Doing a second undergraduate degree??

[kolol]

Hello everyone,

I'm currently studying under Bachelor of Commerce with a double major of accounting and finance. However, after my internship during the summer now I don't really know this career path is really what I want. My "dream" would be doing post-graduate and become a professor and research, therefore, I'm still deciding if I should change to economics and finance. Moreover, my real interest is in mathematics and it is my "dream" to sit in a lab all day and become an scholar.

Anyway, my real question here is that if it is worth it to perhaps do another degree such as the Bachelor of Science after i graduated from commerce. I only have 1 year left unless I do an additional year for honours. Right now I'm thinking of majoring in physics or mathematics if I'm really doing science, or another feasible option is to do JD after commerce which I'm not quite sure what a law scholar would be like.

Thanks

[hjm2]

According to this - http://studyassist.gov.au/sites/StudyAssist/HelpfulResources/Documents/CSS%20and%20HECS-HELP%20information%20for%202013.pdf - (page 7) you can, at least in terms of being granted a CSP.

"As of 1 January 2012, there is no limit to the amount of study you can undertake in a CSP. However, it is important to note that some approved providers may have academic probation procedures in place and if you are not progressing satisfactorily in your course, your enrolment may be cancelled."

I think there used to be a clause that didn't allow individuals to gain government support going sideways or backwards in their education. Eg - if you had a masters, you couldn't get funding to complete an undergrad degree. However, I'm fairly sure this doesn't apply anymore upon reading the above quote.

Hope this helps

[simpak]

You could totally do another undergrad degree...you can credit a bit of breadth too so that kind of cuts it down if you're aiming for Melbourne.  So I'm pretty sure you could credit six commerce subjects as breadth (from all levels) and just do basically what is required remaining and you'd be looking at like 2.5 years max?

If being a scholar and studying is what you want to do the extra years shouldn't scare you!  You'll have many more years in academia than 2.5!  That's the way I see it anyway.  But definitely finish your current degree, I would, considering you're almost done!

And re: above, you are definitely allowed to do a second undergrad degree after this one so no worries there.

[Professor Polonsky]

I'd look into the requirements for admission to postgrad degrees, maybe you could save yourself doing another undergrad degree. Basically to become a 'scholar' you need a PhD, which you can do immediately after your undergrad degree if you do honours iirc.

I'm not sure how likely it is that you'd be sitting in a lab all day as a lecturer, especially if you do maths... In your office writing a paper or in a lecture theatre is probably more likely

Go with your heart, but I'd say that if you want to go down this pathway do something similar (i.e. research, an honours year perhaps?) so that you're sure this is what you want to do.

[Aurelian]

You can do a second undergraduate degree straight after your first in two years at Melbourne - you just don't do any breadths and whatnot =)

See http://policy.unimelb.edu.au/MPF1016 (specifically, see Section 4).

[spectroscopy]

if your real interest is in maths, you could just pick up a diploma in mathematical science, which according to uom website is the same as a major in math&stats or mathematical physics. then do honours in like finance or mathematical finance or something, then straight after honours you can go into a phd, or you could do a masters in finance, or a masters in science majoring in math

[Gloamglozer]

if your real interest is in maths, you could just pick up a diploma in mathematical science, which according to uom website is the same as a major in math&stats or mathematical physics. then do honours in like finance or mathematical finance or something, then straight after honours you can go into a phd, or you could do a masters in finance, or a masters in science majoring in math

I would recommend this.  Do a diploma of Maths and then if possible, straight to postgrad.