A question on a future for bio/eco/environmental MS?
I got my BA degree of anthropology. However, I sincerely hope to pursue a master degree that is related to ecology/environment. On the one hand, I used to have a strong scientific background, so I hope to get a science degree which can give myself some financial support.
On the other hand, I am interested in environmental anthropology; by getting an eco/environmental degree, I can have a better foundation to pursue higher education.
Therefore, I would like to have an idea how are following majors doing, and what kind of job opportunity are those master program heading to.
conservation ecology
environmental management
environmental science
entomology (pest control)
environmental engineering (which i am not sure how hard it is)
geography
wild life &resource management
It will be better if I can learn about how I should pursue any one of following degrees.
Thank you.
By the way, soil and water science can also be my consideration.
Masters degrees require a quantum leap in subject-specific background knowledge, maths and English.
They are very expensive undertakings, unless you somehow manage to persuade a University to take you on for a Research Masters (very competitive), or your scientific credentials are exceptional (with a BA that is also difficult, with so many people competing for very few Research Awards, and mostly at PhD level).
I would therefore suggest that you draw yourself a 'map', starting with:
1) Skillset:
What is the skillset you already have? (quantitative methods? stats? research? biology? ecology? which IT packages?)
If you already have these, it will be easier to build on them, else you might invest some time in gaining stronger foundations in these disciplines that would underpin *any* science Masters, while you investigate your options.
2) Background knowledge.
If you begin reading as much as possible on the various subjects, especially by visiting websites that award professional, postgraduate qualifications in those disciplines that most interest you, you can glean the level of commitment and knowledge required.
3) JOb market.
If you want to make a living from the subject you study, you will need to do some research into job availability, salaries and experience required (a Masters is no guarantee of a job, work experience is still a prerequisite in most careers). if possible, see if you could get to talk to a recruiting agency that deals with those sectors, I include a list, below.
4) Career Advice/Guidance:
You could go to your or another local University/ies and ask their Careers Guidance Office about study in one f the fields you list.
My personal experience has been that a Masters are way more expensive than I could afford, although several of my lecturers enthusiastically offered their academic references in support of my enrolment on an Environmental Management MSc, based on my grades and performance. However, when I checked the fees, I simply could not manage them and the level of academic work required, alongside a full-time job and bringing up kids on my own.
So, I'd say, if you can, try to get some advice as to where the jobs are, then check out what qualifications and experience you'd need to get those jobs, and then check out the costs and work involved.
NB Environmental Engineering was one of the sister courses on my BSc, and at HND level they did even more maths, calculus and stats than we did, on a Science degree!
And, BTW, you may need to start working on your English.... I am sorry to say that your question does not read well, even at A level standard, it would score low at Bachelor level, and fail at Master' level. I tutored some foreign students in their Freshman year and I can wholeheartedly recommend that you work on that, to start with, while you look around.
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