http://www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate/postgraduate-study/?service=Rss http://www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate/postgraduate-study/degrees-on-the-menu-meet-the-students-signing-up-for-free-courses-1802638.html http://www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate/postgraduate-study/degrees-on-the-menu-meet-the-students-signing-up-for-free-courses-1802638.html ]]> <p> For anyone graduating into a gloomy jobs market, saddled with debt, it is an enticing prospect: sign up for postgraduate study, postpone the need to get a job and it won't cost a thing. Certainly, when the University of Gloucestershire offered Clare Cubberley a free one-year taught Masters in international business law, which usually costs £3,995, she felt it was too good to miss. She hopes it will help her stand out when she later tries to get a job in the law. And there is another consideration: "I don't think you should turn down an opportunity when it's free."</p> Postgraduate Study Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate/postgraduate-study/can-royal-holloways-new-masters-degree-raise-history-from-the-dead-1802639.html http://www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate/postgraduate-study/can-royal-holloways-new-masters-degree-raise-history-from-the-dead-1802639.html <p> Question: "What do you say to a history graduate?" Answer: "A Big Mac and fries, please." In their franker moments, history dons will admit there is more than a grain of truth in the joke. The subject has long been more popular among students than employers. But Royal Holloway, University of London thinks it has an antidote: a Masters degree in public history, which has just started its first year. </p> Postgraduate Study Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate/postgraduate-study/postgrad-lives-i-love-pursuing-knowledge-for-its-own-sake-1802640.html http://www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate/postgraduate-study/postgrad-lives-i-love-pursuing-knowledge-for-its-own-sake-1802640.html <p> <b>Ben Knowles, 25, has just begun studying for a one-year MA in modern British history at The University of Manchester, with a special interest in using film archives as a source of research. </b> </p> Postgraduate Study Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate/postgraduate-study/postgrad-queries-how-do-i-get-into-fashion-where-can-i-study-mobile-phones-1802641.html http://www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate/postgraduate-study/postgrad-queries-how-do-i-get-into-fashion-where-can-i-study-mobile-phones-1802641.html Postgraduate Study Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate/postgraduate-study/screenwriting-masters-how-to-write-for-a-soap-1802642.html http://www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate/postgraduate-study/screenwriting-masters-how-to-write-for-a-soap-1802642.html ]]> <p>Can you teach someone to write a good script? Or are good writers simply born with talent? The popularity of screenwriting courses and their rising numbers would suggest a lot of people are hoping it's a skill that can be taught. </p> Postgraduate Study Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate/postgraduate-study/martine-storey-if-your-cv-is-sparse-you-need-to-work-on-what-you-have-to-offer-1802643.html http://www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate/postgraduate-study/martine-storey-if-your-cv-is-sparse-you-need-to-work-on-what-you-have-to-offer-1802643.html <p> The tough economic climate is causing many university students to consider embarking on further study as a way of improving their job prospects. In a survey we are conducting of our own students, we have found so far that 46 per cent say that the recession has made them more likely to think about postgraduate study. </p> Postgraduate Study Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100