Thinking of graduating with just the Ordinary Degree then doing a postgrad Masters

Would this be worthwhile? I'm starting Uni pretty late so I don't want to be there for the next 5 years, so doing both isn't an option. Rather than of doing the extra honour year, I was thinking of going for a Masters in a related subject. Is this a good idea? Any advice? Cheers

Are you studying in Scotland? Otherwise this talk of an 'Ordinary Degree' doesn't make sense.

No it's not. Most postgrad courses will require a 2.1 and most jobs won't even consider you if you have an Ordinary degree. You'd be much better off doing the full degree and getting a good grade.

I've enquired about the postgrad and I could get in with an ordinary and the Msc would still take me 12-16 months;

Students possessing an Ordinary degree can apply to enrol on the Postgraduate Diploma and, on successful completion, transfer to the MSc programme.*To obtain the MSc, students will usually take 9 months to gain the PgDip and then normally an additional 3 months of study to gain the MSc, from the date of commencement of the project.

Masters ranks higher than Honours as far as SCQF Levels go... if there's a chance to get a masters degree in a second subject in a year why not take advantage of the opportunity?

Your second point about jobs is kinda where I'm split... who's more employable... say, someone with just BA Hons Business (Level 10)
or someone with BA Business (Level 9) and MSc Information Technology. (Level 11)

I've enquired about the postgrad and I could get in with an ordinary and the Msc would still take me 12-16 months;

Students possessing an Ordinary degree can apply to enrol on the Postgraduate Diploma and, on successful completion, transfer to the MSc programme.*To obtain the MSc, students will usually take 9 months to gain the PgDip and then normally an additional 3 months of study to gain the MSc, from the date of commencement of the project.

Masters ranks higher than Honours as far as SCQF Levels go... if there's a chance to get a masters degree in a second subject in a year why not take advantage of the opportunity?

Your second point about jobs is kinda where I'm split... who's more employable... say, someone with just BA Hons Business (Level 10)
or someone with BA Business (Level 9) and MSc Information Technology. (Level 11)

I've enquired about the postgrad and I could get in with an ordinary and the Msc would still take me 12-16 months;

Students possessing an Ordinary degree can apply to enrol on the Postgraduate Diploma and, on successful completion, transfer to the MSc programme.*To obtain the MSc, students will usually take 9 months to gain the PgDip and then normally an additional 3 months of study to gain the MSc, from the date of commencement of the project.

Masters ranks higher than Honours as far as SCQF Levels go... if there's a chance to get a masters degree in a second subject in a year why not take advantage of the opportunity?

Your second point about jobs is kinda where I'm split... who's more employable... say, someone with just BA Hons Business (Level 10)
or someone with BA Business (Level 9) and MSc Information Technology. (Level 11)

Hi Creag,

I was just wondering which university allows entry to the masters program after an ordinary degree? (would like to know for personal reasons )

A Scottish Ordinary Degree is very different to an English Ordinary Degree so you will get a lot of confusing answers to your question. Wiki it. It sounded like you would be fine to apply to postgrad with a Scottish Ordinary Degree from what I read on Wikipedia - it's a 3-year BA/BSc like most English BA Hons/BSc Hons.

yes

I have a ordinary degree from a Scottish uni and I'm currently doing a masters. I do have a few years work experience as well though. I honestly don't think future employers are going to think any less of you if you don't have honours and can show them you have a masters as well. This is the better qualification after all.

Yeah but you are competing with people who have a 4 year degree, are able and have a masters. What makes you any better then them?

When employers are in a position to be picky, your chances of being employed are slimmer.

The point is though that employers, at least in my experience, are not going to look at your academic qualifications at this level of detail unless you are applying specifically for a graduate position. Without trying to dash anyone's hopes, you are far far more likely to end up taking a non graduate position given how scarce and competitive they are. During an application or interview, a prospective employer will note a degree and a masters. Whether the degree was honours or not is very unlikely to even factor into their decision about whether to interview or employ you. What will count more than anything else is your experience and how you perform in the interview. Believe me in the real world these little details in qualifications don't matter nearly as much as the academic world would have us believe.