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Beeston27 · Joined: 03 Mar 2009

So I have just offered and accepted a job I am pretty happy with in a public school in Gyeonggi-do.
But, My degree is from a Scottish university, and it is titled an MA, yet is an undergraduate degree, but four years in length. (It's almost indentical to the US model I am told- except it's called an MA!)

My problem is twofold: -
1. If I tell the recruiter that my degree is undergrad, the job offer may be withdrawn. The contract is for 2.2m won, but according to the pay scale for public schools, my degree means I should get 2m I think. (Although I wonder if my application will ever get to the public education board- there is an option on the contract I was sent, to send the contract to the recruiter!!)

2. Regardless of (1.) , and my app goes in front of immigration in the UK, might they question where my bachelors degree based on the fact I have a masters? - It should appear my degree is 4 years according to the transcript, and there is a leaflet that comes with the transcript indicating my degree is the equivalent of a bachelors. Will the immigration people be clever enough to understand this?

Time is of the essence as I can't really afford to run into too much difficulty with my app!!

Any advice on the issues here would be much appreciated!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_MA

tenchu77491 · Joined: 16 Mar 2009

I would just keep my mouth shut and if they ask you about it act surprised. 2.2 million is not much and if you can get it then good.

buymybook · Joined: 21 Feb 2005 Location: Telluride

You are Scottish and you want help? Sorry, I can't help you...

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2009/03/137_42033.html

Beeston27 · Joined: 03 Mar 2009

No I went to a Scottish Univ but I am not Scottish!

socratesocks · Joined: 18 Mar 2009 Location: Gwangju, Met City

That IS a masters. 4 years at a uni in the UK without studying abroad for a year IS a masters degree.

Beeston27 · Joined: 03 Mar 2009

I spent the first two years studying a range of courses then the last two studying one subject and one alone.....

lifeinkorea · Joined: 24 Jan 2009 Location: somewhere in China

the ireland · Joined: 11 May 2008 Location: korea

did you tell them it was a masters or did you tell them you had an MA and they assumed it was a masters?

If they assumed it was a masters degree, then let them keep on assuming, you are doing nothing wrong by stating what you have, and what you have is called an MA!!

If you told them it was a masters degree then maybe you should come clean.

JJJ · Joined: 27 Nov 2006 Location: Seoul

Another lesson I learned...Don't say too much. If they don't say anything, great, get it outta your head and forget about it. They are offering only 2.2 with a MA?? If they want to give it to you, enjoy it. Not too many MA's would take it. (Unless it came with only 10 or so classes a week and 4 months vacation)