港紙就可以讀完。揀program最緊要係啱自己需要。
Q:轉行Bootcamp好定master好?
A:讀bootcamp不如自學,詳情可以睇返隔離上班台嘅IT討論區。Master唔係入行嘅必須品,建議睇完curriculum有興趣再考慮。
# 快速價目表 (由平到貴, 截至2024年8月)
GT – OMSCS: 5萬港紙 ($5850 USD, 30 credits)
https://omscs.gatech.edu/
GT – OMSA: 7萬港紙 (8910 USD, 30 credits)
https://pe.gatech.edu/degrees/analytics
UT Austin – MSCSO/MSDSO/MSAIO: 8萬港紙 (10000 USD, 30 credits)
https://cdso.utexas.edu/mscs
CU Boulder – MSCS: 12萬港紙 ($15,750 USD, 30 credits)
https://www.coursera.org/degrees/ms-computer-science-boulder
UIUC – MCS / MCSDS: 16-18萬港紙 ($19,840 - $24,128 USD, 32 credits)
https://www.coursera.org/degrees/master-of-computer-science-illinois
UPenn – MCIT: 27 萬港紙 ($35000 USD, 30 credits)
https://online.seas.upenn.edu/degrees/mcit-online/
# 院校介紹(更多選擇可以google)
GT - Georgia Institute of Technology (QS 2024: Overall 97, CS 28)
有OMSA同OMSCS兩條路走,兩條路都好平。Course review可以喺呢條link睇:https://www.omshub.org/
優點:
超平
超多Course揀,內容由network到algorithm到computer vision到robotics到trading到AI都有 (https://omscs.gatech.edu/current-courses)
超易入,基本上你ug gpa有3.0,然後準備好啲數底同programming底,基本上係必入
歷史悠久(dd),GT作為online degree嘅先鋒,omscs今年已經係第十年,畢業人數都已經破萬,認同性都算幾好 (似乎,利申唔係HR)
有得做research計credit,不過呢個係小眾option,自己揾group入仲要睇彩數 (https://vip.gatech.edu/)
缺點:
Workload大,如果你睇review hub,唔少course都係10-20 hr/week。但30 hr/week以上都唔少,reddit上面都唔少人屌個program搞到佢哋冇曬social life
難Reg科,啲熱門course爆到頭兩年嘅學生讀唔到,打亂自己schedule
入學門檻低,你入到去唔代表你真係出得返去
有啲科啲learning material唔會update,唔睇reddit reg科會中伏
Reference letter係compulsory冇得唔交
UIUC - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (QS 2024: Overall 64, CS 25)
入左MCS之後可以揀MCS或者DS track變MCSDS。Course review可以喺呢條link睇:https://uiucmcs.org/
優點:
綜合排名同CS排名都好
Course choice比較practical,常見hot topic都係到,例如cloud computing,database,IoT,AI野都有
快啲grad,因為讀8個course就grad到,正路你pt讀3-4個sem就收工
缺點:
比較貴,但compare to UCL UM嗰堆已經算幾良心
唔係MSCS,報PhD會唔計MSc
Course choice比較少,選科彈性低
冇credited coursework又唔考佢個proficiency exam基本上入唔到
收得比較少人,高過入學門檻都要睇彩數
UT Austin - University of Texas at Austin (QS 2024: Overall 58, CS 30)
有MSCS/MSAI/MSDS揀,curriculum其實差唔多,course review可以喺下面嘅link睇:
https://mscshub.com/
https://msdshub.com/
優點:
Reg科一定reg到,冇人數限制
MSCS同MSAI有Thesis option,如果鍾意做research會係一個幾好嘅option
缺點:
內容都幾AI heavy,同埋reddit唔少post話content好mathy同theoretical
門檻高,admission stat睇到啲人ug on average都有3.7左右 (https://gradschool.utexas.edu/about/statistics-surveys/admissions-enrollment)
Course choice比較少,選科彈性幾乎零,不過聽講下sem會開兩個新course,想報又唔急可以等多陣
UPenn - University of Pennsylvania (QS 2024: Overall 12, CS 38)
Course review可以喺度睇:https://mcitcentral.com/
優點:
Course choice算多同大路
冇background都讀到,homepage寫住ug咩科都讀得,curriculum有math foundations
Ivy league
缺點:
價錢相對貴
Compulsory有6個course,選科彈性低,得4個course可以自己揀
CU Boulder - University of Colorado Boulder (QS 2024: Overall 264, CS 351-400)
算係幾新嘅program,明顯睇得出係design畀在職人士讀
優點:
選科相當flexible,可以1 cred 1 cred咁讀,完全係在職人士福音
讀完頭3 cred嘅course就當admission,入學文件準備接近零
睇落讀啲野算幾大路同實用但又計MSCS
缺點:
冇Review,唔知會唔會伏
排名本身唔出彩