Help/Recommendations needed (studying abroad)

[Jon-Jon]

Hi everyone.

Just to start off, thank you so much for this amazing resource! It’s been very helpful, especially this summary - Degree Forum Wiki. I wish I could’ve found that sooner.

I’m seeking some advice, but here’s some contextual background info. I’m a South African living in Qatar with my wife - she has a BSC which enables us to live here (you need a degree to sponsor your spouse). If she wanted to stop working, I would need a degree to be able to sponsor her… Hence, the reason I’m researching the how-to’s of getting a degree.

I haven’t officially studied, so no prior credits. From looking at the list of degrees on TESC and Excelsior, this BA in Humanities caught my attention - Thomas Edison State College: Humanities. I think I’d like to concentrate on philosophy, english/lit and music (if thats even possible?). I’m also interested in music production, but those courses are very expensive ($60 000 at Berkley, crazy).

For now I’m looking for something more general and based on my interests… Something I can do quick, at a low cost, and must be internationally accessible. Any advice here?

From what I’ve read, once you know what degree you’d like to do, you can then take those individual courses before applying with a university like TESC. Is this true?

I'm a noob, so any advice is welcome