An M.A in History at Bristol University - is it worth it?

Didier · 10-12-2007, 01:11 AM

Hey guys.

I seem to remember someone posting a similar thread recently, but that was about America wasn't it?

Anyway I'm now in the second year of three reading History at Bristol - and am considering whether I should do an M.A - basically not sure which career I want to go into at this stage but probably something involving politics/administration/PR/journalism - so basically, how much would an M.A help me in view of these very general careers?

Thanks in advance.

Oh one more thing - how easy is it to get funding for these types of things - very much dependent on your grades or?

Zaitsev · 10-12-2007, 01:20 AM

You don't get postgraduate loan/funding. It'd have to come from a research council.

tim1000000 · 10-12-2007, 01:21 AM

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Originally posted by Zaitsev:
You don't get postgraduate loan/funding. It'd have to come from a research council.

but they do provide funding don't they?

Zaitsev · 10-12-2007, 01:22 AM

The research council? They'd pay your fees. Well, possibly only a percentage of it...not sure about living costs.

Didier · 10-12-2007, 01:25 AM

I spoke to my personal tutor and he said the University would probably contribute if I got a first in both my second and third years - so mon the hard work /o\

tim1000000 · 10-12-2007, 01:28 AM

ah ok, you just scared me for a second. i don't really have a clue about post-graduate study funding or anything, or even exactly how it works. hopefully the level of funding is dependent on grades because i am amazing in that respect. i'm basically hoping to stay in education long enough to be the most overqualified teacher ever. low ambitions \o/

Zaitsev · 10-12-2007, 01:28 AM

If you want to be acceped onto the progamme you have to be capable anyway tbh

MA in straight history?

Am currently doing one in Twentieth Century History, that's the busines :thup: Apart from theory and methodology :thdn:

Zaitsev · 10-12-2007, 01:29 AM

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Originally posted by tim1000000:
ah ok, you just scared me for a second. i don't really have a clue about post-graduate study funding or anything, or even exactly how it works. hopefully the level of funding is dependent on grades because i am amazing in that respect. i'm basically hoping to stay in education long enough to be the most overqualified teacher ever. low ambitions \o/

teaching is fb you heathen

I'm slowly taking over the world poisoning year after year of history and politics students :thup:

Didier · 10-12-2007, 01:30 AM

Maybe History and Politics.

tim1000000 · 10-12-2007, 01:33 AM

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Originally posted by Zaitsev:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by tim1000000:
ah ok, you just scared me for a second. i don't really have a clue about post-graduate study funding or anything, or even exactly how it works. hopefully the level of funding is dependent on grades because i am amazing in that respect. i'm basically hoping to stay in education long enough to be the most overqualified teacher ever. low ambitions \o/

teaching is fb you heathen

I'm slowly taking over the world poisoning year after year of history and politics students :thup: </BLOCKQUOTE>

yeah sorry, i didn't mean to imply teaching was rubbish, i just could do much better in terms of potential. i genuinely can't think of another job i would be vaguely satisfied with, which is why i want to be one.

An M.A in History at Bristol University - is it worth it?

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An M.A in History at Bristol University - is it worth it?