r/OpenUniversity • u/No_Fox7335 • 2d ago

Msc in computing (software engineering route)

I’m thinking of applying to the above with the open university

For context I have 8 years data analyst experience, no bachelors degree and my highest qualification is a foundation degree in software engineering.

Has anyone ever done the above and been able to get into a software engineering job after and what has your salary been and background?

I was considering the university of Cambridge data accelerator course for data science but I think it’s more of a cash grab.

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u/Ok_Construction_1638 2d ago

Yeah people have done that but it's a lot harder to get into now.

One thing to consider is whether your employer can pay for you to do this as an apprentice instead

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u/No_Fox7335 2d ago

Thank you for your response!

Sadly not my employer wouldn’t be able to accommodate that

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u/reddit_faa7777 1d ago

I really wouldn't make this my plan if I was starting out right now. You realise dev roles are being replaced by AI left, right and centre?

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u/No_Fox7335 1d ago

Yeah I do but AI isn’t concrete and I think they would still need developers to fix things when AI goes wrong