Saturday, September 15, 2007
The Longer and Windier Road
So this semester I was supposed to take my last two courses at GW, but a number of things that have happened at the last minute have changed my approach a little.
One thing is that I discovered that the University of Leicester has a doctoral program in Human Resource Development that looks like it's about halfway between education and business. Since my ultimate interests are about halfway between education and business, that's a program that has my attention. It doesn't hurt that it's only £11250, which even with the U.S. dollar in the gutter is only about $22,500. Now, that's a lot more than the program at Cape Peninsula University of Technology, but it's on par with the least expensive American or British programs. Leicester also evidently participates in the U.S. financial aid system, suggesting I could defer my existing loans while a student with them and take out more to cover tuition. Leicester is also a top 25 university in the UK, and a top 200 university in the world, which means it ranks higher even than GW, from where my Master's will ultimately come.
So how does that affect what courses I take to complete my Master's? Well, I need Instructional Design and one other course to finish up. I can take courses at Marymount for free and GW will accept them in transfer. Instructional Design at Marymount is in the Human Resource Management department, and there are a variety of other Human Resource Management courses that should transfer as my final elective. If I take these courses instead of the ones at GW, I stand a better chance of Leicester accepting my Master's as sufficient preparation for entry into their program (should I ultimately decided to apply to them).
It's not a downside to me that these courses will start in January, rather than GW ones that would start now. This semester will be a busy one for me at Marymount, so a little more breathing room will be helpful. Besides, I still need to do my comps, and now I can focus on them and take them this semester without also worrying about other courses.
So that's the longer and windier road as it stands now....
One thing is that I discovered that the University of Leicester has a doctoral program in Human Resource Development that looks like it's about halfway between education and business. Since my ultimate interests are about halfway between education and business, that's a program that has my attention. It doesn't hurt that it's only £11250, which even with the U.S. dollar in the gutter is only about $22,500. Now, that's a lot more than the program at Cape Peninsula University of Technology, but it's on par with the least expensive American or British programs. Leicester also evidently participates in the U.S. financial aid system, suggesting I could defer my existing loans while a student with them and take out more to cover tuition. Leicester is also a top 25 university in the UK, and a top 200 university in the world, which means it ranks higher even than GW, from where my Master's will ultimately come.
So how does that affect what courses I take to complete my Master's? Well, I need Instructional Design and one other course to finish up. I can take courses at Marymount for free and GW will accept them in transfer. Instructional Design at Marymount is in the Human Resource Management department, and there are a variety of other Human Resource Management courses that should transfer as my final elective. If I take these courses instead of the ones at GW, I stand a better chance of Leicester accepting my Master's as sufficient preparation for entry into their program (should I ultimately decided to apply to them).
It's not a downside to me that these courses will start in January, rather than GW ones that would start now. This semester will be a busy one for me at Marymount, so a little more breathing room will be helpful. Besides, I still need to do my comps, and now I can focus on them and take them this semester without also worrying about other courses.
So that's the longer and windier road as it stands now....
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