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Auburn University First To Offer Wireless Degree

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the making-the-packets-move-around dept.

EyesWideOpen writes "Auburn University in Alabama will become the first school in the country to offer a four-year bachelor's degree in the study of wireless technology this fall. Since its inception three months ago an estimated 30 to 50 students have signed up for Auburn's wireless engineering program. 'All engineering students are expected to complete liberal arts and general engineering classes the first two years of school. They then can focus on wireless during their last two years of study by taking courses such as Wireless Design Lab, RF Devices and Circuits, and 3G and 4G Wireless.'"

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  1. Electrical Engineering by miratim · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Wouldn't this kids be better off with a degree in EE, concentrating in wireless? That's like getting a degree in web services instead of Computer Science.

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  2. Egad by Reality+Master+101 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    3G and 4G Wireless

    Oh, well, that's good. We all know that "3G" and "4G" are such important, well defined engineering terms.

    Coming soon to the CS department "Software engineering principles of version 2 and version 3 software.

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  3. gimic degrees dont impress employers by peter303 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'd hire a plain vanilla degree with good grades and from a competative university any day. In three years the current fads will have changed and only the basics will matter.