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antoniothegreat · Joined: 28 Aug 2005 Location: Yangpyeong

I am interested in getting a Master's Degree, and doing it online ( a real one, not one of those fake ones you buy).
I majored in political science, and for when I return home, a Masters in history or poli-sci would be better for future jobs in the States. but an English or Education degree would be better for teaching here.
Do employer's care what your degree is in? or is it just like the BA that it doesn't matter, just a degree?
More importantly, what are some legitimate unniversity options? I have done a few searches, but haven't found many good ones, I think I have found more of the BS mill type places. Thanks

VanIslander · Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:44 pm Post subject:

The University of California, Dominguez Hills in Los Angeles has an affordable distance M.A. in the Humanities (history is one of the participating disciplines) taught by tenured PhD's in a longstanding bricks and mortar institution. The coursework looks interesting and straight forward, though the final project seems as demanding as any typical graduate thesis.

http://www.csudh.edu/hux/

It would be useful for those planning on further graduate work thereafter at the doctorate level, and is enough of a Master's-level qualification (especially if you choose the English lit stream) for the majority of ESL university positions internationally which require a graduate level degree in any of a variety of related disciplines (few positions require a master's specifically targeted toward ESL, most accept tangentially related English/Humanities degrees, and many accept any major).

These days, I've been more interested in the distance MTESOL at the historic University of Auckland as it involves course material developed by one of the reputable profs in the field of ESL: the university's Rod Elllis.

http://www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/subjects/index.cfm?P=6263

ddeubel · Joined: 20 Jul 2005

Does he develop course material? I thought he was just developing his name? As well as developing the art of stating the obvious, which is in the field of ESL and language acquisition, more the art of being well versed in the lingo of the field and pontificatting politically correctly, ideally...than stating anything of practical worth.......

Now atleast Wittgenstein didn't pretend....

DD

"Language is philosophy idling...." - some Norwegian

VanIslander · Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 3:50 am Post subject:

ThePoet · Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 3:09 pm Post subject:

Two websites that have done some of the legwork out of looking for accredited distance degrees are:

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Haven/2386/distance.html

and

http://bain4weeks.com/mastermenu.html

Three that aren't on their lists, but deserve mention are:

http://www.athabascau.ca

http://www.royalroads.ca

and

http://www.open.ac.uk/

Poet