Degree

[LJP07]

For anyone who undertook a 4 year honours degree programme in Science, would you feel that you are more satisfied that you have finished it rather then when you started. Do you feel you have learned a substantial amount and not less than you thought it would be. Generally, according to your experiences, what's the workload and work like for you?

 

Me personally, would undertake one for a pure interest in it although I would be worried about the job aspect of it, but might go into lecturing, but answer the first few questions if you can?

[Buffy]

I think you're going to have to define your terms, since they don't translate universally.

 

"Honors" in the US simply means you got good marks, and toward the end, you might gain entry to some limited classes, but that is very rare.

 

"Science" is defined very loosely in most places. I got a degree in Computer Science, which was in the "College of Letters and Science"--a division that includes everything from Comparative Literature to Zoology--rather than the "College of Engineering". This resulted in getting a Bachelor of Arts rather than a Bachelor of Science degree, but its completely meaningless as far as how people perceive it in the business world.

 

"Science degrees" also don't mean you have to go into a technical field. I find that in marketing for example, people with technical degrees are just as useful as people with liberal arts degrees, but they are useful for different things, and can learn what they don't know.

 

Bottom line is that the quality of your education is probably a heck of a lot more important than what you study.

 

Not degree-challenged,

Buffy

[hallenrm]

For anyone who undertook a 4 year honours degree programme in Science, would you feel that you are more satisfied that you have finished it rather then when you started.

 

It depends, it depends on your teachers, the curriculum, your colleagues and above all on your temperament. There is indeed no general answer applicable to anyone anywhere. If you are inclined towards seeking knowledge, after finishing your degree perhaps you would have desire to know more, because you will discover there is so much to learn in the world of science, which one may not be able to learn in isolation.

 

Generally, according to your experiences, what's the workload and work like for you?

 

Again that depends on your personality and your intellectual abilities. Some can grasp new concepts in a jiffy while others need more time. :evil:

[Jay-qu]

I am in a 4 year science course. The first 3 are a normal bachelor degree, with the forth as honours. At the moment it is just like a normal science degree.. The workload isnt to heavy, but really its as heavy as you want it to be. I have friends that put in very little effort, while others work there arse off. In the end its all for your own good.