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Masters Degree
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Hi
I am seriously thinking of doing a masters degree in counselling, part time though.
Has anyone any experience of EITHER part time masters degrees AND/OR counselling degrees?
Any help would be much appreciated!
I am seriously thinking of doing a masters degree in counselling, part time though.
Has anyone any experience of EITHER part time masters degrees AND/OR counselling degrees?
Any help would be much appreciated!
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Depending what you like the masters can be either v. good, or v. poor. All postgrad degrees are expensive, unless you get a studentship or study part time (in which case you can't get the studentship; figures, huh?).
If the majority of the Masters is a repeat of what you've already studied (say Psych) for a Bachelors, then it might be better looking at doing a PhD (if available). PhD's are untaught research degrees (as a rule). They aren't much more expensive than a Masters (part time anyway), and you have a lot more time to complete them (min. 4 years, max. 8).
Hope this helps some
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American universities typically pick up your tuition and give you a stipend (typically $1000-2000/month) to live on. The catch is that you have to be a teaching assistant, which means either teaching a discussion section (tutorial for you in the UK) and correcting students papers, or just correcting students papers for a big lecture class. The majority of my TA's in science and math classes are from countries outside the US. In certain fields, the stipend can be better than a lot of wages, at my school there is a new major that is trying to get graduate students and they're offering $32,000 a year in stipend in addition to tuition (which at my school is $25,000 a year)
Of course, this means living in the US for at least two years. I don't know how you would feel about that, it's definately not for everyone.
I would definitely think a Master's degree is worth the effort (and money) if you:
1. are doing well in the subject
2. want to get a better career prospect.
I have found the type of job I wanted quite easily soon after I graduated. In today world where there are lots of graduates, just holding a bachelor's degree is not really particularly special anymore. If you have a higher qualification, it would definitely make you stand out.
Mind you though, a postgraduate degree course (Master or whatsoever), requires a lot of hard work. It is much more intensified than a 3 or 4 years Bachelor's degree course. So be prepared for it.