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Where Next? Considering Postgraduate Study Careers Adviser Abi Sharma

Where Next? Considering Postgraduate Study Careers Adviser Abi Sharma. Types of PostGrad. Taught masters course: MA or MSc Research course: MRes, MPhil or PhD Vocational courses. Why Do It?. Unfulfilled academic agenda / love the subject Need further specialist knowledge for job

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Where Next? Considering Postgraduate Study Careers Adviser Abi Sharma

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  1. Where Next? Considering Postgraduate Study Careers Adviser Abi Sharma

  2. Types of PostGrad • Taught masters course: MA or MSc • Research course: MRes, MPhil or PhD • Vocational courses

  3. Why Do It? Unfulfilled academic agenda / love the subject Need further specialist knowledge for job Vocational qualification

  4. Why not to do it? - scared of ‘real world’ - student for longer - don’t know what else to do - exploring a job option

  5. When is ‘doing it for your career’ a good reason? Vocational courses: Law, Teaching, Medicine, Marketing, Journalism Masters: Any job requiring more specialist knowledge than your undergraduate provides PhD: Research roles (across sectors), lecturer, certain scientific roles

  6. Masters & PhD: making the right choice! Is the course suitable for that area of work? Check in books on that career to find out which courses are suitable Is the course officially recognised? Sometimes lots of courses of same subject but only some recognised by employers Is your background suitable? e.g for MBA you need to have worked first

  7. Research & prepare! Fairs: www.prospects.ac.uk/fairs Magazines: The Postgrad Guide (Hobsons) & Postgrad (Prospects) Postgrad UK (prospects), The Finalist Directory Institution websites and prospectuses

  8. Practical Considerations Institution - course content / how perceived by employers PT/FT study - do you need the cash flow p/t work gives you Locality

  9. Practical Considerations Tuition Fees: cost for UK students F/T Masters – approx £3000-£9000 Maintenance: approx £6-8000 in London

  10. Funding Research councils Institutions Charities and Trusts Employer sponsored postgraduate course Full or part-time work Career Development Loan

  11. Application Forms On personal statement include: Relevant academic skills and knowledge Give details of proposed research for research based courses Work experience for vocational courses Demonstrate qualities the course will need Show motivation for your subject Why you want to study with their course

  12. Queen Mary Careers Service WG3 Queens Building – 020 7882 5065 Opening times: Monday-Thursday 10.30am-5pm Friday 10.30am-4pm Drop-in sessions: Monday-Thursday 10.30am-12.30pm 2.00pm-4.30pm Part of www.careers.qmul.ac.uk

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