Masters in Education

andee · 02-10-2011 1:43pm #1

Just wondering if doing a masters in education would increase my chances of getting a teaching position. I am a qualified history teacher. Would a masters give me more points at an interview?

dory · 02-10-2011 1:46pm

A masters in history would show you have an in depth knowledge of the subject. But what would really help would be to have a second subject.

Boober Fraggle · 02-10-2011 1:48pm

I agree that a second subject is the best way to make yourself more employable. History is not that popular at leaving cert, and will become optional for Junior Cycle in all schools with Ruairí's plans for 2017, so that will make you even less employable!

andee · 02-10-2011 2:34pm

Cheers for the replies,

is there any second subject you would recommend that there might be a future demand for (excluding irish and maths!) thanks

implausible · 03-10-2011 9:27pm

Boober Fraggle wrote: »

History is not that popular at leaving cert, and will become optional for Junior Cycle in all schools with Ruairí's plans for 2017

It's already optional. Lots of schools don't have it as a compulsory subject.

TheDriver · 03-10-2011 11:20pm

from experience of interviewing, vast majority of people presenting for interview in history have a masters in international relations or something to that effect.
Masters is good but get yourself a few more subjects by getting a few arts modules.

solerina · 04-10-2011 7:08pm

Look at doing religion as another subject, you can do it in one year and its in the vast majority of schools and all year groups do it

Rosita · 04-10-2011 7:55pm

I enrolled in a Master's course last night and had to laugh on the way out when I heard one girl say to another "a Masters is a Masters - it doesn't matter what it's in". I presume in her case it was an attempt to raise points for a PGDE application or something. It just struck me as to the artificality of great chunk of the Masters' industry.

yosser hughes · 04-10-2011 9:21pm

Rosita wrote: »

I enrolled in a Master's course last night and had to laugh on the way out when I heard one girl say to another "a Masters is a Masters - it doesn't matter what it's in". I presume in her case it was an attempt to raise points for a PGDE application or something. It just struck me as to the artificality of great chunk of the Masters' industry.

Hi,just wondering where you enrolled for your Masters? I thought it would be too late for most colleges?

rainbowtrout · 04-10-2011 9:33pm

Rosita wrote: »

I enrolled in a Master's course last night and had to laugh on the way out when I heard one girl say to another "a Masters is a Masters - it doesn't matter what it's in". I presume in her case it was an attempt to raise points for a PGDE application or something. It just struck me as to the artificality of great chunk of the Masters' industry.

....and also how little value some people put on education or their ease of access to it.

yosser hughes · 04-10-2011 9:38pm

rainbowtrout wrote: »

....and also how little value some people put on education or their ease of access to it.

Well doing a Masters ain't cheap these days though,so I'm sure people do value it.
Unless Mummy and Daddy are paying for it.;)

implausible · 04-10-2011 10:16pm

solerina wrote: »

Look at doing religion as another subject, you can do it in one year and its in the vast majority of schools and all year groups do it

In fairness, Religion is not going to improve the OP's chances much. Having two optional subjects, one of which is usually not an exam subject is only marginally better than just having History.

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