Hi Guys and welcome to May's edition of my Masters series. This month I am going to be discussing how to decide on what course is going to be best to suit you!

I will start by explaining what I did to make my own decision.

When I decided I was going to study again I knew I wasn't even going to look at full time study. I am 28 and I was a full time student for my Bachelors degree straight from school and although I enjoyed it then, its not something I could go back to now, also earning a wage is important to me, we all need money, and I didn't want to rely on anyone else by myself.

After that part of the decision being easy the next part of the decision process was to decide between part time or distance learning. I looked at courses nearby at university's, as I wasn't prepared to move away, and I wanted to keep my job.

I decided, after looking at the options for part time courses that they weren't flexible enough for me. I needed something that was ideally evenings or at the very least would fit around my job, but there just wasn't anything out there that worked for me. I needed something flexible and that is why in the end I went with distance learning.

To be totally honest I think I knew all along that I wanted to do distance learning, I just needed to check out all the other options first.

The course with the Open University suited me the most and the subjects were a great mixture of interesting and challenging topics, I can work through it in my own time and can fit it around my current work commitments.

Check back next month to see my guide to the application process.
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Happy Wednesday everyone!

I just wanted to pop in and let you know about a new series that I will be posting in here on Love, Amybecca...x My Masters Series!

You may (or may not) know that I am about to embark on my Masters Degree. I graduated from University after studying my Bachelors Degree (in History) in 2006, and I have decided in recent months to go on to my Masters Degree (also in History).

My plan throughout my degree is to continue working, so my aim for this series is to follow me from now (including a back post or two about the application process) as I am starting my pre-course reading & study, all the way through my degree right up until graduation.

My first post will go up in around a week and from then on I aim to do one blog post per month, and I will give you hints and tips throughout as well as answering questions and charting my experience of doing my MA as a mature student.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please leave me a comment, or tweet me (loveamybecca) and I will try and address these as I go along.

Speak to you all soon!



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Hey guys,

Sorry for the lack of posts recently, its been a bit of a busy time, but I am back and I shall try and update here a bit more frequently.

Today's post is all about my MA. You may or may not have read my previous post following my decision to do my MA: http://www.loveamybecca.co.uk/2013/02/ma-me.html

Once I had my initial acceptance I felt pleased that I had secured my place, however I still had to send off my degree classification, my transcripts and official application. I knew I had everything that was required for acceptance on the course, but it was still a nerve-wracking time (especially because the form was due to be back on the day I received it through the post - Thanks Royal Mail).

On the 21st of March I received my final confirmation that I had been accepted onto the Masters Degree, all I needed to do was accept and pay my fee's for the first part.

(The degree comes in two parts through the OU - the first part (which is worth the most credit) will be the taught, modular part of the degree. The second part will be the dissertation - which I don't need to think about yet).

So, I am registered, paid up and ready to start on the 28th September, and at the moment I am just doing some pre-course reading.

I will be doing a series, later in the summer, about preparing for the MA through to doing it, and any advice and tips I pick up along the way.

Speak soon guys, Happy Tuesday!
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