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Captain Courageous
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| Well, I'm not looking to pursue another degree. I have an MA in History and BA in Anthropology as it is, and would like to switch disciplines some day in the relatively distant future and get a PhD in Political Science/International Relations. All I'm essentially looking for is PoliSci coursework to put on a transcriupt, although a second BA in PoliSci would be golden. |
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JZer
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| Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 2:36 pm Post subject: |
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| If you want to study here why don't you try a MA program in Asian studies. When you try to get into a PhD program you could make Asian your specialization. You might try to learn Korean and could use this as a edge for getting into a PhD program. |
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Captain Courageous
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| Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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| I need some substance when it comes to an application for PoliSci. Asian Studies, as far as I can tell, doesn't offer that. |
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JZer
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| Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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| I need some substance when it comes to an application for PoliSci. |
I am not sure what you mean by that. You need to suggest what you are going to research when you apply for a PhD. If you lived here and studied Asian studies you might find a interesting project to study. |
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Captain Courageous
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| Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Most schools (at least the schools I'm interested in) require you either have government experience or Political Science classes on your transcript with high marks in order to enter a graduate program. While I'm extremely well-versed in most any political topic, I have yet to take a class on the subject. |
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JZer
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| Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Most schools (at least the schools I'm interested in) require you either have government experience or Political Science classes on your transcript with high marks in order to enter a graduate program. |
I see, from my experience I have heard that having an idea of what you want to research is more important than any class you will take. That is just what I have heard during grad school and asking professors. |
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JZer
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| Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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Why don't you try to get some government experience? I think that is helpful if you want to teach so you don't become another bone head teacher that has no idea about the everyday workings of the government. |
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Captain Courageous
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| Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Hah. |
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Captain Courageous
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| Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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Also, I grew up in Washington, DC. I was inundated with "how government works."
It's a lot easier to get the government job you wang when you have the academic credentials to back it up. |
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JZer
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| Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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| It's a lot easier to get the government job you wang when you have the academic credentials to back it up. |
Shouldn't that have read, " It's a lot easier to get the government job you wang when you get to know the right people." |
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Captain Courageous
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| Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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No, it should say want. Dernit.
And not in DIA or CIA. |
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While I'm extremely well-versed in most any political topic, I have yet to take a class on the subject.
Wow. |
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hogwonguy1979
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| Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 8:53 am Post subject: |
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I'll tell you this the Sejong MBA program isn't worth the paper its printed on. The econ course was at an first year undergrad level as was the accounting. A lot of other major problems with it
If you want to get a decent grad degree here go to Yonsei's Int Studies Program or Korea Univs program both are top notch, Yonsei's MBA and KAIST's MBA MAY be good, they are somewhat selective in their admission policies |
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noguri
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| Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 5:09 am Post subject: free "full time" tuition? |
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| Here at Florida State University (and at most universities in the US), if you're a staff or faculty member, you get "benefits" outside of just a paycheck and benefits - generally, you get half-time or full-time credit hours fully paid for (basically tuition waivers for anyone who's ever recieved funding for grad school). |
Is that really true?
I have only been a full-time faculty member at ONE university in the U.S., in the University of North Carolina system. What they offer there is free tuition for ONE class each semester. One MIGHT eventually finish a degree in ten years if you chipped away at it at the rate of one class per semester.
It seems unlikely that one would routinely be offered a complete tuition waver for full or part time studies just because one works at a university. Perhaps your university there in Fla is exceptionally generous.
Now regarding getting into a graduate program in Poly Sci, you probably would need a clear idea of the research you are going to undertake, as JZer suggests. However, it is true that you would also need some poly sci credit hours under your belt. BUT, here's a different plan:
If you have some sort of academic or quasi-academic PUBLICATIONS this would go a long way toward helping you. Since you are already trained in anthropology and history, you can do some research that uses both ethnographic and archival methodologies.
If you're in Korea, why not do some ethnography of the next presidential elecction? Find people of each major party to interview and do some participant observation. The election is coming up soon...
Then, you can also try your hand at some archival work related to International Relations, such as researching a topic on U.S./Korea political relations. Go to the National Security Archive at George Washington U. in your hometown, or some other archive with stuff on the Cold War.
Then, solicit professors at the schools you are interested in, tell them about the research you've done, and find someone who wants to be your thesis advisor. |
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JZer
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| Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Then, solicit professors at the schools you are interested in, tell them about the research you've done, and find someone who wants to be your thesis advisor. |
The most important thing is to find someone who is interested in the area you want to research. If you apply to a school that is not interested in the area you want to research then you may not get accepted, even if you have a 4.0 and are the greatest cantidate ever.
If you want to study Korean politics then try to get something published and look for some Koreans who are teaching Korean politics in the U.S. Apply to those schools and tell them about your research. |
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