I was accepted to Texas A&M University in their Computer Science program. The reason I don't go to a specialized art school is because I am going to join the AirForce ROTC and do athletics in college, hence A&M offers those three areas. Hence, my question is, would an advertising firm or web design company consider a B.S. Degree in Computer Science as an appropriate qualification to be a specialist in web design and computer graphics. Obviously you need a portfolio and knowledge and use of the industry standard of the types of programs that are used, but, this question is more directed towards the education aspect of my career choice?
2007-01-17 11:59:06 · 7 answers · asked by K. 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
OK, I manage a group of web designers and programers for a large financial institution. Here's my take....
Yes, your degeree will be noted but first I will hope for some actually related job expierience, internship or just a personal web site. Even some part-time gig getting you familiar with the hardware/software. We do things our way so actually job expierience is NOT a high priority because we will be teaching your our standards anyhow.
MOST important for me is your personality. Be confident in your interview, show a positive, flexible personality.
Good Luck!
2007-01-17 12:12:43 · answer #1 · answered by blndchik 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I think so. You can always take elective classes like web design or computer graphics. You could intern at a web design company. There is programming involved in designing a web page. The front end is the design and the back end is the programming. If you are skilled at both with a degree you will be a great asset. Then again you can always change your mind and become a computer programmer and then work for Microsoft.
2007-01-17 12:07:03 · answer #2 · answered by Leila Y 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As I understand (and perhaps I don't), web design is fairly straightforward and basic web pages can be created easily without any special education.
When I met a particular person for the first time, I knew that she earned some of her income through the building of web pages, but I was surprised when I started talking about random access memory that she didn't know very much about the internal workings of computers.
And I think my HTML For Dummies book maintains somewhere in the text that if you know what you want to say and how you want to say it, you're already halfway there (or whatever proportion it was, and it seemed a considerable proportion) regarding building a web page.
But there are far worse things you could do than to take courses in computer science.
2007-01-17 12:20:30 · answer #3 · answered by night_train_to_memphis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My opinion.... The BS in computing gadget technological understanding will definetively help, yet fact verify is that throughout the time of recent times, the companies have an interest in teenagers popping out of smaller (aka community colleges) faculties that focus in those areas like DeVry, ITT, Valencia ect... with the degree you will get the common kit and you would be waiting to learn cyber web layout and GUI layout on your very own and then compliment with short classes and seminars. some extra suitable Universities are including now classes that are extra agrressive in the direction of those areas as they're loosing too many applicants to the community colleges. The education in enormous universities is a techniques extra classic, this areas you seek for are present day and definitely, sometime college professor might properly be slightly at the back of interior the situations. it is purely my opinion....
2016-10-07 07:50:52 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, for web design and computer graphics you don't need a BS degree. They are very specific skills which you can acquire by earning some relevant diplomas or focussed courses. BS in computer science will take you more towards maths behind computers, programming langusages, data structures, operating system concepts....which I don't think will fulfill your purpose.
2007-01-17 12:29:45 · answer #5 · answered by abz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
believe it or not, you dont even need a degree to getinto web design and programming.
what you know is what will get you a good job, and a portfolio to back up what you claim you can do.
know the most current programs most widely used programs (ie photoshop, illustrator, fireworks, in design, dreamweaver, access, flash, etc etc) Helps to know java/java scripting and some server side language like ColdFusion and/or PHP or ASP.
2007-01-17 12:09:52 · answer #6 · answered by arus.geo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-10 04:47:03 · answer #7 · answered by Marlon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋