[Fineus]

The time has finally arrived when I have to decide what the future shall hold for me. University Courses. At first everything was simple enough in school with your standard English, maths and so on. Now it's not so simple. I want to go into website design and graphics, however the UCAS search for "internet" courses alone brings up 290 results.

Most of my searches have come up with something that looks promising at first but then goes on to talk of coding browsers and so on. I don't want this, the only code I'd like to see is PHP or other webpage driving code. I'd also like the freedom to bugger about in Photoshop as and when I need to.

However, these somewhat hard to find criteria are somewhat hard to come across. So I'm turning to you guys once again to try and help me out. Does anyone know or know of someone taking a course similar to what I'm talking about? Even the smallest bit of information would be incredibly useful at this stage. And for those of you in the US or whatever thinking "eh?" - I'm in the UK, so only people who know about the UK Uni system can be of much help. Sorry

Thunder sits back and holds his breath for some kind of miracle answer....

[mikhael]

Its probably more in depth than you want, Thunder, but here you go:

http://www.herts.ac.uk/extrel/UGP2003/faculties/art/ba_ssam.html

[Stryke 9]

UCAS?

Anyway. Generally, most things with "internet" in the name are idiot courses for the computer illiterate- one step beyond coloring in pictures. Look for "computer graphics", "Webmastering", "advanced" in the name, HTML, PHP, Java, Flash, Shockwave, and the sort.

[Galemp]

If you were here in the US I'd say to look for computer sciences or computer engineering or something like that. But you're not. So this post is pointless.

[diamondgeezer]

And therfore spam

Anyway,

Originally posted by Stryke 9
UCAS?

University and Colleges Application Service. I'm sure you can imagine what kind of stuff they do.

Well, I passed my first year of geology alright, but a couple of months in to my second year and I've decided to bite the bullet, quit Uni, and go and join the RAF instead. Like I told my professors, university wasn't right for me and I wasn't right for university. Ho hum.

On the plus side, I've got a substantial slice of my student load left over - which I intend to spend largely on fireworks

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by Thunder
The time has finally arrived when I have to decide what the future shall hold for me. University Courses. At first everything was simple enough in school with your standard English, maths and so on. Now it's not so simple. I want to go into website design and graphics, however the UCAS search for "internet" courses alone brings up 290 results.

Most of my searches have come up with something that looks promising at first but then goes on to talk of coding browsers and so on. I don't want this, the only code I'd like to see is PHP or other webpage driving code. I'd also like the freedom to bugger about in Photoshop as and when I need to.

However, these somewhat hard to find criteria are somewhat hard to come across. So I'm turning to you guys once again to try and help me out. Does anyone know or know of someone taking a course similar to what I'm talking about? Even the smallest bit of information would be incredibly useful at this stage. And for those of you in the US or whatever thinking "eh?" - I'm in the UK, so only people who know about the UK Uni system can be of much help. Sorry

Thunder sits back and holds his breath for some kind of miracle answer....

I'd suggest looking for Communications-related courses... generally speaking, Uni's are reluctant to teach 'just' PHP or HTML style code, because that gets superceded fairly rapidly as new standards are developed... to get anywhere in the industry, you'll probably need to do some in-depth stuff on the theory behind it all - stuff like network protocols and transfer methods.  The other reason is that most of my lecturers - and those in the department -  tend to frown on teaching 'just' webcoding... hence it isn;t a full on course here, and we're one of the top uni's for CS in scotland, and probably also Britain.

[Stealth]

sorry, can't help you here.

try looking for "Web Design" though

[vyper]

This, as they say, is where the plot thickens. I would search the ucas courses for Multimedia, multimedia devolpment, computing multi-media. Many courses, like my own, are a standard computing course until third year (degree year) at which point you choose what secton to specialise in - i.e. Multimedia, Internet Technology, Programming, Artificial Intelligence. These type of courses give you good grounds and qualifications in computing and of course allow you to specialise once you are getting the really important stuff (3rd year).  Hope this helps.

[vyper]

Originally posted by aldo_14
and we're one of the top uni's for CS in scotland, and probably also Britain.

heh, don't look now but we're right behind you. Actually, behind and to the left. Go Caley go!

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by vyper


heh, don't look now but we're right behind you. Actually, behind and to the left. Go Caley go!

NB:  Thunder, this won;t be of massive use to ya (I'm guessing you'd rather stay down South  - though it is cheaper up here ), but you can get an idea of what to look at for your prefereed uni/s

http://www.cis.strath.ac.uk/admissions/

[vyper]

Originally posted by aldo_14




NB:  Thunder, this won;t be of massive use to ya (I'm guessing you'd rather stay down South  - though it is cheaper up here ), but you can get an idea of what to look at for your prefereed uni/s

http://www.cis.strath.ac.uk/admissions/

Oh you soooo know ppl only go to strathy for the union

http://www.com.gcal.ac.uk/
More importantly: http://www.caledonianstudent.com/main/asylum
Wheee! Uni p1mpage!

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by vyper


Oh you soooo know ppl only go to strathy for the union

B]

Hah!  Bollocks mate, this is the second hardest voerall degree course in Scotland, and the top CS course (as told to me by every person I asked beforehand)

Besides which, the Union's pish.

[vyper]

Originally posted by aldo_14


Besides which, the Union's pish.

All seven floors of it?!

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by vyper


All seven floors of it?!

Aye.  Haven't been in it since the very start of this year.  and that was only to get lunch.

[vyper]

Well, I'll admit I never go to our union, but then again I never drink during the day and at night I'm usually at other places with mates.

Hmm, anyway, I wonder *bellows: THUUUUNDER!* - did u get anywhere with ur application yet?

[Fineus]

Well thanks for all the info guys! If you can - keep it coming!

Aldo is right, I am kinda looking to keep myself based in the south (hell, I like it here) but on the other hand I'm not desparate to stay at home.... then again, moving out isn't a priority either (if I can leech from the parents... why not ).

I've got a load of information to go through with this though, thanks gents

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by Thunder
Well thanks for all the info guys! If you can - keep it coming!

Aldo is right, I am kinda looking to keep myself based in the south (hell, I like it here) but on the other hand I'm not desparate to stay at home.... then again, moving out isn't a priority either (if I can leech from the parents... why not ).

I've got a load of information to go through with this though, thanks gents

Of course, if you eneded up at Strathclyde, there's a good chance I';d end up tutoring you in one of the labs....... whether that's a good thing is up to you to decide

[Stealth]

Originally posted by Thunder

Aldo is right, I am kinda looking to keep myself based in the south (hell, I like it here) but on the other hand I'm not desparate to stay at home.... then again, moving out isn't a priority either (if I can leech from the parents... why not ).

why don't you come to America to study?

[Fineus]

The logistics - it has crossed my mind briefly but getting there, settling in - it's no small task and I no longer have the time to consider it. Besides, there's been no mention of support for students wishing to work overseas - no doubt I'd have to trash all the research I've done and filling out of forms so far and do something entirely different. All in all, it can't happen now.

Edit: Mikhael, I do like the sound of that first link you sent me... Have you any idea how much programming is involved in the course? (as I've said before I'm looking to avoid software programming where possible - outside of HTML and other web based languages) - even if that's kinda unfeasable (I'm willing to try, but I'd be doing it for the first time there...).

Anyway, that seems like a good start - thankyou very much

[Blue Lion]

I dunno if this is a good idea or not, but I'm gonna ask it anyways. Do you know what career you're shooting for in specific? If so, try and find the youngest people with those jobs and ask them. "What classes did you take? Which do you wish you'd taken? Which were a waste of time?"


It won't give you the golden list, but it may give you a better idea on what to take. I dunno