Criminology

[Anhaga]

So I'm going to have to start thinking of what to do for a Masters and Criminology is one of the things that seems vaguely interesting. I was wondering if anyone here has had some experience with this?

Its pretty much a toss up between Criminology, Anglo-Saxon Literature or some other branch of English.

[BoredShirtless]

You should probably do whatever is best for your future career. Sounds like that would be Criminology.

[Anhaga]

Possibly. If I stick with English I'm going to have to take it all the way to doctorate level and I haven't decided whether I really want to go that far with it.

Ah, well. One more year left to decide.

[Daltonator]

Criminology seems to be far more useful in the long run...

[General Zod]

You can always major in criminology and minor in the other subject. Best to major in the one that will most likely lead to a career advancement. BAs tend to not do that as much as BS degrees do.

[Anhaga]

You can always major in criminology and minor in the other subject. Best to major in the one that will most likely lead to a career advancement. BAs tend to not do that as much as BS degrees do.

I can't actually major in one and minor in the other. The English education system makes you concentrate on one single thing.

I'll be getting a BA in English next year and have already got an internship lined up with a corporation's marketing department for this summer.

So my choices are as follows-
1) Do postgraduate studies in English, follow my dream and try desperately to get a doctorate and then a job lecturing. Easier said than done, but a dream is a dream.
2) Do a masters in criminology or something of the sort and then get a job
3) Milk this internship for all its worth, make a good impression and hope to get invited back again next year thus raising my chances of working my way up the corporate ladder. (I'll do the bit about making a good impression anyway. Even if I go for 1 or 2 a successful internship will still look nice on my CV)

[Admiral Valdemar]

You can always major in criminology and minor in the other subject. Best to major in the one that will most likely lead to a career advancement. BAs tend to not do that as much as BS degrees do.

I can't actually major in one and minor in the other. The English education system makes you concentrate on one single thing.

I'll be getting a BA in English next year and have already got an internship lined up with a corporation's marketing department for this summer.

So my choices are as follows-
1) Do postgraduate studies in English, follow my dream and try desperately to get a doctorate and then a job lecturing. Easier said than done, but a dream is a dream.
2) Do a masters in criminology or something of the sort and then get a job
3) Milk this internship for all its worth, make a good impression and hope to get invited back again next year thus raising my chances of working my way up the corporate ladder. (I'll do the bit about making a good impression anyway. Even if I go for 1 or 2 a successful internship will still look nice on my CV)

I don't know what your uni does, but here in Lancaster you can major in something and minor.

[Deathstalker]

I am assuming Criminology is the same as Criminal Justice here in the US. If it is I can make a few suggestions as I have my degree in CJ. If you plan on being a lawyer, social worker or get involved with law enforcement, it is the way to go. If you are not interested in any of these things as a career, then I suggest doing something else. I was planning to get into law enforcement, but lost interest in it. So now I am working on a masters for managament. I certainly enjoyed my CJ classes, I just never found a job related to what I studied.

[Anhaga]

I don't know what your uni does, but here in Lancaster you can major in something and minor.

Really? Is that like a Combined Studies programme or something of the sort?

I think we may have something of the sort here at Leicester but I'm not sure how it works.