Highest Level of Education

@T: I don't know how things are in the States, but in Europe, since the undergraduate studies were reduced from 4 to 3 years and are now considered just "a first stage" of a longer process, you can't really do much here with only a bachelor's degree. 

harmonium.ro wrote: @T: I don't know how things are in the States, but in Europe, since the undergraduate studies were reduced from 4 to 3 years and are now considered just "a first stage" of a longer process, you can't really do much here with only a bachelor's degree.

Not everywhere - in many European countries undergraduate studies still continue 4 yrs. But I believe the situation on job's market depends on country you live/work. I lived and worked some years in Southern Europe, where higher education is not so popular, so any graduated person has a big advantage when searching a job (I am not speaking about MSc or PhD, just BA ). But in my country (ok, we are strongly above European average figures for people with University education) according to official statistics 60% of yesterday school pupils continue their education in Universities. As a result, undergraduated candidates are absolute norm, and MSc or PhD is some advantage ( depending on job though).


Edited by snobb - June 03 2010 at 07:50

High school. I was studying, but was too lazy to finish the BA degree. However, I have some plans to finish it this year or the next one - it's not easier to find a job, sometimes it's not even a better payed job, but it's easier and more convenient jobs that are available.

The University of Errors.

THe School of Hard Knocks

Green Shield Stamp wrote: Is the misspelling of professional in the poll choice a deliberate error, bringing a wonderful level of irony to a thread about education?

Hehe I was typing quickly. I know how to spell professional.

I will have a High School Honors diploma in my hands as of tomorrow evening.   : )

ptkc123 wrote: I will have a High School Honors diploma in my hands as of tomorrow evening.   : )

   Congrats!!

Apsalar wrote: harmonium.ro wrote: Apsalar wrote: Started two degrees and finished neither. First was Visual Arts the second Art History/History. Formal education has never been my thing.  We are kindred spirits I've also nearly finished my Art History & Theory graduate cycle... Ha ha... Indeed! After a while I found I was more interested in creating than being critical of others works :P Now I'm looking for volunteer work in galleries and am waiting on a responses from our National Sound and Film archives about the possibility of casual work (could be waiting a little while tho').

Well this really gets strange, I am also applying for volunteer work!

We must be antipode twin destinies!

The bad thing in France is that the "volunteering" concept is completely unknown, unlike in the anglo-saxon cultures. All museums and art institutions are public institutions and abide the law, which doesn't specify volunteering, only internship. And interns need to be students of some sort and to have a "educational project" (with a supervisor) that requires an internship, a contract between the institution, the school and the student ne to be signed etc etc I can't be an intern...

So I'll most likely apply at private galleries next. Now from these guys I would expect a "normal" answer to the question "hey would you like to have some work done for free?"

Apsalar wrote: It is the same here in Australia, a bachelor degree means little more than a piece of paper, so if your interested in specialization you'll be spending a while in uni. If your looking for general government work, more often than not they don't care what the degree is in, but are more interested in the fact you were able to show a certain amount of aptitude by stick out the duration of the degree.

That's nice, many European countries are different. For example, in such countries as France (where I live) or Romania (where I come from) (but also Greece, Italy, etc.), if you want to work in the cultural domain most jobs are in the public sector, and "papers" (degrees) are mandatory, so different to other countries where they're interested in your actual competences.

Bachelor of Science.

I also have a teaching qualification (the lowest level).