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Picking A Masters (History/International Relations/Law)

Talpa · 2016-04-17 15:42:45

m sorry if this in the wrong place. Please direct me to the right forum if it is. Hi, I am currently in my second year of an Arts course in NUIG, doing History and Sociology/Politics in which I am on track to recieve a 1.1, if I keep up the good work. I am trying to be proactive and prepare for the eventual decision of…

17-04-2016 3:42pm

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Talpa

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m sorry if this in the wrong place. Please direct me to the right forum if it is.

Hi, I am currently in my second year of an Arts course in NUIG, doing History and Sociology/Politics in which I am on track to recieve a 1.1, if I keep up the good work. I am trying to be proactive and prepare for the eventual decision of picking a masters. I have three separate options in mind, firstly is Early Modern History in Trinity, second is International Relations or a politics masters like it, in UCD and finally, a masters in Common Law in UCD.
While I love history and that is where my passion is, I do not see myself as a lecturer or a teacher and doubt that a well paid job would be forthcoming from that option.
I have a great interest in politics and international relations or european politics, and I would love to work in a foreign country in Europe or further a field for a few years, exercising the knowledge I would have earned from this course. And so this is a serious contender.
Finally, Common Law. I have no experience in any legal course or subject but I have a serious interest in law, and even considered doing it as a course until I was dissuaded from it by my career guidance teacher, because she didnt think I had the charisma for being a solicitor. But this course allows for a student to have nk background in the area and teaches it like a normal law course in two years instead of three or four.

The only thing is I keep changing back and forth between each of these options, thinking one is better than the other or that I would be happier with a life with another. Most recently it has been centred upon the Common Law masters, w
Recently I have been considering life as a beaurecrat, particularly civil servant perhaps in the Department of Foreign Affairs or any other Department in the Irish or European institutions, but Im unsure if I would be well-equipped enough for this with a Common Law masters. I keep jumping back and forth on whether I would do Kings Inn afterwards and proceed from there to be a solicitor.

To be completely honest I am kind of confused and weary of thinking about it all. I would to thank anyone who has read to this point in the post and would also like to ask for any advice that anyone could give me in this. I know it is probably all very muddled, but I would really appreciate any responses.

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