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Quote:that is a sense of personal accomplishment and meeting a respected learning goal/milestone
If it's at all possible to get personal accomplishment from moving to the next academic level, it'll be a much more "respected learning goal/milestone" than a third (or even second in many cases) bachelor's degree.
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04-01-2022, 06:24 PM
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I have my eye on a Masters too - specifically the MA in World Heritage Studies from BTU (in Germany). ;-)
But I may also, one day years from now, want to study other subjects so I wanted to see what my options could be.
I did consider the MA in Interdisciplinary Studies (Heritage and Social History) at Athabasca, unfortunately, it is currently running about $20,000 CAD which is too expensive for me. That is one of the reasons I was so happy to come across this forum with alternative ideas to study for less which is how I learned of the MA in World Heritage Studies that is currently ~ $500 CAD for the online option.
I haven't heard of the Arctic & Northern Studies program so I'll check that out too.
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04-03-2022, 11:05 AM
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(04-01-2022, 07:14 PM)StudiousTraveller Wrote: I have my eye on a Masters too - specifically the MA in World Heritage Studies from BTU (in Germany). ;-)
But I may also, one day years from now, want to study other subjects so I wanted to see what my options could be.
I did consider the MA in Interdisciplinary Studies (Heritage and Social History) at Athabasca, unfortunately, it is currently running about $20,000 CAD which is too expensive for me. That is one of the reasons I was so happy to come across this forum with alternative ideas to study for less which is how I learned of the MA in World Heritage Studies that is currently ~ $500 CAD for the online option.
I haven't heard of the Arctic & Northern Studies program so I'll check that out too.
To me this makes more sense. I understand the interest in taking formal coursework. I prefer the structure and find that the deadlines help me to accomplish more than I might without them. Piling up Bachelors degrees however, feels like a whole bunch of lateral moves and I prefer the feeling of moving forward. I would move forward into the Masters level programs. Personally I am considering a Masters in Professional/Creative Writing. I think it would be interesting and fun and I could parlay it into a little revenue stream if I wanted. Best of luck with your choices, whichever way you decide to jump.
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04-03-2022, 08:19 PM
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I understand how it could feel like a lateral move to get another Bachelors degree and absolutely, if these degrees were for my career I would only be considering moving to a Masters, especially to reap the potential benefits of an increased salary, promotion etc. especially with the limited free time I'd have since I would be still working.
For me, the Masters of World Heritage Studies is pretty far removed from my prior degree so that is why I'm going to try to earn a BA in History first. I feel like this will lead nicely into this Masters program and give me the best chance for acceptance. However, I may not get into this program so just looking at what other options I might have that I will be able to afford to continue some sort of formal learning for years to come.
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