this may be a stupid question

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by originalbigjim, Jul 18, 2006.

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  1. if i wanted to get a bachelors in political science, would my masters also have to be in political science and doctorate the same or once you have your bachelors you can get any masters and doctorate. this is a little fuzzy to be if someone could explane it to me that would be awesome.
     
  2. Robbie

    Robbie New Member

    It depends on the Master's and Doctorate programs you going for. I know of an individual with a BS in Therapeutic Recreation, a Master's in Ed and a Doctorate in Public Health. Plus, I know a lot of other folks with a wackey educational background. Not unusual. I have an A.A.S. in Accounting, a B.A. in psych and a Master's in Ed. Your profession (work) may also play an important part in your admission into a program. When researching the schools' programs, it should state what the requirements are to be admitted to a particular Master's and Doctorate programs.
     
  3. Jigamafloo

    Jigamafloo New Member

    "Not at all" would be my read on the question, but as Robbie pointed out, it depends on the specifics of the university and the situation. I've known poli-sci majors who moved onto MBA programs, Organizational Leadership, Education, History (which seems to be a very good fit with poli-sci) and a myriad of other things at the Graduate/Masters level.

    What are your plans or preferences? It would help if we knew what your educational or career goals were, and what you actually want to do.

    Best of luck to you whatever those goals are!

    Dave
     
  4. thinkPhD

    thinkPhD New Member

    Hello originalbigjim,

    I can speak from experience. My undergrad is a B.S. in Environmental Science. When I decided that I wanted to go back and earn a Masters' degree, particularly an MBA, the University recommended certain undergrad business courses. Since my pocket was full of math, chemistry and biology credits, I tooks a handful of business courses before entering the Masters program. I believe that my groundwork in the sciences allowed me to excel in the "math" part of business: statistics and economics.

    Education builds on itself, and no matter what you decide on as a B.S., you should be able to apply some part of it to your Masters' level classwork. The institution you choose should have some guidelines about whether you will need to take a few foundational courses before beginning your study.

    I did, and I am glad that I did because the closest I came to a business course in my undergrad life was dating a business major!;)
     

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