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Masters/lecturing

  • 20-09-2006 11:49am
    #1
    educationinquir
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    I’m in my mid 20’s and I enjoy the job that I do, it’s what I’ve always wanted to do, I find the work easy enough and I’m good at it.
    The only problem is there isn’t a lot of security or promotional opportunities anywhere in the industry.
    On top of that there isn’t a lot of scope to earn more than my salary.
    Anyways, I realise I need to give myself a kick up the backside and challenge myself, or at least develop a ‘nixer’.
    I’m thinking lecturing..Ive a lot of experience in my field and I know I’d be good at it.
    I have a basic degree and I applied for two masters part-time programs recently but I was turned down for both.
    Anyway, with the winter coming in and all that I’m wondering whether or not it is still possible for me to do a masters program of some sort, anything!
    Is there anything still available?
    Also is it possible for someone to lecture in an IT and University with a degree, or do you have to be undertaking a masters programme?
    How many lecturing/IT vacancies come up on average?
    Also looking at the jobs market, possible slowdown in economy and fact that there will be a lot more students etc passing through education in comi g years do you anyone else see many people leaving normal jobs to teach/lecture etc?
    Also, is it likely that stupid Irish honours rule will be abolished for people who want to teach in the future?
    Also where where can I do leaving cert Irish parttime through the winter in order to sit the exam next June, in Dublin area?
    Thanks in advance
    Sean


Comments

  • #2
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Have a read of the sticky I put together. :)

    I suggest you look into part-time lecturing as a starting point. In parallel to that, I would most certainly recommend a masters. You may have missed the boat for part-time lecturing positions for this semester, though, as courses generally start in the next week or so.

    Lecturing full time is incredibly difficult to get into - somebody literally has to die before a job becomes available (ok, slight exaggeration, but you get the idea). Especially as student numbers dwindle. From chatting with people here on Boards.ie, I am coming to the conclusion that a PhD is a requirement for both the Institutes of Technology and Universities.


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