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Developing Qualifications after degree.
studentphil
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If you do not get a first or an outstanding the path of masters and doctorates seems firmly locked shut. How else can you develop your qualifications and to learn more in that case?
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You could get a job, the best way to learn anything is to do it.0
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thats rubbish
I got a 2:2 at uni, was accepted into a masters course with 2:1 minimum
Went on to work in a uni science department as a research assistant, was offered many times PhD funding, actually got the job title of Research Fellow then quit after realising that my heart wasn't set on doing science for a living forever. Oh, and my current job, they typically don't take people unless they've got a 2:1 or above. It's about you, not your qualification when it comes to getting on.
My little bro got an average 2:1, did an MRes and is now doing a doctorate at Oxford uni
A 2:1 / 2:2 won't stop you doing further qualificiations at all0 -
I think it depends on your university mine won't touch you for a masters with less than a high 2.1.
Which is complete rubbish as it rather misses the point that you can do rubbish in the 2 nd year and really improve and do well in the third year, but yet the maths means you can not get more than a low 2.1.:beer:0 -
nearlyrich wrote:You could get a job, the best way to learn anything is to do it.
Yes you do a job, but you might still want to learn and improve.:beer:0 -
It's fine without a first class degree. A friend of mine got a PhD with a 2:2 MSci and he did really well. If you can spend time in industry or a related field, that will also stand you in good stead and put you way ahead of any other applicants. My current boss has a group where most people have spent at least some time in industry before returning to research.
Alot of industries and companies will offer you the chance to take qualifications on the job, as part of continued professional development. And there's always part-time study, night school and distance learning. I did random stuff unrelated to my job at evening classes and I'd recommend it to anyone!:staradmin:starmod: beware of geeks bearing .gifs...:starmod::staradmin:starmod: Whoever said "nothing is impossible" obviously never tried to nail jelly to a tree :starmod:0 -
There's a big difference between what you need to get a place on a course and what you need to get funding! There's also differences between humanities and sciences when it comes to required grades.
Entry to Masters' degrees with the OU are very flexible, requiring only an honours degree for entry. As many areas include a foundation module in the subject you can even choose a course that's different from your first degree in some subjects.0 -
OU looks one of the only ways you can go to learn anything after a degree of less than a top 2.1. It is daft that one number can really limit your life.:beer:0
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studentphil wrote:I think it depends on your university mine won't touch you for a masters with less than a high 2.1.
Which is complete rubbish as it rather misses the point that you can do rubbish in the 2 nd year and really improve and do well in the third year, but yet the maths means you can not get more than a low 2.1.
It depends what you class as rubbish, for the second year, and what you class as really well for the third year. If you do so much better in the third year than second they weight the third year more so to give you the best mark they possibly can0 -
Oldernotwiser wrote:There's a big difference between what you need to get a place on a course and what you need to get funding! There's also differences between humanities and sciences when it comes to required grades.
completely agree. my future MA teacher told me no problem they will take me with 2.1, but funding will not happen without a first. it does really depend on the course just like for UG degrees, some unis might accept with lower classifications cause they have empty spots, others might say no to anything less than a 1st cause they have too much demand.:A Boots Tart :A0 -
cupid_stunt wrote:It depends what you class as rubbish, for the second year, and what you class as really well for the third year. If you do so much better in the third year than second they weight the third year more so to give you the best mark they possibly can
A couple of thirds in year 2 makes a high 2.1 really near impossible i f doing well in the 3rd year is say mid to high 2.1's:beer:0
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