It has been over two weeks since I was enrolled in the Master of Arts in South-East Asian Studies degree programme1 and so far the prospect of completing this Master degree within a year is quite scary. This is because currently for this semester I have to do 5 courses (or modules, it’s the same thing, really) with each of the courses carrying 4 modular credits. It wouldn’t have been so bad if not for the fact that each one of them requires me to write one research paper and they are to be submitted by November. That’s 5 research papers altogether and I seriously think this is an insane amount of work. One of my lecturers actually pointed out that writing out a complete thesis within the space of one year is going to be an insurmountable task for a student pursuing a Doctoral degree, let alone for a Master’s student.
Here’s a list of the courses/modules I’m taking this semester:
Modules for Semester 1
I’m also not particularly pleased that I will need to do 5 presentations for one of the courses…excuse me, modules, throughout the semester. I don’t know why they insist on the students to do all these presentations when we are already as busy as we are now. In fact, this afternoon I just learnt that one of the girls in my programme has decided to drop out of the programme. I do not know the full details but I suspect the whole thing is just way too much for her.
I shan’t be able to reply to comments any time soon, unfortunately. And even if I do, I’d probably just do it here on this website. I’ve had the plugin set up so that if I decide to reply to your comment, you’ll receive the notification in your email.
- You’d probably be scratching your head wondering why the heck I signed up for this programme after all those rants on having to do courses on South-East Asia. Truthfully, I don’t quite understand it myself. If there has to be a reason, it’s probably because I’ve been doing too much of that SEA stuff and by now it has came to be a natural thing for me. ↩
#2074 kressa says:
Good luck! I know it’s a heck of a course load to work with, but that’s just how it is. The higher the education you go for, the more work they give.
Rootin’ for ya! :)
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#2075 Malik Ridhwan says:
Sure! I will take care of Shuffler since it is my first Apple items. I really wanted to buy an iPad but I couldn’t afford to buy it.
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#2080 Krystal says:
Can’t believe you’re taking up a master degree. Good luck with it all, I’m sure you’ll be fine.
Presentations are the worse! Presenting it is obviously the worse part of it all.
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#2082 Ashleenah says:
Hey Kitty,
Omg, yeah. I have missed the blogging world oh so much but Uni has been coming first (as well at my partner & such). I put it on the back burner but thought the best thing to do at the moment is turn it into a portfolio. I’m hoping once I get a job at the end of the year (fingers crossed) I will be able to buy a new domain for my portfolio & turn ashleenah.com back into a blog or something.
How is your Masters going for you? How are things with the man?
Should definitely add me on FB (just search Ashleenah & I will come up). Would be awesome to be able to keep up to date with things going on with you!
Lots of love,
Ash!!
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#2086 Alex says:
That does sound like an insane amount of work within the amount of time you have to complete it.
I can’t pretend to know anything about college since I’m currently not going to one, but I hear about one of my best friends having to do presentational work within a short amount of time quite often. The sad thing is, she sometimes has to work in a group. The members of the group all become lazy leeches and mooch off her work. So I’m sure it can’t be easy.
It’s nice you’re going for your masters though! What an accomplishment! You should feel very proud.
I most definitely want to go for my masters in something as well. Perhaps in sociology/psychology, but who knows if I’ll change my mind several times by the time I actually get to go. (:
#2093 Nisa says:
I agree with Kressa. I’m pretty scared of graduate school. Master degree is a lot of work and a lot of sleepless nights. InshaAllah, you’re going to benefit at the end. Good luck!
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