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Accept or decline MSc course in Nuclear Science and Technology?

Hi there,

I'm in a difficult situation and I really need some advice. I have been offered a funded place on the "MSc Physics and Technology of Nuclear Reactors" (NTEC) course at the University of Manchester. This is the course website:

http://www.ntec.ac.uk/index.html

It's rare to get funding at masters level as most of you probably well know, but I don't know if I want to do the course, for a number of reasons.

1. I applied because I don't know what else to do. I gained a 1st in BSc physics and this MSc will give me a £5000 stripend.

2. There is only 8 weeks of teaching (there are 8 modules lasting one week each). I would spend a lot of time at home and each module is held at universities around the country so I would spend the rest of my time based in a hotel. I missed out on a social life in my undergrad and I feel this will happen again if I do this course. It is not a typical 180 credit full-time masters where you're in every week. I need to develop my interpersonal skills and work ethic.

3. I don't know if I necessarily want to work in the nuclear industry. I don't agree with nuclear power in principle and believe nuclear fusion is the future.

Reasons why I should do the course:

1. I am unemployed and don't know what else to do. All of my other masters offers will cost at least £10,000 and seem out of reach.

2. I will feel horrible if I turn down a masters course and then do nothing.

3. It may lead to a job. There is no guarentee but it increases my odds. I applied to graduate schemes in the nuclear industry last year but was rejected because I didn't have an MSc, which I found ridiculous.

4. I will have an MSc. Is this "better" than a BSc in the general jobs market? Could it help me get into other areas such as finance? I'm not so sure.

Thank you if you have read all of that.

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