#joint degree

[thedeadpoesy]

Monday 30th September 2019

I've been bullet journaling all the things I'm meant to do for this weeks seminars instead of actually doing them.

I finally feel settled into uni and cant wait to get closer to some the people on my course!

[harvardbusinessschool]

Grad student profile: Emily Batt

Emily Batt loathed math class in high school, yet when it came time to pick a college major, she settled on physics.

“My philosophy was to pick the thing that I would be least likely to teach myself,” she said. “I ended up loving physics because it is fundamental to so many other fields and I could apply it in a lot of different ways.”

That cross-disciplinary mindset has served her well throughout her academic and professional career and has become especially valuable since Batt joined the inaugural cohort of Harvard’s MS/MBA program this summer.

While she was studying physics (and learning that math isn’t so bad after all), she explored diverse scientific domains. Batt analyzed the paths followed by ocean waves with the National Science Foundation; studied how protein networks impact disease development at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; and used network science to predict global economic development at the MIT Media Lab.

Read more. 

[harvardbusinessschool]

Meet the first cohort of @harvard_msmba students! Learn more about the program: hbs.me/msmba

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Double Degree/ Joint Degree- A trend with Benefits

Double Degree/ Joint Degree- A trend with Benefits

In today’s economic landscape, Education is becoming more important than ever before. The competition is growing for good jobs and employees are being asked to do more in less time with less resource. To go ahead, people are looking for high in demand courses such as MBA, B.Tech, LAW etc. But the education is not industry centric. To make it industry centric, several universities across the…

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[thinkpsych]

Psychology and...

Apologies for the fact I haven't directly posted in a while, but Uni and planning got on top of me! 

My topic today is joint degrees. These are becoming increasingly common and psychology is no exception. I myself, when I have to make the dreaded final decision on my honours choices at the end of this year, am considering pairing my Psychology degree with another subject...an arts subject. It is a decision that many people have both outwardly and, I imagine, privately in their heads) told me I am crazy for even considering. 

But I am sure I am not the only one considering a joint degree, so if this also applies to you, here is a run down of some of the pro's and con's:

Pro's

You will gain a wider knowledge base-more knowledge is always a good thing

There is normally some crossover between all subjects, or you could find that crossover yourself-it would make for a very interesting dissertation if you did one

If you can argue your case well as to why your joint degree separates you from the crowd, it could really help you shine at a job interview!

you will get to know more people through taking two courses-other peoples viewpoints are always helpful in expanding your own knowledge and understanding, and more friends are always a good thing!

the dreaded word, but 'transferable skills' may be acquired (however unwillingly!), particularly if you choose an arts/science crossover. These are always popular with employers

you may widen your chances of getting work experience in a relevant area

you may not have to do a dissertation-this may become an optional choice depending on your course

Finally (and maybe this should have been first on the list) you get to study two subjects you (presumably!) enjoy, and maybe this is reason enough

Con's 

if you are considering a career directly within a psychological field, be careful before rushing into a joint degree. In the UK at least, often, in order to go into graduate study or psychological training, your degree needs to be credited with the BPS (British psychological society) and they only accept a handful of joint degree programs. Check yours is included before rushing into anything if you intend to become a psychologist

Joint honours can be more work. Logically, they shouldn't be, but sometime, without the benefit if lecturers conferring with each other to spread out deadlines, you may find essays piling up for both subjects at the same time. 

it may be harder to get into graduate programs with a joint honours, particularly if your two fields are radically different from each other. 

So there it is, joint degrees summed up. If anyone has anything to add to the list, or has experience of a psychology joint degree, message me and I'll add it in. Also, Ask box is always open for questions!

[etazeta]

We were honored to stand with our brothers, the members of KKY Theta Epsilon, as we affirmed our bond as sisters and brothers at our annual Joint Degree! We also got to meet our new SiBBs (SIsters and Brothers in the Bond)!