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[bardolf]

Hello all,

I would like to attend some university anywhere in the world as a full-time student and get a Master's degree, IN ONE YEAR, suitable for getting university jobs as an English instructor in non-English-speaking countries.

I have a Bachelor's of Education, area of concentration Secondary (that is, middle and high school ages), English major, French minor, from a Canadian university; plus, a permanent lifetime teaching certificate for that province gained through sufficient years of teaching there.

I AM NOT INTERESTED IN ONLINE OR 'DISTANCE' EDUCATION. I know myself too well to kid myself that I would ever finish a single course if left to study 'at my own pace.' I wish to be a full-time, on-campus, fully-paid-up student. So please don't clog up this thread with online or distance suggestions.

Is there anywhere in the world where I can do a suitable one-year degree for a total cost (full tuition plus one year's living expenses) of less than $20,000 USD? That is, from an acceptable university?

[MamaOaxaca]

Look to Europe.
There are 1 year Master degrees, notice there is no s in it? at several European universities. The programs have gotten some flack internationally because in a move to attempt to standardize course lengths through out Europe, they've introduced 3 year Bachelors followed by a 1 year Master. The the criticism it that these graduates have only done 4 years of post secondary studies, which would only earn them a BA in many parts of the world. I have no idea how much they cost.

[Ben Round de Bloc]

[ls650]

I've been told the same story by a Scottish teacher that worked here; she had a Master (no S) degree, and that it was equivalent to a North American Bachelors degree - but that people often mistook it for being equivalent to an NA Masters.

[MamaOaxaca]

Ben,
I met that there are degrees in Europe called a Master. They are generally shorter than Master's of Arts or other Master's degrees that are offered in North America and at some British Universities. The Master is shorter.

[melirae]

I'm currently getting an MA in Applied Linguistics/TESOL at a US university. I will have finished all my course work in 4 semesters, which is actually 1 year and 3.5 months. However, the cost of the classes is under $20,000 USD- the cost is around $1,800 per semester for a full load of classes. This does not factor in living expenses, which I'm not sure if you're including in the amount you mentioned. The upside of where I am studying is that there are graduate assistantships which offer you a tuition waiver as well as a small stipend each semester. I paid for my classes the first semester I was in school. The remaining semesters will be covered for me. I am a resident, so I don't pay out of state tuition (which would increase your cost to about $8,000 per semester), but if I were from out of state, that would still be covered by the waiver. If you want more info, let me know. It's a great program with some professors who are pretty well known in the field of linguistics and TESL.