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Postgraduate | Postgraduate study is any study after your basic degree, be that science, engineering, arts, etc. There are two main options: | ||
==Masters (M.sc., M.eng., M.A, etc.)== | ==Masters (M.sc., M.eng., M.A, etc.)== | ||
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** You have to conduct independent research, perform experiments, read/write academic papers | ** You have to conduct independent research, perform experiments, read/write academic papers | ||
** Your work is submitted in the form of a thesis (longer than a dissertation) | ** Your work is submitted in the form of a thesis (longer than a dissertation) | ||
** You are allocated a supervisor who will help you, and will guide your research, | ** You are allocated a supervisor who will help you, and will guide your research, criticize your work. etc. | ||
==Doctorate (Ph.D.)== | ==Doctorate (Ph.D.)== | ||
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==Academic Life== | ==Academic Life== | ||
The academic life can be a dream or a horror, depending on who you talk to. Due to the lack of a structured work day, typically academics can come in (and leave) at whatever time they want, or take coffee breaks whenever they want. On the other hand, there are deadlines to meet in the form of theses, reports, papers, grant submissions. You could be working with the hottest equipment, or the shittest equipment. Academics can be harsh critics, and you will almost certainly have to defend your work on a regular basis through argument. You will be mostly expected to be able to work on your own (people are generally busy with their own things, and people helping people isn't always something that happens as fluidly as it should). Money isn't super at all (unless you've got a great grant, you work in a loaded Research institute, or you're a Professor), but it can all depend on the research lab you are in! On the plus side, it can of course be | The academic life can be a dream or a horror, depending on who you talk to. Due to the lack of a structured work day, typically academics can come in (and leave) at whatever time they want, or take coffee breaks whenever they want. On the other hand, there are deadlines to meet in the form of theses, reports, papers, grant submissions. You could be working with the hottest equipment, or the shittest equipment. Academics can be harsh critics, and you will almost certainly have to defend your work on a regular basis through argument. You will be mostly expected to be able to work on your own (people are generally busy with their own things, and people helping people isn't always something that happens as fluidly as it should). Money isn't super at all (unless you've got a great grant, you work in a loaded Research institute, or you're a Professor), but it can all depend on the research lab you are in! On the plus side, it can of course be exhilarating to witness a result that nobody has before, or to feel you are on the edge of scientific knowledge - but there is a tradeoff you have to consider; academic life is not necessarily for everyone! | ||
==Brickies in Research== | ==Brickies in Research== | ||
* | * dever (Computing, DCU) | ||
* | * geekity (Physics, DCU) | ||
* tree (Biology, DCU) | |||
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[[Category:Jobs]] | [[Category:Jobs]] | ||