introduction, advice?

Try Sheffield Hallam University in England they have an MA Imperialism and Culture for less than $4,000 US, no residency
Roy Maybery

 

bill and ray

yes, i am checking into the imperialism degree... you have any experience with it. Bill you get to live in New Hampshire too! that must be wonderful there. you guard?

 

No, I am a tech rep for a semiconductor company. What does that mean? I have no idea... What I do know its either feast or famine. Sometimes, all the equipment stays up and the techs leave me alone ALL night! But, sometimes... I spend every second of my shift (12 hours) unscrewing the last shift's mess. So, the nights they leave me alone.. I get a lot of work done!

 

Re: bill and ray

I am about half way through it now. In fact I am currently working on an essay. One good thing about the programme is that they don't ask for all the fees up front.
Roy maybery

 

roy not ray

Really?
can you take one class at a time... is there any "progress" requirements? what do you think of the content? do you have much room for independent study? etc.

 

It is four courses and a dissertation. Three courses in the first year and one course and a dissertation in the second. Each course is 30 credits and the dissertation is 60, making 180 credits for the MA. There are two compulsory components- 30 credits Theories of Imperialism and 60 credits dissertation on a subject aggreed between yourself and the university/course leader.

The content is quite interesting. Though for one course I had to read a speech by Henry Gladstone. Was he ever turgid! It is no wonder Queen Victoria said "He addresses me as if I am a public meeting"

However, you can take up to six years to complete the degree, but they don't promise to maintain the fees at the initial level if you take that much time. The fees are the same for both British and Overseas/Foreign Nationals.

Their marking practices are strange by north American standards: 70% is a distinction and they almost never give as high as 71%
The minimum pass is 40%. This is normal in Britain, I got 60% in my undergraduate degree and that was an upper second honours it was considered excepionally good and put me in post-grad territory. One guy in our department (archaeology at Leicester) got 70% (first class honours) and he was the first to do this in about 20 years. He was allowed to do a fully funded PhD.

Roy Maybery

 

wow! sounds interesting!

thanks again for the info!