Studying for a degree outside the UK as a mature student.
June 30, 2019 8:20 PM   Subscribe

I'm 50 years old and I want to study for a degree outside of the UK, my home country. Currently travelling in South East Asia and India. I find the whole prospect quite daunting. Do I study online or enroll in a university in a country such as Thailand or somewhere in Europe for instance? I want to study anthropology, social science or related. I'm too overwhelmed to know where to start.
posted by terminus to Education (1 answer total)

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You may have a lot of options in a variety of countries, but it will depend on your legal status there and your educational background. Perhaps folks answering questions here might want a few more details to help guide you?

- Do you have a first degree and you are seeking a second degree? Or is this a first degree based on qualifications from the UK you obtained in secondary school?

- Will you be planning on working and studying while you are there, or would you be self-funding? How might you pay for this experience?

- Some countries have a whole portal set up for people who'd like to study there - like the Netherlands' site here. Or are you more interested in finding the right place first, and then looking for a course (in English?) there?

- Maybe this is harder to answer, but: what is it about these fields that interests you? Does your work now overlap with them, or is this trip around Asia affecting this, or...?

Good luck! I hope you find a course that brings you a lot of fulfillment.
posted by mdonley at 8:59 PM on June 30, 2019 [1 favorite]


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