Getting an MA...

Hi everyone,

My name is Rick Corbett, and I'm happy to say I'll be (finally) graduating with two degrees at the end of next year (a BA in Spanish and one in Political Science). I'd really like to get an MA as well, but I'm planning on moving to the West Coast (USA) (I'm an actor and most of the work is there), and I doubt I'll have a flexible schedule. Can anyone recommend good online MA programs? I'm especially interested in social sciences, hard sciences, and language arts. I'm somewhat of a renaissance guy. If there are needed prereqs, I'd be happy to try and get those through the same program if needed.

Thanks a lot for all your help!

Rick Corbett

 

OK. So you're interested in just about everything under the sun and you want recommendations. I recommend that you visit the website listed below and that you check out every single degree program listed and then make a decision about what you want to do. Best of luck in all your endeavors.
http://www.freewebs.com/dlasap
Jack

 

Rick,

If you could give us an idea as to what field you would like to get your M.A. in that would aid in narrowing down suggestions.

cbryant

 

Wow, super fast response, thank you. Yes, I can definitely narrow it for you, I'm sorry. I've been searching online for a long tiem and have yet to find some really good programs in certain catergories that I'm wanting, especially the language programs.

Here are some subjects I'm considering getting a masters in:

Psychology
Nutrition
Geography - Cultural
International Studies / Relations
Political Science
Creative Writing
Spanish, Portuguese, French
Linguistics

Besides psychology, creative writing, and nutrition, things I know could really help me, my main focus is on gaining credentials and knowledge that will help me bring the world closer together, one might say. I'm really looking for something that will boost my credibility as a public speaker and public image who really knows what he's talking about.

Any help would be greatly apprecited. (About the languages and creative writing: these are less for credentials and more for practical skills and practice that I would gain).

Thank you again!
Rick Corbett

 

Rick,

Best of luck to you in your acting pursuits.

Try this site and see if any M.A. programs interest you.

 

Have a look at this link:

http://www.worldwidelearn.com/online-master/index.html

 

Hi Rick - Here's two more links for you. The first is a resource portal hosted by our own John Ryan. You'll find an huge number of programs listed. Help your self to the feast.
http://www.freewebs.com/dlasap
The second is a link to the Masters program in Nutrition at the University of Bridgeport. I try to pay special attention to the programs operating nearby.
http://bridgeport.edu/pages/2272.asp
Good luck.
Jack

 

Here are some programs that might interest you:

Syracuse has an MS in social sciences;

Texas Christian has a Master of Liberal Arts
LINK;

CSU at Dominguez Hills has a M.A. in Humanities,;

Salve Regina also has an M.A. in Humanities as well as an M.A. in International Relations;

Troy University has an M.S. in International Relations;

The University of NC @ Greensboro has an MLS that includes a science component.
LINK.

 

Good luck to you, whatever it is you want. Welcome aboard, fellow herbivore.

 

I want to thank you all SO MUCH for your help. I have some pretty good options now that I'm going to explore more in-depth soon. I'm wondering, does anyone know of online degrees conducted in other languages? I'm fluent in both Spanish and Portuguese so it'd be kind of neat to explore options with those as well...it's be double cool because I'd be practicing the language at the same time I'd be getting a degree in something else. (I'll post another post on this specifically so everyone can benefit).

Jimmy, thanks a lot. The acting's going well. If you see me on TV or the big screen one day and hear about my master's degrees you'll know you had a part Also, Libertarians for Life is one of my favorite political groups! I'm a part of a vegan pro-life community as well. Important stuff.

Janko, thanks uncle ::hands you a smoothie and some sunflower seeds::

Peace always
Rick Corbett
[email protected]

 

You're welcome, Rick. Keep your politics private if you want to make in Hollywood. Not a lot of pro-life folks out there.

 

Click here and then scroll down until you get to the psychology programs. It is regionally accredited and is 100% DL, so it will not interfere with your work schedule.

 

Hi Rick:

Virginia Tech offers an Online Master of Arts in political Scienc":

www.vt.edu

Staffordshire University offers a master of Arts in International Policy and Diplomacy ( I'm enroled in this program)

www.staffs.ac.uk

Are you interested in a specific field or region in International Relations? There are several available programs, some from very prestigious universities.

The University of South Africa offers DL degrees at al levels in Spanish and Portuguese. I'm enroling in the BA in Portuguese in a few days.

www.unisa.ac.za

I wish you all the best in your acting career and your studies.

Good luck,

Joi

 

Master's degrees in Political Science available by distance learning, as listed in _Bears' Guide_ include:

American Military University www.apus.edu (BG15, 97)
Empire State College www.esc.edu (BG15, 159)
Madurai Kamaraj University www.mkuniversity.org (BG15, 120)
University of Melbourne www.unimelb.edu.au (BG15, 140)
Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia www.uned.es (BG15, 176)
University of New England www.une.edu.au (BG15, 141)
South Bank University www.lsbu.ac.za (BG15, 172)
Syracuse University www.yesu.syr.edu (BG15, 174)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University www.vt.edu (BG15, 150)

The only master's degree in Spanish via dl that I could find in BG15 was the University of Melbourne www.unimelb.edu.au .

 

DL MASTER'S IN LINGUISTICS

University of Bradford www.brad.ac.uk (BG15, 176)
University of Calicut http://collegeskerala.com/calicut (BG15, 177)
University of Melbourne www.unimelb.edu.au(BG15, 140)
University of New England www.une.edu.au (BG15, 141)
Open University (England) www.open.ac.uk (BG15, 126)
University of Pretoria www.up.ac.za (BG15, 143)
University of South Africa www.unisa.ac.za (BG15, 144)

 

Dl master's degrees in nutrition

American Health Science University www.ahsu.com (BG15, 97)
University of Bridgeport www.bridgeport.edu (BG15, 135)
Central Michigan University www.ddl.cmich.edu (BG15, 102)
Deakin University www.deakin.edu.au (BG15, 108)
South Bank University www.lsbu.ac.uk (BG15, 172)

 

OTHERS

Master's degrees in psychology are discussed here: http://forums.degreeinfo.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=20247 .
Master's degrees in geography are discussed here: http://forums.degreeinfo.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=20692 .
Master's degrees in international relations are discussed here: http://forums.degreeinfo.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21843 .

 

Additionally, if national accreditation is not something that will hinder you professionally, look at the schools listed on the site.

California College for Health Sciences and California Coast University are two DETC schools with reasonable fees that have programs in which you expressed interest.

 

Getting an MA

I did the MA History (Imperialism and Culture) at Sheffield Hallam University. It is a respectable accredited institution (Royal Charter.) The beauty of it was its fees: less than $5000 US.

You might also look at the M.Litt culture at The University of Strathclyde - another British University, purely because I think M.Litt sounds good.

Roy Maybery

 

Re: Getting an MA

Are you sure it has a royal charter? Isn't Sheffield Hallam one of the 1992 universities?

Just because an institution is British and a university, doesn't imply that it has a Royal Charter.