27th May 2005, 01:03 PM
I'm not sure of the benefits of Diplomas vs Masters, but I'm starting to question the value of post grad qualifications in general.
My girlfriend has recently been offered a position on an MA course that she realizes is a waste of time. She has already achieved everything that said MA could allow her to do, but has reached a dead end in her specialism(Heritage Management). There is no way that she's willing to fund her way through it just for the letters after her name. Do employers recognize those more than the actual skills gained from doing the job, which she has in spades? I certainly hope not.
I do wonder if this is linked with the abundance of MA's and Ph.D's that I'm increasingly working with as excavators. They certainly outnumber the single degree folk like myself. It's definitely put me off any further study. I'm all for getting the skills, but the academic route doesn't seem to be the best way. I think Oxbeast is right, go cut price.
My girlfriend has recently been offered a position on an MA course that she realizes is a waste of time. She has already achieved everything that said MA could allow her to do, but has reached a dead end in her specialism(Heritage Management). There is no way that she's willing to fund her way through it just for the letters after her name. Do employers recognize those more than the actual skills gained from doing the job, which she has in spades? I certainly hope not.
I do wonder if this is linked with the abundance of MA's and Ph.D's that I'm increasingly working with as excavators. They certainly outnumber the single degree folk like myself. It's definitely put me off any further study. I'm all for getting the skills, but the academic route doesn't seem to be the best way. I think Oxbeast is right, go cut price.