it's not a programming question, but programmers related.
if yes, please guide me to some colleges that have that program. thanks.
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That's just too specific. You can do a Masters degree in C.S. and take mobile programming classes and do your Masters project or thesis on mobile programming and even work with an adviser and do some research at the Masters level.
BobbyShaftoe
2010-01-15 02:19:07
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No, you can't get a master's in Mobile development.
Many colleges do have a Software Engineering program, and those that don't will usually at least offer a Computer Science program. Either of these will help get you into development. Of course, the Android platform is open source, so if you want to start learning on your own you can grab a compiler and the SDK and start there.
DeadlyBrad42
2010-01-15 03:03:05
I second this. What you want is to do is a master in software engineering and then choose to specialise in mobile development.
bjarkef
2010-01-15 16:32:33
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For developing software and especially mobile applications on platforms like Android or iPhone you most likely won't need any degree at all. The documentation and other resources out there on the Internet are a great way to teach it yourself.
At universities you will learn more about the theoretical aspects and concepts of Computer Science, but it's unlikely that you learn how to program. You will of course have some introduction classes to programming, but "learning" programming is more a matter of experience and practice.
Conclusion: a degree might be useful, but for sure not necessary.
znq
2010-01-15 15:52:29
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As with the other mobile app development platforms, these fields are typically too new for degree programs. You will find other educational opportunities out there, there are classes, books, screencasts in iPhone, PalmOS, Android, Blackberry, etc. development just a google away.
There are things like the Graduate degree program Tisch Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU. The work produced there often has a mobile spin to it.
Here's a class syllabus for Mobile Me(dia), for example, though I'm not sure if that class is specifically an ITP one.
In California, you could look to Center for Research in Computing and the Arts, which I think has somewhat similar aims.
To look for other schools doing Android development courses, you could try a search like: "android development" site:.edu. Fair number of folks with classes at least: University of California, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Temple University, and many others.
Update
A bit of googling finds Master's Degree Programme in Mobile Technology and Business at University of Jyväskylä in Finland, which seems rather closely related to, if not exactly an answer to your question.
artlung
2010-01-15 16:16:38