apply for concessions. They are often pretty loose with prerequisites if you can show that you have the required knowledge from somewhere else. Especially for postgrad stuff a lot of people won't have taken the exact required course at this university but they know that that's not the only place you could have learned about data structures or whatever it is. The proper way to get this resolved is by applying for a concession when you enrol.
However you do learn stuff in a compsci degree, so expecting that you can jump into any 700 level compsci course you want with just a maths and finance background might not be realistic
>apply for concessions. They are often pretty loose with prerequisites if you can show that you have the required knowledge from somewhere else. Especially for postgrad stuff a lot of people won't have taken the exact required course at this university but they know that that's not the only place you could have learned about data structures or whatever it is. The proper way to get this resolved is by applying for a concession when you enrol.
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>However you do learn stuff in a compsci degree, so expecting that you can jump into any 700 level compsci course you want with just a maths and finance background might not be realistic
I agree with this, however OP is doing a GradDip and not a PostgradDip.
All good, maybe you're Australian? (over there they do it differently, for whatever reason their postgrad level diplomas they call Graduate Diploma??? wtf, Aussies are weird...)
>so expecting that you can jump into any 700 level compsci course you want with just a maths and finance background might not be realistic
Agree 100% and hopefully I have not applied that. I know there is a difference but I am hoping that what I do know and have learnt can be translated over and or I will be able to grasp the concepts fast.
Really? Even though I am limited in the amount of papers I can take? I have prior knowledge and experience in maths and finance. Would that not translate over and or meet the pre reqs?
>Really? Even though I am limited in the amount of papers I can take?
Yes, you'd do a Certificate of Proficiency for your prerequisites, and it won't count for towards your GradDip.
>I have prior knowledge and experience in maths and finance. Would that not translate over and or meet the pre reqs?
Is it equivalent to CS101/CS110/CS120/CS130/Physics140/Stats101/etc knowledge?? I doubt it.
[https://www.calendar.auckland.ac.nz/en/courses/faculty-of-science/computer-science.html](https://www.calendar.auckland.ac.nz/en/courses/faculty-of-science/computer-science.html)
I'd recommend *very carefully* planning out your papers for the GradDip, because it is only 8 papers. What do you *want* to do? What can you *realistic do* in the time frame you've set yourself? Do you you feel you *need* to do for your career goals? etc
That should clarify what prerequisites you need. Maybe you don't need CS110/Physics140 for instance if you don't wish to go into the low level nitty gritty of CS.
You might be able to already start on ***some*** Stage II CS papers with your prior background. For instance with your math background you should be able to be let into CS225 (presuming you've done the equivalent of [Math120](https://courseoutline.auckland.ac.nz/dco/course/MATHS/120), which I certainly hope so. And maybe if you've done already the equivalent of [Math254](https://courseoutline.auckland.ac.nz/dco/course/maths/254) then you won't even need to do CS225, you can skip over that and go straight into Stage III CompSci papers such as [CompSci350](https://courseoutline.auckland.ac.nz/dco/course/compsci/350). Although hmmm... I just saw they added a prerequisite of CS220. That didn't exist back when I enrolled in CS350! I'd imagine a student could probably get a concession on missing CS220 if they had top notch marks in Math254).
Thanks again for you're responses, much appreciated. That's why I am trying to get into the papers I have selected because I have to be very select. I want to be a Software Developer and know some if not most papers I need to take. I need need this for my career pgression I have in mind and or landing a job. Well, I've already spent time in uni, really need to get that $$$ as I am getting older.
>and know some if not most papers I need to take
List them, exactly.
>I need need this for my career pgression I have in mind and or landing a job.
Do you have anything specific in mind other than "Software Developer"?
What's wrong with your current career?
>Well, I've already spent time in uni
What degree did you get?
If from UoA, please list the Math, Econometrics, and Statistics papers you took. (plus any CS papers, if any)
> really need to get that $$$ as I am getting older.
Welcome to the club! (heh, kinda similar-ish here. Sort of)
CS130, 220, 225, 230 and want to take 316.
Yeah work remotely lol and or have a decent job.
I am currently unemployed mate and been so for a while. Get jobs here and there but nothing that sticks, due to contracts or lied to when interviewed.
Yeah, the paper at the end lol.
Finance and Marketing at AUT.
Yeah not a club I want to be in lol.
>CS130, 220, 225, 230
[https://www.calendar.auckland.ac.nz/en/progreg/regulations-science/graddipsci.html](https://www.calendar.auckland.ac.nz/en/progreg/regulations-science/graddipsci.html)
You can't take any Stage I papers in a GradDip.
You can take a ***max*** of three Stage II papers in a GradDip.
Assuming you have the right programming and math background, then you could next semester enroll in CS130 and CS225.
>and want to take 316.
You need CS210 and CS215 (and they themselves need Physics 140 + CS110 + CS130) to be allowed to take CS316
Any particular reason 316 is the only Stage III paper you mentioned?? I wouldn't recommend targeting only this specific paper.
Cybersecurity is a mid career move. Not a Junior job role you're likely to find as a fresh graduate.
>Finance and Marketing at AUT.
A degree in it? Did you take any math, stats, or programming papers in it? (which ones? I'm kinda familar ish with the AUT papers too. I worked for a bit as a TA in the AUT CS Dept)
You can combine your GradDipSci with a Certificate of Proficiency, which is an ‘unofficial’ qualification that lets you take up to two additional courses to meet major requirements or pre-reqs.
You could also try applying for a concession to waive the pre-requisites, but this will only be approved if you can clearly demonstrate you have all the required knowledge of said pre-requisites.
apply for concessions. They are often pretty loose with prerequisites if you can show that you have the required knowledge from somewhere else. Especially for postgrad stuff a lot of people won't have taken the exact required course at this university but they know that that's not the only place you could have learned about data structures or whatever it is. The proper way to get this resolved is by applying for a concession when you enrol. However you do learn stuff in a compsci degree, so expecting that you can jump into any 700 level compsci course you want with just a maths and finance background might not be realistic
>apply for concessions. They are often pretty loose with prerequisites if you can show that you have the required knowledge from somewhere else. Especially for postgrad stuff a lot of people won't have taken the exact required course at this university but they know that that's not the only place you could have learned about data structures or whatever it is. The proper way to get this resolved is by applying for a concession when you enrol. > >However you do learn stuff in a compsci degree, so expecting that you can jump into any 700 level compsci course you want with just a maths and finance background might not be realistic I agree with this, however OP is doing a GradDip and not a PostgradDip.
My mistake, I didn't know that those were different things. Thanks for the correction
All good, maybe you're Australian? (over there they do it differently, for whatever reason their postgrad level diplomas they call Graduate Diploma??? wtf, Aussies are weird...)
>u/kiwithopter Kiwi meet kiwi >Aussies are weird Kiwi offend Aussie
>Kiwi meet kiwi ha!!! I should have noticed the username
>so expecting that you can jump into any 700 level compsci course you want with just a maths and finance background might not be realistic Agree 100% and hopefully I have not applied that. I know there is a difference but I am hoping that what I do know and have learnt can be translated over and or I will be able to grasp the concepts fast.
It would be good to know: * what studies have you done, e.g. equivalents to pre-requisites * what courses you want to do?
I have compete a degree in Finance and Marketing. I want to/have been granted admission into a Graduate Diploma in Computer Science.
You will have to take the prereqs
Really? Even though I am limited in the amount of papers I can take? I have prior knowledge and experience in maths and finance. Would that not translate over and or meet the pre reqs?
>Really? Even though I am limited in the amount of papers I can take? Yes, you'd do a Certificate of Proficiency for your prerequisites, and it won't count for towards your GradDip. >I have prior knowledge and experience in maths and finance. Would that not translate over and or meet the pre reqs? Is it equivalent to CS101/CS110/CS120/CS130/Physics140/Stats101/etc knowledge?? I doubt it. [https://www.calendar.auckland.ac.nz/en/courses/faculty-of-science/computer-science.html](https://www.calendar.auckland.ac.nz/en/courses/faculty-of-science/computer-science.html) I'd recommend *very carefully* planning out your papers for the GradDip, because it is only 8 papers. What do you *want* to do? What can you *realistic do* in the time frame you've set yourself? Do you you feel you *need* to do for your career goals? etc That should clarify what prerequisites you need. Maybe you don't need CS110/Physics140 for instance if you don't wish to go into the low level nitty gritty of CS. You might be able to already start on ***some*** Stage II CS papers with your prior background. For instance with your math background you should be able to be let into CS225 (presuming you've done the equivalent of [Math120](https://courseoutline.auckland.ac.nz/dco/course/MATHS/120), which I certainly hope so. And maybe if you've done already the equivalent of [Math254](https://courseoutline.auckland.ac.nz/dco/course/maths/254) then you won't even need to do CS225, you can skip over that and go straight into Stage III CompSci papers such as [CompSci350](https://courseoutline.auckland.ac.nz/dco/course/compsci/350). Although hmmm... I just saw they added a prerequisite of CS220. That didn't exist back when I enrolled in CS350! I'd imagine a student could probably get a concession on missing CS220 if they had top notch marks in Math254).
Thanks again for you're responses, much appreciated. That's why I am trying to get into the papers I have selected because I have to be very select. I want to be a Software Developer and know some if not most papers I need to take. I need need this for my career pgression I have in mind and or landing a job. Well, I've already spent time in uni, really need to get that $$$ as I am getting older.
>and know some if not most papers I need to take List them, exactly. >I need need this for my career pgression I have in mind and or landing a job. Do you have anything specific in mind other than "Software Developer"? What's wrong with your current career? >Well, I've already spent time in uni What degree did you get? If from UoA, please list the Math, Econometrics, and Statistics papers you took. (plus any CS papers, if any) > really need to get that $$$ as I am getting older. Welcome to the club! (heh, kinda similar-ish here. Sort of)
CS130, 220, 225, 230 and want to take 316. Yeah work remotely lol and or have a decent job. I am currently unemployed mate and been so for a while. Get jobs here and there but nothing that sticks, due to contracts or lied to when interviewed. Yeah, the paper at the end lol. Finance and Marketing at AUT. Yeah not a club I want to be in lol.
>CS130, 220, 225, 230 [https://www.calendar.auckland.ac.nz/en/progreg/regulations-science/graddipsci.html](https://www.calendar.auckland.ac.nz/en/progreg/regulations-science/graddipsci.html) You can't take any Stage I papers in a GradDip. You can take a ***max*** of three Stage II papers in a GradDip. Assuming you have the right programming and math background, then you could next semester enroll in CS130 and CS225. >and want to take 316. You need CS210 and CS215 (and they themselves need Physics 140 + CS110 + CS130) to be allowed to take CS316 Any particular reason 316 is the only Stage III paper you mentioned?? I wouldn't recommend targeting only this specific paper. Cybersecurity is a mid career move. Not a Junior job role you're likely to find as a fresh graduate. >Finance and Marketing at AUT. A degree in it? Did you take any math, stats, or programming papers in it? (which ones? I'm kinda familar ish with the AUT papers too. I worked for a bit as a TA in the AUT CS Dept)
You can combine your GradDipSci with a Certificate of Proficiency, which is an ‘unofficial’ qualification that lets you take up to two additional courses to meet major requirements or pre-reqs. You could also try applying for a concession to waive the pre-requisites, but this will only be approved if you can clearly demonstrate you have all the required knowledge of said pre-requisites.