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    Unaccredited Masters Degree from Golden State School of Theology?

    I graduated from the DMin programme in GSST last year, and I would reccomend it. Like any degree, seminary and college, you get out what you put...
    Post by: RevPeter, May 12, 2013 in forum: General Distance Learning Discussions
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    Diploma scribbled in Latin

    Trinity College Dublin uses Latin - after 421 years they're not likely to change now! Peter (MPhil TCD)
    Post by: RevPeter, Jan 25, 2013 in forum: General Distance Learning Discussions
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    IT Sligo: Irish Distance BEng EE Degrees (and others) for Americans (and others)

    There is a slight difference - coming out of high school you could enrol straight into the BEng(Hons), or you could begin with a Certificate or...
    Post by: RevPeter, Oct 17, 2012 in forum: IT and Computer-Related Degrees
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    IT Sligo: Irish Distance BEng EE Degrees (and others) for Americans (and others)

    There is no question whatsoever about the legitimacy of Sligo IT. Regarding the level 7 / 8 question - from a brief look at the website the...
    Post by: RevPeter, Oct 13, 2012 in forum: IT and Computer-Related Degrees
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    IT Sligo: Irish Distance BEng EE Degrees (and others) for Americans (and others)

    In the UK and Ireland degrees can be awarded at "pass" and "honours" level. Sometimes the distinction is made on the basis of final results,...
    Post by: RevPeter, Oct 11, 2012 in forum: IT and Computer-Related Degrees
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    IT Sligo: Irish Distance BEng EE Degrees (and others) for Americans (and others)

    Hi Richard, I'm from Ireland, and for a few years lived literally round the corner from Sligo IT. Don't be put off by the name, an IT here is...
    Post by: RevPeter, Oct 11, 2012 in forum: IT and Computer-Related Degrees
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    Doctoral or Masters Regalia at Graduation?

    If you were a solider who later joined the navy, you wouldn't pass out from the naval academy wearing an army uniform - you wear the gown and hood...
    Post by: RevPeter, Aug 20, 2012 in forum: Education, Teaching and related degrees
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    Doctoral or Masters Regalia at Graduation?

    For graduation you wear the regalia of the degree which you are graduating with - on most other formal occasions the doctoral regalia would be...
    Post by: RevPeter, Aug 19, 2012 in forum: Education, Teaching and related degrees
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    D Sc degree through selfsupervised published/unpublished research as external candida

    Most British / Irish universities award higher doctorates on the basis of published research - DSc, LLD, DLitt etc. These are ranked significantly...
    Post by: RevPeter, May 25, 2012 in forum: General Distance Learning Discussions
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    I'm feeling burned out.

    Part way through both my MPhil and DMin I faced total burnout. In the MPhil I very nearly bailed with a higher diploma (basically equivalent to...
    Post by: RevPeter, May 21, 2012 in forum: General Distance Learning Discussions
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    Unaccredited Masters in Theology

    It is very open to all sorts - I'm Anglican, leaning on the more anglo-catholic side of things, and enjoyed studying there
    Post by: RevPeter, Mar 3, 2012 in forum: General Distance Learning Discussions
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    Unaccredited Masters in Theology

    Thanks PilgrimPastor, I agree totally - I've just passed another milestone on the learning journey - it is a lifestyle, not a sprint.
    Post by: RevPeter, Feb 4, 2012 in forum: General Distance Learning Discussions
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    Unaccredited Masters in Theology

    I've just finished a DMin at GSST and am very happy with it. The bottom line is that you get out of it what you put in. You can put in very little...
    Post by: RevPeter, Feb 4, 2012 in forum: General Distance Learning Discussions
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    Question for British academics

    I certainly don't claim to be an academic, and I'm not extremely knowledgable, but as someone who has studied under the British (& Irish) system,...
    Post by: RevPeter, Nov 29, 2005 in forum: General Distance Learning Discussions
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    South African Theological Seminary Question

    It is usual in all unis in the UK for a PhD candidate to register either as an "undifferentiated research student" or to register as an MPhil (or...
    Post by: RevPeter, Oct 17, 2005 in forum: General Distance Learning Discussions