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Maynooth BA or DCU Bsc?

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  • 19-05-2016 4:41pm
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    polka_dot_tea
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    Hi,

    I've been offered a place in both Maynooth and DCU on their Psychology course as a mature student. Maynooth is a BA and DCU is a BSc. I may be able to apply for exemptions from the 2 first year arts subjects in Maynooth as I've previously completed 1st year there. Am I foolish to pass up the BSc option just for the sake of a couple of modules or is the BA enough? I'm trying to keep my options as open as possible as I'm still torn between going into social care/children's worker after or going for masters etc in Psychology.

    Any help would be much appreciated.


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    JuliusCaesar
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    If your degree is a BA or BSc doesn't make a damn bit of difference. It's just how universities organise themselves and the subject is the same whether a BA or BSc. If your degree is in psychology, it's a psychology degree.

    (Mine's a BA)


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    mrsq2b
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    polka_dot_tea wrote: »
    Hi,

    I've been offered a place in both Maynooth and DCU on their Psychology course as a mature student. Maynooth is a BA and DCU is a BSc. I may be able to apply for exemptions from the 2 first year arts subjects in Maynooth as I've previously completed 1st year there. Am I foolish to pass up the BSc option just for the sake of a couple of modules or is the BA enough? I'm trying to keep my options as open as possible as I'm still torn between going into social care/children's worker after or going for masters etc in Psychology.

    Any help would be much appreciated.

    Agree- doesn't make a diff. Bear in mind Dcu have a good placement programme in the degree. A lot of people do psychology without realising that it's a long career path - if you are thinking of working with children or going into social care, would a social care degree be better for you? Even a masters in psychology won't get you much


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