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Change of career / doing a masters?

  • 18-11-2007 10:12pm
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    jasonb
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    Hi everyone...

    Complete newbie at all this so go easy on me...

    I got a Science Degree in 1993, got a 'Pass with Distinction', mainly thanks to a decent mark in Biology. Since then I've been working in IT.

    I'm very interested in Marine Biology, have been scuba diving for a few years and I've started thinking about maybe getting a career in this area. As I already have a degree in Biology, I thought maybe a Masters would be a place to start. Some quick searching online makes me think I'd be looking at a Research Master so I could continue working and paying the bills...

    So, I've got all the expected questions. Is a Masters a good first step? Would I get into a course considering I don't have an honours degree? Does only certain universities offer Masters in Marine Biology? I'm based near Dublin, so that would hopefully give me an option of a few different places.

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

    J.


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  • #2
    jasonb
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    Me again...

    Since my first post I've also looked into any Higher Diploma courses that might be out there, in case that's an easier stepping stone instead of going straight into a Masters. After some searching I found this page :

    http://www.nui.ie/qualifications/diplomas.asp

    which seems to lists all the Higher Diplomas, Diplomas and Certificates. available from the NUI. And I can't see anything that mentions Biology, or Marine Biology specifically. Does that mean my only option is a Masters? Does anyone know of any Marine Biology qualifiactions out there at all?

    J.


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