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Uni Stuff => General University Discussion and Queries => Topic started by: kenhung123 on January 19, 2010, 09:40:59 pm
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Besides pure interest?
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2 jobs at the one time :P
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More letters behind your name
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more job opportunities. more skills.
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Entry into a specific area:
eg. Music/Law: copyright law etc.
Medicine/Law: medical law, mistreatment of patients etc.
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how does doing a double major in the same degree fare against a double degree?
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person X's problem:
"omg i'm so upset, i loved doing french and spanish this year as vce subjects and i want to continue them so bad, and i also absolutely loved biology and chemistry - whatever am i to do! i love them both so much and i have no idea how my life will turn out so i can't just choose one :( "
solution:
"bachelor of arts/bachelor of science"
major in french&physiology, minors in chemistry&spanish
:P
problem solved...
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Broaden your knowledge base, therefore increasing the value you can add from the eyes of an employer. And, of course, interest.
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It really is interest for me. Job prospects came second.
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Besides pure interest?
I would say interest is the key factor.
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From most people I've spoken too, and my own reasons, it's either interest or if you know what you want to do, sometimes a double is necessary. For instance, Arts/Teaching. I can't teach with just a teaching degree [for secondary], I need an arts background [or science or IT or whatever.]
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Medicine/Law: medical law, mistreatment of patients etc.
If you want to be a medical lawyer there's a law subject later on in the degree (I think 3rd or 4th year) which can be taken as an elective at most universities, which specialises in this, so no, you won't need a MBBS with that.
lawer by day, doctor by night?
awesome :)
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Well there is a med/law double degree at monash, looks very interesting :P
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isnt there some super long (7years) triple degree at monash?
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isnt there some super long (7years) triple degree at monash?
bachelor of medicine, surgery and laws?
i thought it was like 7 and a half years
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isnt there some super long (7years) triple degree at monash?
bachelor of medicine, surgery and laws?
i thought it was like 7 and a half years
There is a MBBS/LLB programme at Monash which is about 7 years, if you manage to actually complete it in that length. You can only enter it from Year 1 MBBS though.
You'd have to be nuts to be able to take the course.
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Interest and $$$
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I personally think that for some areas taking a double can do more to hamper your employment prospects more than aid them.
For example, I don't really think taking a double degree in Engineering/X is always that beneficial.
It stops you from taking extra electives in your Engineering component. Therefore while broadening your knowledge in other areas it actually has the potential to "un-broaden" your Engineering knowledge.
I was considering applying for Eng/Science purely to pursue personal interests at an academic level. In the end I decided i'd rather focus on Eng and didn't wan to tack on an extra year.
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isnt there some super long (7years) triple degree at monash?
Yeah, med/law/surgery... and it's 8 years, not 7.
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isnt there some super long (7years) triple degree at monash?
Yeah, med/law/surgery... and it's 8 years, not 7.
I thought I read that it's eight years but seven if overload? I could be wrong though
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isnt there some super long (7years) triple degree at monash?
Yeah, med/law/surgery... and it's 8 years, not 7.
how many people actually finish it?
its sooo crazy, but just as cool :D
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isnt there some super long (7years) triple degree at monash?
Yeah, med/law/surgery... and it's 8 years, not 7.
how many people actually finish it?
its sooo crazy, but just as cool :D
they only accept like 10 or so students each year to do it, so i guess maybe a few less would finish the whole thing? crazyy...
I thought I read that it's eight years but seven if overload? I could be wrong though
nope you are right, you can finish it in less then seven years depending on how much you overload. i read this on the website before o_o i wouldn't think there would be many at all who would attempt and overload a lot to finish it in under seven years though.
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isnt there some super long (7years) triple degree at monash?
Yeah, med/law/surgery... and it's 8 years, not 7.
It's so special that it's not in the VTAC Guide lol.
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isnt there some super long (7years) triple degree at monash?
Yeah, med/law/surgery... and it's 8 years, not 7.
It's so special that it's not in the VTAC Guide lol.
I think that's because entry is only AFTER first year MBBS
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You can't enter it directly, you can only apply after 1st year Med.
EDIT: Beaten
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isnt there some super long (7years) triple degree at monash?
Yeah, med/law/surgery... and it's 8 years, not 7.
It's so special that it's not in the VTAC Guide lol.
I think that's because entry is only AFTER first year MBBS
Then that just makes it super-duper special - not to mention prestigious.
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isnt there some super long (7years) triple degree at monash?
Yeah, med/law/surgery... and it's 8 years, not 7.
It's so special that it's not in the VTAC Guide lol.
I think that's because entry is only AFTER first year MBBS
Then that just makes it super-duper special - not to mention prestigious.
Yup, after preparing for the Monash MBBS interview, you have to do another one to get into Med/Law
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waste of 8 years imo
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waste of 8 years imo
yeah exactly.
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Well, 8 years minus the years spent on the degree that you end up using.
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Well, 8 years minus the years spent on the degree that you end up using.
Yup, that's still a very long time to be at uni!
Longer than high school! :P
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Well, 8 years minus the years spent on the degree that you end up using.
Yup, that's still a very long time to be at uni!
Longer than high school! :P
I know, I agree that the degree is pointless.
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If you choose to be a lawyer - a med degree is useless to most legal firms
If you choose to be a doctor - you still have years and years of specialisation and internships to go... years which you wasted on your law degree (though you'll be well versed in what not to do to get sued for negligence!!!!!!)
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Well, 8 years minus the years spent on the degree that you end up using.
Yup, that's still a very long time to be at uni!
Longer than high school! :P
lol! Take a maths professor, 4 years to get a B.Sc(Honours) + 3 - 4 years for a PhD ~ 8 years of uni. So it's long, but not an unusual amount of time studying.
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Well, 8 years minus the years spent on the degree that you end up using.
Yup, that's still a very long time to be at uni!
Longer than high school! :P
lol! Take a maths professor, 4 years to get a B.Sc(Honours) + 3 - 4 years for a PhD ~ 8 years of uni. So it's long, but not an unusual amount of time studying.
It is for your Bachelor degree.
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Well, 8 years minus the years spent on the degree that you end up using.
Yup, that's still a very long time to be at uni!
Longer than high school! :P
lol! Take a maths professor, 4 years to get a B.Sc(Honours) + 3 - 4 years for a PhD ~ 8 years of uni. So it's long, but not an unusual amount of time studying.
It is for your Bachelor degree.
Yeah for a bachelor degree I would say 8 years is long.
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we would be pretty old by the time we finsih that 8 year course O_O