I would like to bother to thank Dr. Maiden for many of her videos she uploaded here. She makes it sounds it's very easy to share with others about the topics she dealt with here, but in fact that's not necessarily the case for many students who never had the chance to meet researchers like her. For a MA candidate myself, affiliated with a graduate school in South Korea, I raised pretty much the same questions to myself as Dr. Maiden did in her video. So I could testify and say that her questions are relevant to many of those seriously thinking about gradaute level education 'anywhere' in the world, not just in the US. Knowing and thinking about these questions will drastically save your time than when you are not aware of these issues. Once again, thank your Dr. Maiden.
Thank you so much for putting this together and taking the time to expand on my questions! This was extremely helpful - I was just looking into possible degree programs abroad, and definitely will keep those on my radar. And considering many European universities don't require GRE scores, I will for sure start digging. Thanks a million Dr. Maiden!
*Can I do PhD directly after my bachelors ? I think my current field of work is not for me and I want it contribute to the world politics / int. relations if I pursue it rather my current field. Are there Unis / Colleges that accepts students directly after Bachelor ? That too my bachelor is in science not in geopolitics.*
*I'm from India - an currently a network engineer in one of the top American Pharma & data anaytics MNC in the globe, but I'm slowly feeling as if my core interest has shifted towards int. relations / foreign policies. I hold a very neutral view and am very rational person. Can I do PhD directly in global politics / int relations / foreign policies (I hold a Bachelor in Computer Sc. from a govt College in India and have 3 years of work exp in the Indian IT industry.)*
Thank you for the helpful video, would I be able to get my Master's degree in poli sci from another undergrad major? How difficult would it be? Thank you!
Hi Dr. Maiden, I have a question from an instructor's perspective. Recently, I had a discussion with previous alumni in an MPA program and he informed me that one of the differences that he noticed in Professional/Graduate school in Public Administration/Political Science was the writing was different. He mentioned that the writing was different in the sense that it was more professional writing using more experiential forms of discussion and written literature than that of pure academic written work. For example, if there was a discussion question about Urban Politics in a Low-income city, research would be taken more from newspapers or practical experiences from local government websites and past blogs or articles. But not necessarily high scholarly research (i.e it may be difficult to find). Do you think is accurate for those seminar-style lectures and any advice on improving in those areas or writing before I begin in my Master's Coursework, such as writing in a more professional way for more problem-based/inquiry-based discussions rather than purely academically (where I am expected to have at least 8-10 references of scholarly articles). I envision that this might be an area that could a unique to me as I am used to a purely academic sense, but I would love to get your thoughts on how you would provide thoughts from you course work you've taught or colleagues in the field who have taught in a more inquiry/problem-based approach rather than pure research and academic focus approach. Many thanks T
I'm only just now dipping my toe into the MPA world, so I might not be the best person to tackle this question. My experience has been in pure political science programs and a mixed peace studies program. From my limited knowledge, I would say that yes, it does seem that MPA programs are designed to prepare students for practical work. As such, you get a lot more scholarship coming from the world of practice. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, just different than say a PhD program where you're focusing a lot more on theory/research. I think it comes down to asking yourself what you want out of your MPA program. Like an MBA or an MFA, it is largely preparing you for practice. If you're wanting more, you may be needing to augment your studies on your own.
When it comes to improving your writing, I already have a few videos made that will help! Check out these: th-cam.com/video/uvK-YGxAwFg/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/uL_r8bYKeEY/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/gzVkpqBWUqU/w-d-xo.html
Please do not do it. If you want political propaganda pushed on you, you want to experience burn out, depression, anxiety, poor health, and generally feeling more miserable than you’ve ever felt in your life from something you are PAYING for and not being paid for then go for it.
I would like to bother to thank Dr. Maiden for many of her videos she uploaded here. She makes it sounds it's very easy to share with others about the topics she dealt with here, but in fact that's not necessarily the case for many students who never had the chance to meet researchers like her. For a MA candidate myself, affiliated with a graduate school in South Korea, I raised pretty much the same questions to myself as Dr. Maiden did in her video. So I could testify and say that her questions are relevant to many of those seriously thinking about gradaute level education 'anywhere' in the world, not just in the US. Knowing and thinking about these questions will drastically save your time than when you are not aware of these issues. Once again, thank your Dr. Maiden.
Thank you so much for putting this together and taking the time to expand on my questions! This was extremely helpful - I was just looking into possible degree programs abroad, and definitely will keep those on my radar. And considering many European universities don't require GRE scores, I will for sure start digging. Thanks a million Dr. Maiden!
Glad it was helpful!
This was so helpful! Thank you! I'd love to hear more about doing an MA abroad.
This was very helpful, thank you!
Thank you Dr. Maiden
*Can I do PhD directly after my bachelors ? I think my current field of work is not for me and I want it contribute to the world politics / int. relations if I pursue it rather my current field. Are there Unis / Colleges that accepts students directly after Bachelor ? That too my bachelor is in science not in geopolitics.*
*I'm from India - an currently a network engineer in one of the top American Pharma & data anaytics MNC in the globe, but I'm slowly feeling as if my core interest has shifted towards int. relations / foreign policies. I hold a very neutral view and am very rational person. Can I do PhD directly in global politics / int relations / foreign policies (I hold a Bachelor in Computer Sc. from a govt College in India and have 3 years of work exp in the Indian IT industry.)*
Thank you for the helpful video, would I be able to get my Master's degree in poli sci from another undergrad major? How difficult would it be? Thank you!
I made a video about that too: th-cam.com/video/wCPLSYU5xSU/w-d-xo.html
Hi Dr. Maiden, I have a question from an instructor's perspective. Recently, I had a discussion with previous alumni in an MPA program and he informed me that one of the differences that he noticed in Professional/Graduate school in Public Administration/Political Science was the writing was different. He mentioned that the writing was different in the sense that it was more professional writing using more experiential forms of discussion and written literature than that of pure academic written work. For example, if there was a discussion question about Urban Politics in a Low-income city, research would be taken more from newspapers or practical experiences from local government websites and past blogs or articles. But not necessarily high scholarly research (i.e it may be difficult to find). Do you think is accurate for those seminar-style lectures and any advice on improving in those areas or writing before I begin in my Master's Coursework, such as writing in a more professional way for more problem-based/inquiry-based discussions rather than purely academically (where I am expected to have at least 8-10 references of scholarly articles). I envision that this might be an area that could a unique to me as I am used to a purely academic sense, but I would love to get your thoughts on how you would provide thoughts from you course work you've taught or colleagues in the field who have taught in a more inquiry/problem-based approach rather than pure research and academic focus approach.
Many thanks
T
I'm only just now dipping my toe into the MPA world, so I might not be the best person to tackle this question. My experience has been in pure political science programs and a mixed peace studies program. From my limited knowledge, I would say that yes, it does seem that MPA programs are designed to prepare students for practical work. As such, you get a lot more scholarship coming from the world of practice. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, just different than say a PhD program where you're focusing a lot more on theory/research. I think it comes down to asking yourself what you want out of your MPA program. Like an MBA or an MFA, it is largely preparing you for practice. If you're wanting more, you may be needing to augment your studies on your own.
When it comes to improving your writing, I already have a few videos made that will help! Check out these:
th-cam.com/video/uvK-YGxAwFg/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/uL_r8bYKeEY/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/gzVkpqBWUqU/w-d-xo.html
MAs in Canada are usually funded, even for international students 👀
That's amazing!
Please do not do it. If you want political propaganda pushed on you, you want to experience burn out, depression, anxiety, poor health, and generally feeling more miserable than you’ve ever felt in your life from something you are PAYING for and not being paid for then go for it.