at university, I mean.
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at university, I mean.
I have completed studying. :banana: And, I studied Commerce at graduation level and Computers for Post Graduation. :)
English and Geography to become a teacher
Both are really interesting subjects. :) Are you just studying the Geography of Germany or the whole world?Quote:
Originally Posted by SleepyWitch
English Literature. :D
I'm pursuing my M.A. in English Literature.
Creative Writing--luckily, that major takes very few credit hours compared to others, and I'm on full scholarship, so I'll get to take a lot of electives. Children's lit I and II, European folklore... I can hardly wait!!
I am in a 10 year course that revolves around the age old question 'How best to pick your nose?'
It's actually quite interesting, if a bit boring at times.
the whole world, basically. But we also do a lot of theory and don't really learn all that many facts about other countries (for some reason, we don't do Germany at all, because we're expected to know about it anyway :( ) The theories are quite interesting, though :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Pensive
So what have you studied about Pakistan? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by SleepyWitch
hehe, it came up in "Development Studies" and "Human Geography of the High Mountain Regions"
I am receiving my AA in liberal arts and my AS in anthropology. I will be going to university to get my BS in anthropology and I might minor in business.
what's AA and AS?
I believe it is an Associate's degree in Arts and Associate's degree in Science. One can achieve credits for an Associates typically in two years (if attending school full time) and can be a foundation for a Bachelor's degree (four years of study) or as preparation for a job. ( for example to pursue a career as a practical nurse).Quote:
Originally Posted by SleepyWitch
Although I am taking a break from school right now, I will be going back in January. I have a dual major in Sociology and Psychology, but I used to be an English major.
The Associates degrees are like Kathy explained. At a community / junior college you can take lower division general education classes that you can later use to fit your requirements at a University (it is a lot cheaper this way if you cannot make up your mind on your major). When I get these two degrees, I will go to a university and no longer be required to take lower division courses - I can just take the years of classes I need to fulfill my Bachelor's.
Theory about geography? What kind of theories are there for geography. Isn't that just maps. The world is. This country has a city and a lake and a mountain? What would a theory say? Or do you mean geology?Quote:
Originally Posted by SleepyWitch
I knew it was only a matter of time before they started deconstructing the world.:eek: :alien:Quote:
Theory about geography?
"They" never stop, do they? :cold:
I'm studying humanities & social sciences but I'm thinking about studying business instead or just getting a job in an office.
Right now I am pursuing a degree in illustration, with a minor in fine arts. I hope to get enough of a scholarship later on to afford grad school, where I can get my MFA. Fingers crossed! :p
"The world is" no it isn't! :yawnb:Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
"Isn't that just maps.":flare: grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. that's cartography! :)
Nah, we don't deconstruct the world. At least not in the sense of saying "wait, this city/country/river doesn't exist, it's all a construct".
Well, there's development studies, political geography, town and city planning, population studies and social geography and lots of other branches of human geography.
"This country has a city and a lake and a mountain?" This is how it was done in the 19th century. If Geography was like this, why would anyone need to study it at univ? A monkey could memorize cities and mountains! hehe, unfortunately, this is the way geography is taught at schools, which makes it such a boring subject. (Even more unfortunately, we don't do enough of this at univ, so Geography students don't have any idea where places are :( )
Ahem, and then there's also physical geography (geomorphology, climate, plant geography, ecology, high altitude mountains, hydrology,....) that's a bit more like mountains and lakes, but actually, it explains how they were formed rather than just listing them
Sleepy--Naturally I was joking about the deconstruction. At least the Geography students I've known seem to have a slightly saner definition of theory than my own field :p . As a matter of curiosity, you mentioned earlier that you're studying this to be a teacher, and you also mention above that the study of Geography is more about theory and other things at the college level, while in the schools it's taught more with the memorize cities and mountains approach. I was wondering if you plan to try to incorporate some of the theoretical aspects into your teaching or if you think it would be most valuable for your students to concentrate on memorization early on and maybe move on to what you term the "interesting" stuff later. I was just curious about your view on this since, as someone going into teaching herself, I'm often trying to decide what "high level" or "theoretical" concepts will actually be of use to my students and can really be tossed out or is better introduced at a later stage. Maybe this is a better question for the teaching section of the forum.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sleepy
I just realized I posted twice on this thread without addressing its main topic. For those who don't know, I study English Lit. at the graduate level.
Thank you Sleepy for the information about geography. I was thinking of taking a few classes on physical geography, but refrained because if it was all going to be memorization I didn't want to include it in a semester of statistics. Cool.
All of us here have in common our literature interest - but I thought there would be more out there going for degrees in literature. There are so many different goals here.
yeah, I really admire people who read as a hobby although it's got nothing to do with their job or studies! (with many of my fellow students it's the other way round, they study English but won't touch a book with a barge pole, unless they have to give a presentation about it)
Some of the non-lit students on this forum seem/ people who work seem to be more well-read than me.
I'm studying English and Secondary Education...
but I love science :D, and history can be fun with the right professor...
Oh, I'm sorry, Sleepy. As I suspected we don't (unless it's changed) call this geography in the US. It sounds like more of a cross between anthropology, geology, and biology. Perhpas it's a sub-catagory of anthropology.Quote:
Originally Posted by SleepyWitch
English literature for me. Just starting though, so I will not have my first literature class until next semester - but I am taking twelve hours of lit courses to make up for it! Muahahahhaha!
Biology....mainly into genetics with a touch of microbiology and just a pinch of basic french, just to keep me sane. Haven't decided what I'd like my degree to be and don't have much time either to ponder about it for too long...but it will probably be genetics :confused:
I'm not studying anything.
Just dipping through like a butterfly.
Im studying Electrical Engineering, right now im not sure if im going to specialize in electronics or telecommunications and im planning to get a graduate degree (is that how you call it?) in physics or maybe math, and who knows, maybe a doctor´s degree as well (again im not sure if the term is correct). I gess ill spend my whole life studying...
"...he applies his mind to unknown arts and changes the laws of nature" Ovid (i think)
Mechanical Engineering.
Guzman,
You intend to get a bachelors (of science) in Physics in addition to the Electrical Engineering degree?
A graduate degree is called a Master's, and a doctor's degree is a doctorate. Good luck in your studies! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Guzmán
Im actually finishing my third year of Electrical Engineering (it takes 5.5 years) and the first two years of Physics and Engineering overlap almost completely so i would only have to put in roughly two more years to get my bachelors degree in physics (it takes 4 years in total). That is, of course assuming i get everything done in the least amount of time possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by EAP
So youre taking up mechanical engineering? I almost went for that one but decided on electrical at last... From what i gather you guys learn much more thermo and than we do and fluid dynamics (we´ve got none at all of that), two subjects ive always wanted t learn more about than what electrical requires....
Actually, either a Master's or a Doctorate can be referred to as a graduate degree, so it's best to be specific. You have to get the masters before you can get the doctoral degree, which is called a PhD for most research fields. There are also, of course, professional doctoral degrees such as the MD for medicine, or JD for law, and these usually don't require a masters first.Quote:
A graduate degree is called a Master's, and a doctor's degree is a doctorate. Good luck in your studies!
Guzman and EAP, it's nice to see engineering students here. I have a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering. But I graduated in 1985. I would hate to know what your age was in 1985. ;)
I have a BA in English (concentration Technical Communication/Writing). When I graduated, I took a temporary job in an accounting office doing grunt work for the accountants and thought I might find a job as a junior technical writer somewhere. But there's not much of a demand for Technical Writers here in this town and I didn't move because 1) I couldn't afford it, and 2) my fiance at the time had a decent job and was moving up at his company so it made economical sense to stay with him.
So I was hired permanently as the grunt employee at the accounting office (they offer health insurance and generous leave) and have been a non-degree student ever since, taking various courses (accounting, business, basic business applications, and Web Design).
Whenever I tell people I have an English degree I get the feelling they think it's lame. If/when I get the chance, I am going to go back to school full-time and get another degree. I love school but I don't want to be teacher and everyone seems to think that when you major in English your only career path is teaching. I might major in Accounting. At least I will be able to find a job that I can support myself with.
I did get a chance to apply what I learned in school at work (I wrote a user manual for the accounting software we use and I am going to put together some Web pages to go on our company intranet site).
But that's it. A long time ago I majored in English and took a few required literature classes. I prefer the writing classes (except for creative writing because that's just putting yourself out there too much).
oh? I didn't know you don't call it geography! yeah, well what we do in human/cultural geography is more like a mix of sociology, economy, history, politics, anthropology, cultural studies with an emphasis on spatial relations...Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
some people would call it a dustbin subject and I sometimes feel that way too :lol: but in fact, it's more than that. When I was studying politics in England, I realized how special our type of "geography" is because it offers such a broad perspective as opposed to other subjects.
hehe, I'm going to get an introductory book about human geography (in ENGLISH) soon. If you're interested, I'll let you know if it's any good :)
Fascinating. Undergraduate Engineering degrees usually take three years in England, discousting internship years. Yeah, thermodynamics and fluid dynamics are core modules, though the former is integrated in Vehicle Engineering at my university. My mates in EEE (Electrical and Electronics Engineering) have to study modules like Practical Computer Architecture, Telecomunications etc. Boring and fascinating at the same time, if you ask me. :pQuote:
Im actually finishing my third year of Electrical Engineering (it takes 5.5 years) and the first two years of Physics and Engineering overlap almost completely so i would only have to put in roughly two more years to get my bachelors degree in physics (it takes 4 years in total). That is, of course assuming i get everything done in the least amount of time possible.
So youre taking up mechanical engineering? I almost went for that one but decided on electrical at last... From what i gather you guys learn much more thermo and than we do and fluid dynamics (we´ve got none at all of that), two subjects ive always wanted t learn more about than what electrical requires....
Are you focusing on the power side or the electronics side?
Virgil,
Cool. :) Out of general interest, where did you get your MechEng degree from? was it a fun experience for you? (and my age in 85 would be in negative figures so it's best if I don't disclose it. :p)
City College of New York. I enjoyed engineering in school at the begining, but once they started adding advanced math (beyond calculus) it wasn't fun any more. It became too abstract. The classes that were down to earth were still fun. Engineering classes as you probably experienced are very intense and competitive. It's hard, and by the last year I hated it. But I finished and have been working as an engineer now over 21 years. I love engineering in the real world. The challenges and managing a project to completion is extrememly satisfying. Yes, it can get stressful, but I can't express the joy of getting something complex to work.Quote:
Originally Posted by EAP