risole91 said:
I would love to achieve a PhD, just because i believe (apart from habilitation) it's the top academic status you can achieve in your given field.
It is the top academic
qualification you can acquire. Saying "status" clearly indicates it is more of a status rather than knowledge issue for you. I may be mistaken, correct me.
It is wonderful to have people call you Doctor or Professor and have "PhD _______" after your name. But some of the most successful people in the world didn't even finish high school let alone go to university. Yet they are respected and their name rings a bell. You may have learnt in Business Studies this is called expert and referent power.
The only way to get the experience you want whilst studying at the same time is a cadetship. I believe applications are being accepted now. Apply and see how you go. As for the guy from Perth, I'd just go around and ask some companies. Ask your careers advisor and do some searches on the WWW.
The risks of a business failing are quite high. So even if you have a PhD in Business, there might not be anything you can do because you can't control the economy, value of the dollar and its effects on imports/exports, etc.
What were you considering doing a Phd arts in?
One of the Romance Languages, probably. I'm not even sure if I will still do an Arts degree. I was hoping for a combined Arts/Visual Arts degree. If I get into COFA, I'll do a B Design. I don't think you can combine this programme with another and even if so, it would be on the Kensington campus which would be a huge pain in the ass. B Design is already 4 years as it is.
Anyway. No PhD for me.
BackCountrySnow said:
i don't know if this is true.
Even so, I'd still say there is a HUGE fucking gap b/w uni qualifications and a tafe one. Uni is a whole new level up from tafe.
Huge? The highest TAFE qualification is an Advanced Diploma. The next level would be a Bachelor degree.
Holy shit, most teachers have a Dip Ed. They should get a BEd!
More emphasis is put on experience, even if you graduated from some hell-hole no-name uni in the middle of no-where.
michael1990 said:
But larger firms would. My aunt was offered to do one fully paid, which she declined as she was already on top of her career.
Would you bloody get over your aunt? She had an opportunity, we get it. What guarantees you and the next 234986324 people will get the same op? Bullshit. You take what you can get. If you refuse a job because you want a PhD, you're a fucking idiot. Unless you wanted to end up as a uni prof, otherwise it's a waste of time and money because it doesn't guarantee you a job and it has to come out of your own pocket. Heck, some uni profs only have a Masters but it's their experience that gets them the job.
EDIT: Like others have said, get your HSC first. Hell, you might fail uni altogether. It mightn't be for you. If you aim too high you'll just fall flat on your face.