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[Darkness]

I'm thinking of obtaining a Bachelor's degree, I was wondering if there are schools that are overseas where I could teach English and go to school.

I'm thinking of taking Chemistry (environmental chem, I'm thinking) so that I could have a teachable in a western country, or I could use it for some environmental propose.

Or I'm thinking of some sort of sustainable energy program. I don't want to go back to a western country where it will cost me a ton to live, and I will have to take out another large student loan.

I'm hoping I can teach English while studying, as working back home while in school just doesnt' pay enough. I am thinking the best places to do somethign like this might be places like Korea, India, Japan. Places like these are places where I could study, work, and still live comfortably instead of poverty like I might have to do back home (Canada).

Is this possible, or are there really only graduate programs available overseas?


*edited to add that I already have a Ba in Psych*

[pugwall]

Nottingham University has campuses in Malaysia and China. cehck out www.nottingham.ac.uk

You can get scholarships and study for home student rates in Taiwan but although they have a lot of masters programs in english I wouldn't be so sure of Bachelor's.

A lot of the fees in western universities are subsidised by governments (maybe not in the states) so home students pay less. In most countries if you are not a home student you will have to pay the highest rate.

[Darkness]

I'm aware that I'll have to pay more in tuition, it's just that if the country I choose is like Korea, I could have an Apt for free from my school. So it maybe be more money upfront, it's less money monthly.

I feel like the majority of overseas programs maybe be graduate programs.

Are you saying that in Canada a lot of the tuition costs are subsidized by the government? I know nothing about that. Even though tuition is usually around $5000/yr, it's paying $600+ month in rent, plus food etc, and really only being able to find a job for $12-$16/hr part time...I feel that, financially, I would come out ahead by taking the program overseas where I can teach English, and be in demand, compared to back home where I wouldn't be in demand.

[Darkness]

Is it possible to do Chemistry online? I feel like I could only do SOME courses online, as others would require lab time....

Is there some sort of Chemistry Education course that is more specified for teaching Chemistry? Just curious, I would like to either be able to teach back home in a science class, or I would like to put my chemistry to enviromental use (ie: air pollution, water pollution etc). I feel sustainable energy leaves me with less options of careers compared to chem.

[TexasPete]

You'd be working far too many hours to actually complete a degree here in any reasonable amount of time given the the work schedules of most hakwons (30 hours teaching plus prep). I'm thinking that you should be thinking of getting your degree back home in Canada and waiting 4 years until you come out here to teach (if it's even worth it by then).

[TexasPete]

Also, there's a wonderful tool on the internet called Google which will help answer all your questions about any particular university.

[pugwall]

http://www.studyintaiwan.org/index.php?id=de here is the link for study in Taiwan. Open the link for the PDF for English taught programs.

[Darkness]

Just for the record, I already HAVE a degree...unfortunately it's more useless then *beep* on a nun. So....I would like to go back to school. Maybe I would be able to take some courses online while working in order to speed up the graduating process once I am actually back in school full time.

Oh and thanks for the google tip :eyeroll: I was just hoping someone here would have an answer off hand instead of searching through 309,020,202,103,202,303 to the power of 120, pages....

[Yaya]

Why would you pursue a second bachelor's? Go for a master's degree if you go back to school. Prospective employers will probably question why you made a lateral move when you could've gone forward.

[Darkness]

Thanks for the advice :eyeroll:

My degree is useless, so why would I pursue something I'm not interested.

My question remains....

[shaunew]

Check out www.athabascau.ca It is a Canadian university and you can even do your masters overseas. That is what I'm doing.