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DT228 or DT211 - Need a bit of help

  • 18-09-2011 10:08pm
    #1
    misterwonder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭


    Currently a mature student at Dit access programme

    after this year il get to go into a course of 4 years

    anyway im confused theirs 2 courses i want to do but cant tell the difference

    both computer courses

    one is computing and other is computer science
    basicly which one is best for me? i want to go into programming for a gaming company when i finish my course

    which is best for this? also i know only 1 of the above courses does eramous , is it hard to get picked for going away for your 3rd year? cause it says you can choose to study abroad in 3rd yr for computing


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  • #2
    G_R
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 5,028 Mod ✭✭✭✭G_R


    OP,

    I've edited your title slightly to try and attract the right people to the thread. Hopefully they'll be able to help you out.


  • #3
    Captain_Generic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,408 ✭✭✭Captain_Generic


    Did 228 myself and if you want to be a games programmer that's definitely the route to take. 211 seems to be a more general course, and might not get you as solid a grounding in multiple programming languages such as C++ and C#.

    There's an actual games programming stream in 4th year which can be done by either course, but the 211 guys had a modified curriculum and exams to reflect their lack of in-depth experience with the languages we were using. All in all games programming with a degree in Computer Science looks a lot better on a CV and you're much better prepared to handle the various aspects of jobs in a games company.

    In regards to erasmus, as far as I know it was pretty competitive so just try and keep you're grades up. They emphasized at the time though that grades definitely weren't the be-all and end-all of the selection process.


  • #4
    misterwonder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭misterwonder


    Captain_Generic wrote: »
    Did 228 myself and if you want to be a games programmer that's definitely the route to take. 211 seems to be a more general course, and might not get you as solid a grounding in multiple programming languages such as C++ and C#.

    There's an actual games programming stream in 4th year which can be done by either course, but the 211 guys had a modified curriculum and exams to reflect their lack of in-depth experience with the languages we were using. All in all games programming with a degree in Computer Science looks a lot better on a CV and you're much better prepared to handle the various aspects of jobs in a games company.

    In regards to erasmus, as far as I know it was pretty competitive so just try and keep you're grades up. They emphasized at the time though that grades definitely weren't the be-all and end-all of the selection process.

    thanks that was great help :)
    and for computer science it says theirs no erasmus for it? is that true or is it just not updated


  • #5
    Captain_Generic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,408 ✭✭✭Captain_Generic


    misterwonder wrote: »
    thanks that was great help :)
    and for computer science it says theirs no erasmus for it? is that true or is it just not updated

    Well you don't get a whole year off, in 3rd year you should get the option to go to France (possibly elsewhere) for the second semester for a work placement instead of working in Ireland. They might have changed their policy but that's how they did it two years ago.


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