Amberton - M.S. in Family Studies vs. M.A. in Professional Development

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by dlp, Feb 4, 2012.

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  1. dlp

    dlp New Member

    Sorry to keep posting about Amberton. I just figured this forum would be a good place to get answers to questions that I've been obsessing over. :shysmile:

    I'm interested in both the M.S. in Family Studies and the M.A. in Professional Development. I like Family Studies because I think it would prepare me for various types of social service careers, which I tend to enjoy. I have a bachelor's in Psychology, and I think the Family Studies degree would complement it nicely.

    But, I like the fact that I would have a lot more flexibility to take interesting classes of my choice with the Professional Development degree. I guess I wouldn't really have a specific career goal in mind with this program... it would be mainly to learn something new and get a degree while I'm at it. I'm mainly interested in the communication/counseling/human behavior & development classes. I do wonder if this degree would seem a little too vague to employers, although I guess I could specify on my resume the classes that I took so that they'll have a better idea of what I studied.

    Does anyone happen to have any insight or advice for me? Thanks so much!
     
  2. dlp

    dlp New Member

    I guess I should've been more specific... I'm wondering which degree would be a better choice. Thanks!
     
  3. Bruce

    Bruce Moderator

    I'll ask the obvious question;

    What do you plan to do with your graduate degree?

    The Professional Development program is a Liberal Studies degree with a different name; it's extremely flexible and doesn't have a rigid curriculum, so its marketability is somewhat limited as far as employment, but it's still a graduate degree.

    The Family Studies program looks like "Counseling Lite"...it won't qualify you for licensure as a counselor or therapist, but might be useful when applying for a staff or managerial position at places like an assisted living facility or senior citizen's housing facility.
     
  4. Psydoc

    Psydoc New Member

    Which degree would be better? This depends on what you choose to do: if you wish to work in counseling, neither of them: if you want to work in human resources, either of them. When you decide get back to the board and we can give you addition information. Good luck.
     
  5. Randell1234

    Randell1234 Moderator

    I would think that is you want to work in Social Services go for the M.S. in Family Studies but it all depends on what you want to do.
     

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