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classical studies or accounting
Hello. I graduated uni in dec of 06 and i have realized that it's gonna be tough finding a good paying job w/no job experience. so i have decided that i'm going back to school in 09. but i'm not sure about what i want to study.
i have two options. 1) get my post-grad diploma in the classical studies followed by a masters and then a Ph. D. and teach the classical studies at a university or 2) get my masters in accounting w/a concentration in international finance, financial planning, and tax law and start my own business.
i have a strong passion for the Latin and Greek languages and the Roman history but i also want to learn about money. could i possibly do both? any advice?
i have two options. 1) get my post-grad diploma in the classical studies followed by a masters and then a Ph. D. and teach the classical studies at a university or 2) get my masters in accounting w/a concentration in international finance, financial planning, and tax law and start my own business.
i have a strong passion for the Latin and Greek languages and the Roman history but i also want to learn about money. could i possibly do both? any advice?
Well, the two are very different subjects. Perhaps you could do the diploma in classical studies first, and then once you've done that, see if your interest in Classics has developed and is enough to drive you to do a masters in it and then perhaps a PhD. And if it's not, then maybe turn to accounting?
I don't know, it's difficult to advise because they are such different subjects! You just need to make up your mind and pick which one you would prefer really.
I don't know, it's difficult to advise because they are such different subjects! You just need to make up your mind and pick which one you would prefer really.
"get my masters in accounting w/a concentration in international finance, financial planning, and tax law and start my own business."
if its money that you want, go for accounting and finance.
if you want to puruse sth of your own interest, go for classical studies.
but i suspect you will like accounting too
if its money that you want, go for accounting and finance.
if you want to puruse sth of your own interest, go for classical studies.
but i suspect you will like accounting too
why any one would want to be an accountant is beyond me, so I would recommend try and get the diploma/msc classics option.
I do not know about the US, but here in the UK, anyone can enrol as an accountant, but at different steps on the ladder. e.g. school leavers, general grads, math and quant grads etc etc.
I would suggest you do the classics, if you dont get on with the diploma/msc just get a job in a grad recruitmnent accountants position.
I do not know about the US, but here in the UK, anyone can enrol as an accountant, but at different steps on the ladder. e.g. school leavers, general grads, math and quant grads etc etc.
I would suggest you do the classics, if you dont get on with the diploma/msc just get a job in a grad recruitmnent accountants position.
teily
thanks for the replies guys!!! i agree with you all. i have a minor in the classical studies so i'm gonna go for the diploma and see what happens! i already have the uni picked out. i'm so excited!!
where you thinking of applying, you can apply to as many as you like and dont forget most of UK universities do not charge an application fee.
flexiblefish
where you thinking of applying, you can apply to as many as you like and dont forget most of UK universities do not charge an application fee.
i've only found one so far that i met all of the requirements for and it's king's college london. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/gsp08/programme/97
some of the other universities that i saw required a bachelors in a similar subject. do you know of any that doesn't?
i've noticed that the UK unis doesn't charge an app fee. i thought it was weird at first, b/c it's the complete opposite over here. lol. but i'm glad that there is no app fee. it allows me to save up for the pricey visas. lol.
have you tried www.findamasters.com and enter classics. I did that and 61 courses came up.
what you should then do is email these places and ask would you take me, dont just follow the online prospectus, ask the admission tutors
what you should then do is email these places and ask would you take me, dont just follow the online prospectus, ask the admission tutors
flexiblefish
have you tried www.findamasters.com and enter classics. I did that and 61 courses came up.
what you should then do is email these places and ask would you take me, dont just follow the online prospectus, ask the admission tutors
what you should then do is email these places and ask would you take me, dont just follow the online prospectus, ask the admission tutors
yep. i did that with the location set to london and 3 unis came up.
so you just want to be in london?
royal holloway http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Classics/Studying/MA.html
UCL http://www.ucl.ac.uk/GrandLat/
institute of classics http://icls.sas.ac.uk/institute/postgraduatestudy/index.html
birkbeck http://www.bbk.ac.uk/hca/
these are just uol colleges doing classics. check them out. if you qualify for kings then you will (under senate rules) be eligable for the other uol colleges.
royal holloway http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Classics/Studying/MA.html
UCL http://www.ucl.ac.uk/GrandLat/
institute of classics http://icls.sas.ac.uk/institute/postgraduatestudy/index.html
birkbeck http://www.bbk.ac.uk/hca/
these are just uol colleges doing classics. check them out. if you qualify for kings then you will (under senate rules) be eligable for the other uol colleges.
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