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Which IT specialisation should I choose in Deakin Uni?

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abhigeek
abhigeek Original post #1
Sep 28, 2017 at 3:02 PM
Hi all, I'm applying for Master of Information Technology in Deakin University. I have to choose a specialisation, but it is quite diffcult for me to choose.

  1. Data Analytics
  2. Networking
  3. Software and Services Development
  4. Cyber Security
  5. IT Strategy and Management
  6. Virtual Reality
Which one should I choose from the following? which one has better job prospects? I'm thinking about Data Analytics but I'm not very good at maths (I don't know really if I should choose this or not).

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Stormbringer
Stormbringer #2
Sep 28, 2017 at 7:41 PM
My vote would be for Data Analytics and Cyber Security. Don't let the Math stop you from choosing DA .
Hrishi
Hrishi #3
Sep 29, 2017 at 4:21 AM
abhigeek said:
Hi all, I'm applying for Master of Information Technology in Deakin University. I have to choose a specialisation, but it is quite diffcult for me to choose.

  1. Data Analytics
  2. Networking
  3. Software and Services Development
  4. Cyber Security
  5. IT Strategy and Management
  6. Virtual Reality
Which one should I choose from the following? which one has better job prospects? I'm thinking about Data Analytics but I'm not very good at maths (I don't know really if I should choose this or not).

(Course link)
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CyberSecurity is where I will place my votes for, however it will soon become overcrowded and therefore won't be a niche thing for long. Go for it, if you think you have a thing for Security.

Networking is redundant, too crowded and not so creativity friendly. Plus, it will value you only if you have good amount of experience. It's all about how much you have worked with devices and protocols.

Analytics is a very good choice. Emerging and there's so much to it. Pay is awesome!!



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abhigeek
abhigeek #4
Sep 29, 2017 at 3:34 PM
Stormbringer said:
My vote would be for Data Analytics and Cyber Security. Don't let the Math stop you from choosing DA .
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Math is not the only thing stopping me. I would have to practice lots of problems on kaggle for data analytics. I already practising problems of data structure and algorithm on topcoder and leetcode. I think my brain will explode.
abhigeek
abhigeek #5
Sep 29, 2017 at 3:36 PM
Hrishi said:
CyberSecurity is where I will place my votes for, however it will soon become overcrowded and therefore won't be a niche thing for long. Go for it, if you think you have a thing for Security.

Networking is redundant, too crowded and not so creativity friendly. Plus, it will value you only if you have good amount of experience. It's all about how much you have worked with devices and protocols.

Analytics is a very good choice. Emerging and there's so much to it. Pay is awesome!!



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What is job profile of cyber security? I mean what I will do in actual job. I am mainly interesting in coding to create new things