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Hi all!
I am currently approaching Year 13 so I'm finalising my university preferences, but one thing I ran into was the fact that I didn't know whether to choose MSci or BSc Psychology.
I know that MSci is a Masters degree and would provide an additional year opposed to BSc which is a Bachelors degree.
However my question is, how are MSci courses funded? Are they funded just like a BSc or would be or is it a whole different process?
Thanks in advance guys!
I am currently approaching Year 13 so I'm finalising my university preferences, but one thing I ran into was the fact that I didn't know whether to choose MSci or BSc Psychology.
I know that MSci is a Masters degree and would provide an additional year opposed to BSc which is a Bachelors degree.
However my question is, how are MSci courses funded? Are they funded just like a BSc or would be or is it a whole different process?
Thanks in advance guys!
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(Original post by anossia)
Following this thread as I’m wondering this myself 😂
Following this thread as I’m wondering this myself 😂
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didnt mean to click thread, but as here ppl tend to **** psychology off as a bs degree which is interesting. why do u want to study it and what want to achieve from it
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It's not a masters degree, it's a masters of science degree which is four years, BSc is three years.
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(Original post by mickybooth)
However my question is, how are MSci courses funded? Are they funded just like a BSc or would be or is it a whole different process?
However my question is, how are MSci courses funded? Are they funded just like a BSc or would be or is it a whole different process?
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(Original post by mickybooth)
Hi all!
I am currently approaching Year 13 so I'm finalising my university preferences, but one thing I ran into was the fact that I didn't know whether to choose MSci or BSc Psychology.
I know that MSci is a Masters degree and would provide an additional year opposed to BSc which is a Bachelors degree.
However my question is, how are MSci courses funded? Are they funded just like a BSc or would be or is it a whole different process?
Thanks in advance guys!
Hi all!
I am currently approaching Year 13 so I'm finalising my university preferences, but one thing I ran into was the fact that I didn't know whether to choose MSci or BSc Psychology.
I know that MSci is a Masters degree and would provide an additional year opposed to BSc which is a Bachelors degree.
However my question is, how are MSci courses funded? Are they funded just like a BSc or would be or is it a whole different process?
Thanks in advance guys!
(Original post by Ol94)
didnt mean to click thread, but as here ppl tend to **** psychology off as a bs degree which is interesting. why do u want to study it and what want to achieve from it
didnt mean to click thread, but as here ppl tend to **** psychology off as a bs degree which is interesting. why do u want to study it and what want to achieve from it
Sorry for the long message 😂
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(Original post by anossia)
Just researched it and as it’s not a fully qualified masters degree
Just researched it and as it’s not a fully qualified masters degree
e.g. Bristol's MSci *is* fully qualified "against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS)."
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/under...ci-psychology/
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I mean that it’s not a full masters degree ; it’s an undergraduate masters degree. After the MSci, you go for the full masters afterwards. It’s like a basis to prepare you for masters I think. Sorry for my error 😂😅
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(Original post by anossia)
I mean that it’s not a full masters degree ; it’s an undergraduate masters degree. After the MSci, you go for the full masters afterwards. It’s like a basis to prepare you for masters I think. Sorry for my error 😂😅
I mean that it’s not a full masters degree ; it’s an undergraduate masters degree. After the MSci, you go for the full masters afterwards. It’s like a basis to prepare you for masters I think. Sorry for my error 😂😅
For example MMath (4 year Maths degree), MEng (4 year Engineering degree) or MSci Physics (4 year Physics degree) are all accepted as equivalent to a BSc + MSc. You don't need a MSc on top of an MEng to become a chartered engineer.
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(Original post by mickybooth)
Hi all!
I am currently approaching Year 13 so I'm finalising my university preferences, but one thing I ran into was the fact that I didn't know whether to choose MSci or BSc Psychology.
I know that MSci is a Masters degree and would provide an additional year opposed to BSc which is a Bachelors degree.
However my question is, how are MSci courses funded? Are they funded just like a BSc or would be or is it a whole different process?
Thanks in advance guys!
Hi all!
I am currently approaching Year 13 so I'm finalising my university preferences, but one thing I ran into was the fact that I didn't know whether to choose MSci or BSc Psychology.
I know that MSci is a Masters degree and would provide an additional year opposed to BSc which is a Bachelors degree.
However my question is, how are MSci courses funded? Are they funded just like a BSc or would be or is it a whole different process?
Thanks in advance guys!
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(Original post by CollectiveSoul)
for psych i would defiinitely recommend the masters. psych degrees have notorious career prospects without accompanying work experience (partly due to an oversupply of graduates) so having a masters will definitely make up for that and bolster your prospects for the future
for psych i would defiinitely recommend the masters. psych degrees have notorious career prospects without accompanying work experience (partly due to an oversupply of graduates) so having a masters will definitely make up for that and bolster your prospects for the future
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(Original post by Doonesbury)
Ok but what about MSci vs BSc+MSc ?
Ok but what about MSci vs BSc+MSc ?
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(Original post by random_matt)
There the same, if I'm wrong tell me otherwise.
There the same, if I'm wrong tell me otherwise.
(i.e. academically equivalent, but not funding-wise.)
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(Original post by Doonesbury)
Ok but what about MSci vs BSc+MSc ?
Ok but what about MSci vs BSc+MSc ?
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(Original post by Doonesbury)
That's my view too
(i.e. academically equivalent, but not funding-wise.)
That's my view too
(i.e. academically equivalent, but not funding-wise.)
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(Original post by random_matt)
How would funding work? SFE pay the usual three years and the forth year works how?
How would funding work? SFE pay the usual three years and the forth year works how?
If it's a BSc plus MSc then SFE pays the 3 years for the BSc (tuition plus maintenance) but for the MSc you only get a postgrad loan (£10.6k but no maintenance loan).
*The gift year is in case you fail a year or change course and restart. You get 1 extra year allowed for that.
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I would recommend completing your BSc and then pursuing a separate masters degree. An MSCi is not equivalent to an MSc, as the former is a level 6.5, latter is a 7 and a Bsc is a 6. I have heard of individuals going back home from university in the UK to Asia (mainly) and being rejected from Masters level positions solely because the employer does not believe a level 6.5 education counts as a masters (7). Also generally, from my own opinion, saying that one has a Bsc in X and a masters in Y sounds better than I have an MSCi in X.
I'm going to edit this and specify that the issues that I know occur have been in the context of applying to graduate positions abroad (non-UK). This is likely because the MSCi is relatively new, and not all employers abroad know they exist/care enough to review it.
I'm going to edit this and specify that the issues that I know occur have been in the context of applying to graduate positions abroad (non-UK). This is likely because the MSCi is relatively new, and not all employers abroad know they exist/care enough to review it.
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(Original post by Doonesbury)
SFE pays the total length of the course (+1 *gift year) so a 4 year MSci is fully funded for 4 years.
If it's a BSc plus MSc then SFE pays the 3 years for the BSc (tuition plus maintenance) but for the MSc you only get a postgrad loan (£10.6k but no maintenance loan).
*The gift year is in case you fail a year or change course and restart. You get 1 extra year allowed for that.
SFE pays the total length of the course (+1 *gift year) so a 4 year MSci is fully funded for 4 years.
If it's a BSc plus MSc then SFE pays the 3 years for the BSc (tuition plus maintenance) but for the MSc you only get a postgrad loan (£10.6k but no maintenance loan).
*The gift year is in case you fail a year or change course and restart. You get 1 extra year allowed for that.
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(Original post by random_matt)
Gotcha, is that 10.6 the average masters cost? I'll assume if you find a cheaper post grad degree, SFE would just pay that and you would not get paid the difference in what you could call a maintenance loan, hope you know what I mean.
Gotcha, is that 10.6 the average masters cost? I'll assume if you find a cheaper post grad degree, SFE would just pay that and you would not get paid the difference in what you could call a maintenance loan, hope you know what I mean.
https://www.gov.uk/masters-loan
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