Online MSc Computer Science with Data Analytics at University of York

Hi thomc. I've applied for the course (CS track) and will be starting in April. I work in healthcare at the moment and am looking to make a career change. I can do some programming (Android development), but it's just something I have been doing on and off in my own time. Have you applied for the course?

Hi everyone, I am also looking forward to this program but couldn't any reviews on the internet. The program's website does not mention if this is its 1st year. Anyways, the University itself is well-reputed so I have accepted the offer. I did a ton of research though, and could not find any other program like this with similar cost. I have a friend who did MSc in Electrical & Telecom Engr, and his feedback was positive about the university and its CS department.

I am currently working as a network engineer in an O&M project of an evolved packet core network (EPC 4G). We sometimes also have to work on a large amount of data to determine network performance. I have some experience on VBA, VB script and python. But I would rather say I am a beginner. I am planning to take my skills to the next level and focus more on the data analytics part of my job, our organization also has a separate analysis team as well, so I would too love to join that team as I personally like what they are doing.

Hey, I got accepted for the MSc in Comp Sci at York. Didn't realise it's the first year they're runNining this course. I was looking at Hertfordshire and Staffordshire initially but went for York seeing as they're Russel Group and top 20 UK for Comp Sci. Bath actually rank a bit higher in that dept but its 5k more expensive like others have mentioned and I believe it's 3 years part time rather than the 2 at York. I've been a software dev for 2 years after doing a 4 month coding bootcamp. I did my undergrad in Business and am looking to be able to travel/ move abroad with it once i've beefed up my experience. The not having a degree in a related field holds you back somewhat for visa's and in general, job apps almost always list a degree as a requirement. I'm going for it so I don't get held back in future and so I can fill in the blanks of the comp sci knowledge I missed out on from the bootcamp.

Where are you guys based?

Where are you guys based?

Where are you guys based?

Hi all,

Thank you for all the useful information in this thread. I have offers from both York and Bath's online MSc in Computer Science programmes and is having troubles deciding between these two programmes.

York's programme is shorter and cheaper but the Transcript will mention "online"/ "distance learning" after you graduate.

Bath's Transcript won't mention this, but its programme is longer by 1 year and £5,000 more expensive.

Bath ranks better nationally but York ranks higher internationally.

Over the application process, it's clear to me that Bath's student service and care is much better than York's.

What are your opinions on this? Which university is more prestigious and well-known? Which one should I choose?

Thank you very much.

Who mentioned to you that the transcript has online/distance?

I specifically asked the university staff and they told me that "online/distance learning" will be mentioned on the Transcript.

disappointing...

I'm based in Nottingham.

Has anyone purchased the core textbooks for the first module? If so, how are you getting on with them?

Where did you see the core textbooks listed?

I was also disappointed to find out about this. That's why I'm having troubles deciding between York's and Bath's programmes. So, what do you think? Will you continue to study with York?

disappointing...

I don't think they're listed anywhere online. I asked the university staff. They said the two main books for the first module are 'Introduction to Algorithms' (Cormen et al., 2009) and 'Java in Two Semesters - Fourth Edition' (Charatan & Kans, 2019 - third edition is also fine).

disappointing...

I was also disappointed to find out about this. That's why I'm having troubles deciding between York's and Bath's programmes. So, what do you think? Will you continue to study with York?

I don't think they're listed anywhere online. I asked the university staff. They said the two main books for the first module are 'Introduction to Algorithms' (Cormen et al., 2009) and 'Java in Two Semesters - Fourth Edition' (Charatan & Kans, 2019 - third edition is also fine).

I was also disappointed to find out about this. That's why I'm having troubles deciding between York's and Bath's programmes. So, what do you think? Will you continue to study with York?

I was told by university staff that the programming languages taught are Javascript and Python. Why are they recommending books on Java?


I spoke to the recruitment advisors on the phone and I had the exact same question about the degree title. They told me that the degree will not say "online/distance learning". The fact that they lied to me is concerning...

Hi again all, just catching up with this thread.

I have now applied to York and received an offer. Just taking a bit more time to think about it before accepting. My reservations are mostly related to it being a new course (because of the possibility of teething problems, and not knowing if they'll have enough students to keep it going etc.) and whether or not I'll be able to manage the workload whilst working full-time.

I didn't know about the Bath course. The rankings I've looked at do place Bath slightly higher than York, but based on the published information about the two courses I think York's offering is stronger: the course seems to focus more on the fundamentals, which is what I'm after, and is significantly cheaper, particularly as Bath say that fees can increase up to 5% each year for continuing students, whereas for York this increase is limited to 2%!

I was also told by a recruiter that transcripts for the York course will indicate that the course was taken online or via distance learning, although she did say that this wouldn't appear on the degree certificate. I'm not too bothered by this personally. It's not like you have to put it on your resume if you don't want to, and an MSc is an MSc, however the teaching was delivered. If you're working full-time whilst studying, distance learning is one of your only options, so I don't think it should really carry any negative weight from a prospective employer's point of view.