[amyd1801]

Orla im in the same predicament as you.

I recieved confirmation yesterday that I have been accepted onto the same course Part Time. Like you, I really want to do a Masters and I am quiet interested in this area but am worried about job prospects when I finish! could you let me know of any further info you get?

Lang cheers for sharing all that info, good to get the perspective of somebody currently on the course. My Undergraduate Degree is in Early Childhood Studies so its good to see that some from a similiar background are currently on the course. Your advice has been quiet helpful.

Cheers

Amy

[orla201]

Hi Amy,

Congrats on d offer I was offered a place on the Full-time and part-time course but I think financially I'd have to accept the Part-time course, as it would allow me to continue working a few days a week in order to fund it!

Does your undergraduate degree qualify you to work with children in an educational setting, or is it just purely academic like mine?

I'm currently completing a postgraduate cert in childhood and youth studies online from The Open University. I'm really enjoying it, and have the option to continue to Masters level aswel, but found myself drawn to the DIT Masters as I feel I'd be more motivated by actually attending lectures as opposed to online tutorials and downloads. But if childhood studies is your interest, you should give the Open University a look aswel.


Like urself my only qualm is if the Masters Degree is in DIT is worth studying. I'm currently working in a Newsagents - something which was only a part time job during my under graduate degree- yet has been a god send to me since I left college in 2009 as I'm not actually qualified in anything! My biggest concern is actually accepting the DIT Masters and after two years of study, still finding myself employed in a Newsagents as I'm still not qualified to apply for other jobs!?

No doubt the Masters would be a huge learning experience and personal achievement, yet would it make us more employable?

[amyd1801]

Hi again Orla,

I have been weighing up the pro's and cons i.e. cost, employment opportunities etc all weekend and am happy to say that I have decided to accept the place having an MA on the cv can only be of benefit and if i dont do it now i never will. at the moment my degree is both academic and professional and allows me to work with children up to 6 years of age so im not to bad in that respect!! I am quiet excited about the prospect of going back to education hopefully i will be as enthuasiastic about this come september!!! have you thought anymore about it??

Amy

[orla201]

Hi Amy,

I'm thinkin of accepting it aswel. It's too much of a good opportunity to let it pass me by. I still have doubts about investing 2yrs of my time and money into a course that still won't qualify me for anything. Especially cause I've no current qualification. But at d end of d day it's a Masters, and the learning experience alone would be great. And as u said it'd give any c.v a boost!

Yeh I can't wait to go back to college either. Stocking up on new stationary, hehe. Looks like I'll be seeing u in class