What a PhD Really Means in the US National Security Community

Re:What a PhD Really Means in the US National Security Commu... by dikdik on Thursday January 28, 2016 @12:53PM (#10989841)

I enjoyed the program for the most part. I come from a life sciences background and found the biology based courses to be slightly boring/review. The CS courses were definitely challenging for me, I only had minor programming experience in Python going in.

However, I would avoid doing it 100% online if possible. Courses that were review for me and/or did not require detailed discussion I would not mind taking online again. The harder courses are a different story, as well as courses that require extensive discussion. It is really difficult to troubleshoot complex problems over blackboard.

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Re:What a PhD Really Means in the US National Security Commu... by Nrsolis on Thursday January 28, 2016 @07:50PM (#10992723)

I was looking at the CS Masters program. I have a strong desire to acquire a foundation in information security. I was looking at their cybersecurity program as an adjunct to the CS program.

How was the actual administration of the program? I find that your experience with the administration can drastically alter your learning potential.

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