Are professional courses out of date in today's times?

No.Professional courses are not out dated and they will be never be outdated.The courses are not outdated, i feel only the contents are outdated. The course contents to be changed as the time and requirements change.The Management courses have already adopted such changes to suit the industry requirements. Even the technical courses to be updated according to industry requirements. The courses should be more practical oriented than class/book oriented, then only they will have its full value

no yhar........... this is d time for professionals... becoz.....all  companys are looking for innovative  people. And they give their job for a right person at right time...... that mean " specialization". specialization mean company's  want only the professional people.  i m totally disagree with ur points....

no proffessional courses are not outed these course are demand of the market  but the main problem is not in these courses , todays so many colleges are opening and they are not producing good quality of students and so they do not get job . and these makes a bad effect in this courses

Though,its not that professional courses have lost their utilities but they are not according to industry requirements. Most of them aren't updated regularly.

Itis the need of the day that has changed rather than option of choices. Look at the best requirement in the Reasearch and development area where the specialist or professionals are opting, as India is moving from processing support to development support and to research and development mode, the trend will change. Currently we are in the processing mode, which requires short term productive skills.

Professional 'courses' might not really be courses in the academic sense. They might actually be short-term training programs leading to certification. So they should not be compared to professional degree programs such as MCA or B. Tech. On the topic, we can say that both types of courses/programs have their place and both are relevant depending on circumstances.

Engineering professional courses are certainly not out of picture since though it is the basic science courses which contribute many of the inputs, engineering courses are the ones which provide a real-time touch with reality and helps in sustaining continuous improvement. Since improvement in one or more sphere(s) of knowledge is the basic target of any person or organisation or nation, professional courses are or never will be at a disadvantage be it an economic crisis or boom , the reason being the adaptability to different situations is what is being taught in professional courses.

Certainly not. Although there is obviously need for people with a braoder set of knowledge, there will be people needed with a good depth of knowledge, albeit on fewer subjects.

True understanding on a certain level also requires knowledge of the level before. You can make software in any 4GL platform, but you make better software if you also possess knowledge of the underlying 3GL platform. The best software is made by those that understand de 1GL platform.