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- by Charlotte King
- In Study Advice
Posted Oct. 21, 2013
Studying Outside Your Postgrad Degree
After completing a postgraduate degree many students may feel like there is no need to study any further. After all, a doctorate means that you are qualified for some of the highest paid and most prestigious jobs in the country, and there doesn't seem to be any need to study any further at all.
However, for some positions it is helpful to continue to do research and study further, as the right research will undoubtedly lead to important breakthroughs in your area of choice. This means prestige for the individual who has undertaken the important research, and even worldwide recognition in some cases.
You could also do extra courses while you are studying for your postgraduate degree. This is not practical at times due to the extra workloads, but in most cases it is perfectly possible and can result in considerable benefits in terms of getting a job in the future. Extra courses, such as learning an extra language, doing a course centred around Information Technology or doing a top-up mathematics course, can improve your possibilities of getting a job and even improve your studying capabilities in areas which fall outside your doctorate.
Extra Courses You can take additional courses while you are studying for your main doctorate which should provide numerous benefits indicated above and much more. For instance, learning a new language would be ideal if you are planning for a job abroad after your PhD or even if you would like to study a PhD in some exotic location in the world (unless you live in one already). Languages can provide considerable insight into a country's culture, and can therefore even be helpful in broadening your horizons even if you aren't planning on travelling anywhere.
Other ideas for study outside of your main doctorate are doing an IT course, studying a musical instrument or studying something which you might have missed out on in your younger days. Music has immense benefits even physiologically and is fun overall, so learning a musical instrument might well help you relax. IT is a crucial aspect to many jobs in today's economy and learning how to use a computer certainly cannot prove harmful in the long run.
Research Many highly acclaimed and prestigious positions in science, mathematics and the world of teaching will likely continue their search of knowledge well beyond their degree. For instance, a linguist who lectures in any university will continue to read journals and discover new ways of teaching the many facets of languages to his students.
Other examples may include a physicist undertaking research beyond his doctorate, in order to discover new theories (i.e. a new particle) for many purposes which should be obvious to us all (bettering the world, prestige for the researcher etc...). Mathematicians can likely do the same, and so can most other areas of study in fact. Research and studying can therefore provide an enormous benefit for future generations and pave the way for new theories and discoveries.
Often, students who are studying for a doctorate may decided to become stronger in one particular area which complements their subject of choice. For a linguist it might be something as silly as a cookery class, or a speech and language course for anyone undertaking their Viva. Whatever you decide to do make sure it does not clash with the important time which you need for your doctorate.
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However, for some positions it is helpful to continue to do research and study further, as the right research will undoubtedly lead to important breakthroughs in your area of choice. This means prestige for the individual who has undertaken the important research, and even worldwide recognition in some cases.
You could also do extra courses while you are studying for your postgraduate degree. This is not practical at times due to the extra workloads, but in most cases it is perfectly possible and can result in considerable benefits in terms of getting a job in the future. Extra courses, such as learning an extra language, doing a course centred around Information Technology or doing a top-up mathematics course, can improve your possibilities of getting a job and even improve your studying capabilities in areas which fall outside your doctorate.
Extra Courses You can take additional courses while you are studying for your main doctorate which should provide numerous benefits indicated above and much more. For instance, learning a new language would be ideal if you are planning for a job abroad after your PhD or even if you would like to study a PhD in some exotic location in the world (unless you live in one already). Languages can provide considerable insight into a country's culture, and can therefore even be helpful in broadening your horizons even if you aren't planning on travelling anywhere.
Other ideas for study outside of your main doctorate are doing an IT course, studying a musical instrument or studying something which you might have missed out on in your younger days. Music has immense benefits even physiologically and is fun overall, so learning a musical instrument might well help you relax. IT is a crucial aspect to many jobs in today's economy and learning how to use a computer certainly cannot prove harmful in the long run.
Research Many highly acclaimed and prestigious positions in science, mathematics and the world of teaching will likely continue their search of knowledge well beyond their degree. For instance, a linguist who lectures in any university will continue to read journals and discover new ways of teaching the many facets of languages to his students.
Other examples may include a physicist undertaking research beyond his doctorate, in order to discover new theories (i.e. a new particle) for many purposes which should be obvious to us all (bettering the world, prestige for the researcher etc...). Mathematicians can likely do the same, and so can most other areas of study in fact. Research and studying can therefore provide an enormous benefit for future generations and pave the way for new theories and discoveries.
Often, students who are studying for a doctorate may decided to become stronger in one particular area which complements their subject of choice. For a linguist it might be something as silly as a cookery class, or a speech and language course for anyone undertaking their Viva. Whatever you decide to do make sure it does not clash with the important time which you need for your doctorate.
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