Where to study BSC software development

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Hi everyone,

I currently hold a higher certificate in Information Systems: Software Engineering from CTI. With that I also have 9 years development experience.

I would like to further advance my tertiary education and would like to know where I can study part-time for a Bsc Software development degree.

Is Unisa my only option or would I benefit more from doing a ND + Btec from CPUT?

I would also like to know how recognized the Unisa qualifications are as immigration might be a reality for me in the future.
 
Hey. UCT doesn't offer part-time degrees for BSc Computer Science unfortunately. UNISA isn't a bad option if you can live with the administrative pain. CPUT also has a solid program that can be done part-time as far as I remember.

Why are you looking specifically to do a computer science degree when you have nearly a decade's worth of experience? It might look good on paper, but might also not be of very much use to you. I've been a developer for over six years now and did a MSc in computer science, so have a good feel of how the experiences stack up against each other.
 
hyperian said:
It might look good on paper, but might also not be of very much use to you. I've been a developer for over six years now and did a MSc in computer science, so have a good feel of how the experiences stack up against each other.
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Yea, I've got a few years experience as well. I'm rather going to study something else through Unisa. I'm looking at BComm Quantitative Management. A few business modules, with econ, stats, math and other decision science subjects.
 
hyperian said:
Hey. UCT doesn't offer part-time degrees for BSc Computer Science unfortunately. UNISA isn't a bad option if you can live with the administrative pain. CPUT also has a solid program that can be done part-time as far as I remember.

Why are you looking specifically to do a computer science degree when you have nearly a decade's worth of experience? It might look good on paper, but might also not be of very much use to you. I've been a developer for over six years now and did a MSc in computer science, so have a good feel of how the experiences stack up against each other.
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Yes thats true,..i doubt it will be of much use at this stage of my career. I'll prob be doing it purely for the piece of paper. Should also help with immigration one day if the need arise.

I havnt done any formal cert/diploma/degree since my initial tertiary education (CTI). So I feel the need to add something to my resume. Currently I have started studying for the MCSD cert, hopefully I can complete it this year still and then the plan was to do something more substantial next year. OR I could off course just continue doing certs in various technologies and even a business management course.
 
dlc said:
Hi everyone,

I currently hold a higher certificate in Information Systems: Software Engineering from CTI. With that I also have 9 years development experience.

I would like to further advance my tertiary education and would like to know where I can study part-time for a Bsc Software development degree.

Is Unisa my only option or would I benefit more from doing a ND + Btec from CPUT?

I would also like to know how recognized the Unisa qualifications are as immigration might be a reality for me in the future.
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There will be no Btech anymore, next year is the last intake. After that it will be split into an advanced diploma and a post-graduate diploma. I am currently in second year NDip at CPUT.
The only real option you have is Unisa if you want to do part time with the exception of first year NDip (at least that is what they told us when we asked if we could do second year part-time).
 
dlc said:
Yes thats true,..i doubt it will be of much use at this stage of my career. I'll prob be doing it purely for the piece of paper. Should also help with immigration one day if the need arise.
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What type of software development have you been doing so far? A BSc can still open up a whole different type of development, depending on what you've been able to self-teach yourself.
 
cguy said:
What type of software development have you been doing so far? A BSc can still open up a whole different type of development, depending on what you've been able to self-teach yourself.
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I've been mainly focused on the Microsoft stack,..ASP.NET, C#, SQL etc
 
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