• Course Selection: Tips to enroll courses at US universities

    In India most of the universities have system of fixed courses each semester, which means subjects will be same for everybody in a particular semester. But coming to US education system, you are free to choose courses. So it is important when/what to choose in course menu. Your department will offer specific courses each semester, you can select from the options.

    Tips for Course Selection

    Follow these basic principles of course selection to get maximum advantage.

    Courses of Professors with good funding

    Take courses of professors who have good financial funds for research. If you can make good grades and show your skills, they might hire you as TA/RA/GA.

    Take easy courses in the first semester

    Lot of students does mistakes in courses selection. Due to lack of proper guidance they select tough courses and ends up with bad grades in the first semester which may also lead to cancellation of funding/assistantship in worst scenario. Talk you seniors to find out list of easy to get grade format courses.

    Complete 'prerequisites' in First semester:

    Prerequisite courses are additional ones you need to take for the completion of your degree. You must take some assigned prerequisites to proceed with the other core courses of the Major.
    Example: Some universities allow computer science students to take main stream courses only after completion of prerequisites courses like basic OOPS programming, Algorithm related courses.

    Prefer Core subjects in First semester. Out of department courses last choice:

    Completion of core courses with good grades will improve the chances of funding in future. Also it will help you to get internships easily.
    Suppose, if you need to complete 12 courses for the completion of your masters degree your department may ask you to take 8 courses within the department and the rest of the 4 courses of your choice(electives). Usually Electives can be any course from other departments of the university.

    Example: Generally Mechanical Engg students would like to take 1 or 2 Project Management/computer science department courses as Electives.

    Get seniors help in Course selection

    They have already experienced with the courses in the department. They can suggest you the better ways of course selection than your Advisor at the university.
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    1. vyshnaviV's Avatar
      vyshnaviV -
      can i please know which course is better for student going for MS in computer science??? please help me out
    1. rashmil's Avatar
      rashmil -
      Quote Originally Posted by vyshnaviV View Post
      can i please know which course is better for student going for MS in computer science??? please help me out
      yea..sure.. u must take courses like chebal wave rectifier in ee n big data dupe,,cloud systems etc..
    1. rashmil's Avatar
      rashmil -
      Quote Originally Posted by vyshnaviV View Post
      can i please know which course is better for student going for MS in computer science??? please help me out
      nanaa pandule gumpuga ostayi..okay..clear??
    1. JeffersonI's Avatar
      JeffersonI -
      can I get a course in electronics with management for ms? What is the scope for MIS?
    1. Unregistered's Avatar
      Unregistered -
      I have been working automation for past 3 years and i'm looking for the course which will help in the same area.
      Can someone tell me which course will better for me?
    1. Unregistered's Avatar
      Unregistered -
      hiii friends.i completed my b.tech in eee.but didn't have much knowledge in my core sub.so i decided to do ms in different department,but i am getting confused.so,please help me in that.
    1. lavanyaD's Avatar
      lavanyaD -
      I have got admit from San jose state university for course MS in Engg. Management. &&
      CSU - Fullerton - Mihaylo state university - for course MS in IS - decision sciences.
      I am big time confused which one to choose. If anyone can give me info. on the same, would be grateful.
      Need it asap as have to file my visa form.
    1. lavanyaD's Avatar
      lavanyaD -
      I have got admit from San jose state university -for course MS in Engg. management.
      && CSU- fulerton - Mihaylo busness school - for course MS in IS -decision sciences.
      Big time confused between these two courses. Please help wrt the better course & job opportunities. I personally like the MS in IS course. PLz help.
      Thanks
    1. Gouthu's Avatar
      Gouthu -
      Hi I completed my bpharmacy may I know which Course is best to do in ms
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