Prospects Postgrad 1

18 Postgrad ADVICE AND GUIDANCE All aboard Studying abroad presents exciting opportunities for many prospective postgraduates, but there are plenty of factors to weigh up before you get your passport out. Postgrad examines the checklist for studying overseas. Unlike the plethora of websites that exist in the UK on postgraduate study options, there are no such one stop shops in the cyberspace beyond our shores. Quite simply, the range of courses and institutions is too vast. Indeed, those prospective postgraduates who have already looked into sensible to have an accompanying list of locations, even if they are generic (North America, Africa, etc). With a shortlist of courses and countries, your real research can begin. University websites are a good starting point – they should offer details on everything from academic life overseas study will know this, and might be struggling to find and local culture to important facts about the course content, their next step. teaching, staff and fees. If any details are missing, or you Of course to get to this point, you are likely to have already posed a million and one questions around the feasibility of actually studying in another country, regardless of where that is. Money is surely going to be the overriding concern for most students; primarily, where is it going to come from and how much is required? Those questions rely very much on another dilemma that will present itself to you; which comes first, the course or the institution? LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION Location can seem like a logical QUALITY CONTROL Of course, for such a crucial decision, you may have further questions, contact the university directly by telephone or email, before making any solid commitments. also want an impartial view on the university, its programmes and academic staff. This can be hard to come by, though the Times Higher Education QS University Rankings lists the top 100 in the world (and the top 100 in certain subjects) while former lecturers from your undergraduate days may be able to offer guidance, either through their own connections or those of other colleagues. You should also research any partnerships your chosen overseas institutions have with UK universities and gather as much information from the latter as possible. Likewise, careers advisers (again from your undergraduate days, depending upon how long ago these were) can offer advice on such considerations and a range of other issues connected with studying abroad. place to begin, as drawing up a list of countries could also help you to determine what courses are offered by the main institutions there, providing that is you have a broad subject in mind. At the same time, this will also help you to rule out institutions, or even whole countries, if the type of course you are looking for (structure, duration, specific content, etc) is not available. Beginning with a subject or even a specific course title would give you country flexibility but it is still

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Prospects Postgrad Autumn 2008 Contents: What’s Inside For Love and Money Cash for Qualifications A Tale of Two Students Meet the Postgrad People All Aboard The Postgraduate Environment Maths Market The Postgrad Programme Teacher Training Arts and Humanities Science and Engineering Business and Management Social Sciences

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