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Two degrees in different subjects?

  • 26-08-2003 12:34am
    #1
    simu
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    Did ye ever hear of anyone with a degree going back to uni and doing another (batchelor's) degree in a completely different subject?

    I'm not talking about a conversion course here but a degree from scratch in a completely new subject.

    I did Arts at uni but i often think that in a few years' time I'd like to go back and study Science, as I find it really interesting as well.


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  • #2
    sunbeam
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    I also did Arts, but it was a really tough decision choosing between that and Science. I've often wished that we had a more broadly based third level education system like in the US where you could do a bit of both and specialise later on.

    I've actually considered going back to do Science, but unless I win the Lotto it just won't happen (at least not on a fulltime basis).

    I know a couple of Arts grads who have done undergrad Science/IT degrees with the Open University. The one who did the Science degree did so to broaden her teaching subjects, but ended up starting her own business in something completely unrelated. The other was considering moving from librarianship to IT during the boom. After a few courses she found it was not for her, and finished with an undergrad diploma.


  • #3
    GuanYin
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    I have a friend who did one degree in computers and then went back to college to do a Bsc in science. He works in bioinformatics now and is paid quite handsomely.

    Quite a few people will do multiple degrees here and many people starting Veterinary medicine or human medicine in Ireland are graduates with BSc, MSc and PhD qualifications.

    You'll have to pay fees but the way I see it is, if its 4 years extra of your life that you are on a budget, so be it. You will be working til 65 anyway, best be doing it in something you really like. And when you are 40 noone will care if you started your career at 21 or 25!


  • #4
    Annasopra
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    Yeah I know someone who did a science degree in DCU and then went onto the Royal College of Surgeons, suppose its kind of related and he was also exempt from year 1. But it means in total he will have been a student for 9 years!!!!! And I reckon he has very rich parents

    As for myself I've just finished a degree in business and am thinking I'd like to study something else. Don't think the CAO system allows you to do this though

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



  • #5
    sunbeam
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    Well AFAIK there's nothing to stop you applying to the CAO for another UG degree using your previous LC results (or as a mature student in some cases)-is there?

    Nine years isn't all that unusual when you get to postgrad level....


  • #6
    GuanYin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,552 ✭✭✭✭GuanYin


    Originally posted by sunbeam
    Well AFAIK there's nothing to stop you applying to the CAO for another UG degree using your previous LC results (or as a mature student in some cases)-is there?

    Nine years isn't all that unusual when you get to postgrad level....

    8-9 is average for a PhD


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  • #7
    norma
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    I graduated 6 years ago with a B.Ed. (Education) and now I'm going back to do another primary degree in Photography. I applied through the CAO system. If you're under 23 years old, you can just reapply with your Leaving Cert results and, if applicable, other qualifications. If you're over 23, you apply as a mature student and have some extra stuff to fill out. Some colleges stipulate that mature students apply for their courses BOTH through the CAO and to them directly (example DLIADT).

    This is definitely an expensive venture as I will have to pay fees, and it will be difficult giving up the lifestyle I've been used to. However, I'm confident it'll be worth it and I'm really looking forward to starting the course.


  • #8
    parsi
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    Not quite what you're asking but I did a BA in college and after a few years working did a B.Sc. through DCU distance education (don't start me on th emoaning about that..)


  • #9
    sceptre
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    Originally posted by simu
    I'm not talking about a conversion course here but a degree from scratch in a completely new subject.
    Law and accounting in UL, started 1993. Took a sysadmin job after finishing, decided all lawyers and accountants were probably evil. Started comp systems in the same place this time last year. It's expensive obviously but there's shag-all I can do about that.


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