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My daughter is currently studying a BSc (Hons) Animal Behaviour, Welfare & Conservation course at Wrexham Uni. She already has the Level 5 HND and is toying with the idea of continuing higher education to a Masters.

Would doing a Masters be any more beneficial in this field compared to having a BSc?

I have virtually zero knowledge in this and any help would be massively appreciated.

Thanks
Sam

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threeportdrift

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Original post by Samandbev

My daughter is currently studying a BSc (Hons) Animal Behaviour, Welfare & Conservation course at Wrexham Uni. She already has the Level 5 HND and is toying with the idea of continuing higher education to a Masters.
Would doing a Masters be any more beneficial in this field compared to having a BSc?
I have virtually zero knowledge in this and any help would be massively appreciated.
Thanks
Sam

It probably depends a little on what work she wants to do afterwards. if she wants to do hands-on, direct customer-facing work, then the Masters probably wouldn't be helpful at this stage, compared with practical experience. If she wanted a role that was more theoretical/managerial, the Masters might be right now.

She needs to do some research through LinkedIn and employer webpages and work out the pattern of qualifications people have in entry level roles. It is quite common t do a mid-career Masters nowadays, so there is no use looking at a 10-20 year professional and comparing quals, because they might well have dome a Masters later, where it has more effect because it sits on top of experience. She needs to look at the quals that people with less than 5 years experience have, in the sort of roles she wants.

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WrexhamUniReps

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Original post by Samandbev

My daughter is currently studying a BSc (Hons) Animal Behaviour, Welfare & Conservation course at Wrexham Uni. She already has the Level 5 HND and is toying with the idea of continuing higher education to a Masters.
Would doing a Masters be any more beneficial in this field compared to having a BSc?
I have virtually zero knowledge in this and any help would be massively appreciated.
Thanks
Sam

Hello @Samandbev 👋

Please accept my apologies for our delayed response!

It's wonderful to hear that your daughter is studying BSc (Hons) Animal Behaviour, Welfare & Conservation Science here at Wrexham University! If you don't mind me asking, how is she finding the course?😀

Whether or not she should pursue a postgraduate degree is completely dependent on the career path she'd like to pursue upon graduation.

You may or may not be aware that we have a dedicated Careers and Employability team on campus who would be more than happy to meet with your daughter to discuss her options and provide professional, tailored advice. The Careers and Employability team provide a life-long service, so if your daughter decides to change her route in years to come, she will still be able to meet the team and get some assistance should she want it.

If you share the following link with your daughter, she will be able to access our Careers and Employability portal and book an appointment with the team: https://wrexham.ac.uk/careers/careers-and-employability-portal/

If you have any other queries or require any additional support, please don't hesitate to reply to us here or send us a private message and we'd be more than happy to assist!

Lauren
WrexhamUniReps

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