Masters and working (and family)
Hi there , i start a full time online masters in Psychology in March. I have been given a career break from NHS (I am a physio) to complete this. It suggests it can be done in 14 months.
I also have 3 children, all at school but still very much dependent.
How much spare time might I have to work ? the course says full time would be like a full time job 37 hours , but I do see people working and doing their masters. I don't have to earn loads of money but i wanted to be realistic about how much time I need to dedicate to the masters , how much time I may have to work and not let it impact my home life. If you have completed a masters in psychology please let me know
I also have 3 children, all at school but still very much dependent.
How much spare time might I have to work ? the course says full time would be like a full time job 37 hours , but I do see people working and doing their masters. I don't have to earn loads of money but i wanted to be realistic about how much time I need to dedicate to the masters , how much time I may have to work and not let it impact my home life. If you have completed a masters in psychology please let me know
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by Physiobean Hi there , i start a full time online masters in Psychology in March. I have been given a career break from NHS (I am a physio) to complete this. It suggests it can be done in 14 months.
I also have 3 children, all at school but still very much dependent.
How much spare time might I have to work ? the course says full time would be like a full time job 37 hours , but I do see people working and doing their masters. I don't have to earn loads of money but i wanted to be realistic about how much time I need to dedicate to the masters , how much time I may have to work and not let it impact my home life. If you have completed a masters in psychology please let me know
I also have 3 children, all at school but still very much dependent.
How much spare time might I have to work ? the course says full time would be like a full time job 37 hours , but I do see people working and doing their masters. I don't have to earn loads of money but i wanted to be realistic about how much time I need to dedicate to the masters , how much time I may have to work and not let it impact my home life. If you have completed a masters in psychology please let me know
Im currently on an MSc for Forensic Psychology, have been since October. Ive been juggling it with part-time work, and serious family illness.
I’m not going to lie to you and say it’s easy, because it isn’t, but it’s far from impossible.
It might be worth contacting the Universities you are considering applying to as they do differ in contact time but my course has 11-12 contact hours a week (for me this is split across Mondays and Tuesdays) and the full-time aspect of it is that they suggest to complete around 3 hours worth of work per contact hour each week, of course some weeks are easier than others depending when exams are, and it is fairly flexible. I work most weekends, and sometimes on Thursdays and Fridays when it is quiet at Uni, I always keep one day open as a study day.
It won’t be the easiest thing you have ever done, one of my parents did very similar to you when I was younger, and they did want to quit on several occasions, but they got there, it is achievable.
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