What should I do?

[AhmadOtaku]

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@simba9

I really don’t understand why UC’s CS program takes five years when other schools offer four year programs.

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<p>I found the answer to this, I guess I didn’t read into it enough. UC provides a program called “ACCEND”;

@College of Engineering and Applied Science @ UC

ACCEND allows students to earn their undergraduate and master’s degrees in a shortened time frame while still enjoying the benefits of UC’s top five nationally ranked cooperative education program. After their first year in an engineering or technology degree program, qualified students are able to elect ACCEND. Students enrolled in ACCEND are able to earn their undergraduate and master’s degrees in part from classes taken during their co-op placement. ([ACCelerated</a> ENgineering Degree (ACCEND), University of Cincinnati](<a href=“http://ceas.uc.edu/programs_degrees/accelerated_engineeringdegreeaccend.html]ACCelerated”>http://ceas.uc.edu/programs_degrees/accelerated_engineeringdegreeaccend.html))

So it looks like rather than completing a total of 6 (4yr BS + 2yr MS) years to earn your MS, you get a shortened time of 5 years. After which you can decide if you would like to continue on to a Ph.D in Computer Science and Engineering.</p>

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@aegrisomnia

Maybe I’m missing something, but it seems like a good first step would be to look for job listings for the kinds of roles you want to get, and see what they require. Do they say “CS degree”? If so, go with CS. If they say “BS degree”, then it doesn’t necessarily matter what your degree is in.

@BrownParent

A computer science degree is a very good degree to get. It will provide you with foundational knowledge to work in gaming AND many other areas through your career. To get an actual gaming job, you may need to get some extra specialized knowledge and internships, but you can’t go wrong with the CS degree.

After doing a bit more research online and watching a few videos, I think I was completely mislead and didn’t understand the true value of a degree with Computer Science. I think I’m going to put aside a game development career for now. I’d rather get a job with a CS degree and work on several projects first to build up a nice portfolio. Then later on I will consider getting involved with a game development career or not.</p>

<p>Now that all that has been solved, I’m stuck with one more question. Should I take on the Computer Science major @ UC and earn my MS after completing the 5 year program, and get a job, or should I continue on and pursue a Ph.D in Computer Science and Engineering? I’m not quite sure I fully understand the pros and the cons of both, but so far I’ve heard that getting a Ph.D will close many doors as you would be “overqualified”. Could anyone further explain this?</p>

<p>Thanks a lot once again for all the replies and help. This is really helping me understand what I want to do in the future.</p>