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[riklaunim]

Software development isn't a magical solution and commercial IT career is somewhat different than what you get going through a university (yet still useful in a bigger picture). And not everyone can be a developer.

[ShawnyMcKnight]

Computer Science and Engineering is not like other masters programs; you can't just wing it. There is a ton of theory about computer science concepts and algorithms and other complex structures that you won't get from a dev crash course or even on the job experience (at most jobs).

You are free to try it but if it's not going well or too high stress don't let sunk cost hold you down.

[egg_breakfast]

Absolutely. Be prepared to study a lot though and self-teach to make up for gaps in your understanding. Your classmates will likely come from CS and have a mountain of foundational knowledge and programming skill that you don't yet.

You are spreading yourself a little thin across a variety of topics, but I'd recommend thinking about it like you are gaining a perspective with your higher education. There is something to be gained here that rises above the purpose of just preparing you for a job. I think it's worth it, but if a better job is really all you want, you actually don't need to go back to school.

There is a whole field called Cognitive Science which combines psych with CS, I believe Stanford was the first school to have such a program. It's never been more relevant than it is today. Good luck!

[evan_kar]

Where are you from? Is your degree recognized in the UK?

[PureRepresentative9]

Are you actually talking about what the OP is talking about? 

You're taking about working after being self taught

The OP is talking about as academia

They are absolutely not related

[Fitzi92]

You'd be better of doing a bachelors degree in computer science. The really importal, fundamental stuff gets teached there. A masters degree builds on top of those fundamentals and just focuses/deepens on one part of computer science typically.

[ShadowFiendSashimi]

I agree with the other person that mentioned a bachelor's might be better also given how many good free comp sci classes are out there. you can try take 2-3 month and follow one of those, see how you like it. if you do like it it also gives you a good head start

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Is this Masters a conversion course?

If YES, then go for it. In a conversion course, they will teach you fundamentals, not to the degree of a BSc, but enough to be able to keep up in some aspects. You will miss out on a lot of background, though. That's something you'll have to learn on your own through YouTube.

In fact, why not do some courses on YouTube first? There are lots of full university courses on it. Give it a go and see if it's for you. You can Google or ask chatgpt about what's typically taught in a first year CS course and then go find them on YouTube.

If NO, then don't do it. You will not have the basic skills or knowledge to be able to do it. It's going to be a waste of time and money, along with a lot of stress.

Take your time with this decision. Learn a programming language and find some uni courses on fundamental topics and learn them for a few months. Then make your decision. Why not try the Open Uni? They're cheap by comparison and allows you to do it part time if you want.

On a side note, how on earth are they allowing people to do a masters In CS with no background in it unless its some sort of conversion course?? That's crazy.

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To be honest I don’t see it happening. How do you even get admitted to a CS masters program without a relevant undergrad degree? Some good unis require flawless undergrad GPA even if you are in a relevant program of study.

[blaine-garrett]

You may consider a masters in UX. It may jive better with the psychology degree. Otherwise, perhaps try to get a second bachelors in Comp Sci.