What electives should I take?

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acerthorn

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I'm wanting to major in IT. I'm hoping to get a job as a cloud architect, since that pays the most (and also, since it pays the most, I'm going to assume that qualified applicants are in the most demand, so I'm not only going to make big bucks, but I'm also 99% assured to have a job within six months after graduating).

As you can see from this link ...

http://www.atu.edu/academics/catalog/colleges/applied_sciences/dept_comp_info_sci.html

... I have to take three (3) COMS electives that are 3000-4000 level.

Here is a list of all the COMS classes offered by my school:

http://www.atu.edu/academics/catalog/colleges/applied_sciences/dept_comp_info_sci.html

What three electives would you recommend I take that would look the most attractive to those hiring for cloud architects?

Remember ...
  • take off all the classes that are already listed in the core classes for the IT bachelor's degree, such as COMS 3903, since I'm taking them anyway and I'm trying to give myself an advantage.
  • They have to be 3000-4000 level. I don't have the funds to take any more classes than what are necessary for my major. Maybe when I have a mob that pays $84,000 per year for entry level positions, I can take some extra classes online to get some promotional/career advancement fodder, but that won't be for AT LEAST another four years. I need to plan my degree out carefully because I only have a finite number of pell grants per lifetime.
 
I'd pick whatever sounds most interesting to you personally.

You're going to be a systems engineer long before being a cloud architect, and at that point whatever electives you've taken are rather moot.
 
beers said:
I'd pick whatever sounds most interesting to you personally.

You're going to be a systems engineer long before being a cloud architect, and at that point whatever electives you've taken are rather moot.
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Ok, so ... what electives should I take for systems engineer?

Honestly, they all sound interesting to me, personally. Like a guy who's obsessed with foreign languages ... it really doesn't matter which specific foreign language he takes.

So, I'm breaking the tie based on what's going to be most likely to get me employed.
 
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