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Re:Carnegie Mellon Offers New Master's Degree in Product Man... by boulos on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @01:10AM (#14355811)
Interesting idea!

I imagine a number of interested folks might ask "I'm considering a masters in CS or maybe this new PM one; why should I choose one over the other?". How will you answer them?

Re:Carnegie Mellon Offers New Master's Degree in Product Man... by jasonhong on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @08:23AM (#14357693)
Good question, it really depends on what you want to do in your career.

If you search for "CMU CS Master's", you will end up here: https://www.cs.cmu.edu/masters-programs . We have 26 options for master's programs, ranging from machine learning, human computer interaction, language technologies, robotics, and more.

The high order bit here is that our Master's of Product Management is focused on the combination of business, tech, and UX with an eye towards jobs in managing the strategy, design, implementation, and rollout of products and services. In contrast, most other CS master's programs focus entirely on strengthening your portfolio of technical skills.