So like the poster a couple of pages back I am in the midst of getting a computer science degree. This is my second degree (my first being in English Literature), and I really figure that if I haven't yet grown out of wanting to make games for a living I probably never will, though just for the record I'm not saying the only job I'll every take is one in game development, anything with computers will certainly make me happy. Anyway, moving on, I'm facing having to make a pretty big decision between just getting a second Bachelors degree or going for a Masters (since I do already have a Bachelors degree, even though it has nothing to do with CS). In terms of time to get the degree both paths are about equal, I'd have to take the same number of classes either way, though obviously the grad level classes are most assuredly MUCH harder, particularly considering my somewhat limited knowledge of some particular topics in the CS field. My advisor is urging me towards going the Masters route, though I fear I may not be able to keep up without a whole suite of undergrad courses. My other area of concern is that I have found a large portion of the department at this university to be somewhat stubborn and stonewalling in the way many academics are. For example, the department teaches Java almost exclusively even in the highest level classes. Which, really I am fine with, as its a department decision and they obviously have their reasons for teaching this way. But I've mentioned that I have learned a good deal of C++ because I want to go into game design and that is more or less the industry standard, and more than once I was basically met with "well Java is better, so why learn c++?" or something like that. I mean we are all entitled to our opinions but christ aren't college professors supposed to be the open-minded ones? (Just for the record, this isn't purely a java v c++ thing, the whole dept seems to have a "our way is the best way and no other way is worth considering" syndrome). So I guess my questions boil down to 1) Does anyone have any advice on the Bachelors/Masters thing? and 2) Should I be concerned enough to look into transferring based purely on the "closed-minded faculty" issue?

1) a masters degree is better in general obviously, but would the masters course teach you anything extra that you are interested in?

2) Yes. If they truly can't see why anyone would use anything other than Java for anything they're showing their inexperience (in the CS fields where Java doesn't cut it or just isn't a particularly good tool for the job). Find smarter people to learn from, ideally people with real world experience of what they're teaching. Don't assume that because someone is a university lecturer that they actually know anything about the stuff they're teaching.