Looking for advice about Diploma's and Degrees

[Karl O'Neill]

I am certain there are many people who post here who have third level education so this could be a good place to ask advice.

I am currently looking for a new job at the moment and want to spend my redendency money wisely by investing it in savings and then further education, it would have to be a part time course, one evening per week, or two evenings per week.

I was think of studying COUNSELLING for 10 weeks, then maybe doing a BA(hons) in Psychology.

Is this the best route to take? should I do the BA first and cut out the diploma?

I am sick of banking, It's so boring, sure the money is great, even for an administrator position in most big banks.


Thanks for your thoughts and advice.

[4thHorseman]

I'm currently working to finish up my BGS before going to Graduate school (hopefully), and my professor gave our class a lecture on this. He said if you plan to do anything in Psychology, you should at least aim for a Masters Degree. A PhD isn't really necessary unless you plan on doing research of some kind. A Masters in Psych not only allows you to do counselling, but it looks good in other job areas as well.

[Karl O'Neill]

Thanks for that dude,

so a masters is the next step after diploma, why isn't a phD essential?

[section 8]

Just don't become one of the many people who mistakingly think that having an education excuses them from any further thought.

Remember, you don't have to be uneducated to be a dumbass!

Good luck
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[FemGeek]

I know a few people who are doing a masters in pyschology at the moment, and they've all said while it is hard it is very interesting and an enjoyable subject. A night course is a good idea for getting BA type degrees. I don't think you'll need the counceling degree, but I'm sure it couldn't hurt. a masters is a good idea if you're looking to get a job out of it though, as is the case with most college degrees.
A small bit of advice, best to check out the colleges and such you're thinking of now to see when the application deadline. It'd be dissapointing for you to find out that you've missed it, and some places take apps earlier than others. And that way you'd know how long you had to think about it.
Hope that's some help.

[Karl O'Neill]

I know a few people who are doing a masters in pyschology at the moment, and they've all said while it is hard it is very interesting and an enjoyable subject. A night course is a good idea for getting BA type degrees. I don't think you'll need the counceling degree, but I'm sure it couldn't hurt. a masters is a good idea if you're looking to get a job out of it though, as is the case with most college degrees.
A small bit of advice, best to check out the colleges and such you're thinking of now to see when the application deadline. It'd be dissapointing for you to find out that you've missed it, and some places take apps earlier than others. And that way you'd know how long you had to think about it.
Hope that's some help.

Booked my ten week course this morning :)

It will cost me 1200 Euros.

[Jae Namkyoung]

^_^ Very good!!! Glad to hear it, I will be finishing up my Liberal Arts degree soon ^_^ starting this fall ... XD

[Karl O'Neill]

^_^ Very good!!! Glad to hear it, I will be finishing up my Liberal Arts degree soon ^_^ starting this fall ... XD

What does Liberal arts entail?

[Jae Namkyoung]

A wide variety of disciplines.

What is a Liberal Arts Major?

A liberal arts major offers a broad overview of the arts, sciences, and humanities. Within the context of a liberal arts degree, you can study modern languages, music, English, anthropology, history, women's studies, psychology, math, political science or many other disciplines.

The versatility of a liberal arts degree allows you to continue to a more specific degree program--or you can use the communications, reasoning, and thinking skills you've developed to enter into a wide choice of careers. Like general studies, liberal arts degrees are appealing to employers who are looking for a generalist - someone who has the proven ability to think about different topics and has not been trained to work in only one mindset. Any professional needs to understand the world and society in order to be a contributing citizen - from interior designers to clergy. The liberal arts add to your quality of life by fostering an ongoing investigation of your own environment and the global and historical cultures that complement and conflict with it.

You'll see that some of the potential job titles that we discuss here fall under the educational domain of other degrees listed on World Wide Learn's site, such as teacher or communications specialist. In these cases, further training and education may be required to practice in these fields.

I plan to go ahead and get a B of A, in Humanities and eventually one of Science in the Library Sciences ^_^