A few days ago
sailorstratus

can you pursue a grad degree in an area other than what your undergrad was in?

I’m finishing up my undergrad business degree and i want to pursue a fashion design degree. i was pursuing it at my current university but the program here is subpar at best (from teaching to class choices and resources). because there is only 1 garment construction teacher (whose idea of teaching is to say “read the book”), i feel that i have learned nothing. I’m dropping it here. so, what do you think?

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A few days ago
RoaringMice

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Usually you can, depending on the field. There are a few where you do need to have at least a related undergraduate degree – things like nursing, etc. But most programs are more flexible than that. Some will require you to have specific prerequisite classes or knowledge, or else have a certain amount of credits in a related subject matter. Others, like many arts-related programs, simply require a very strong portfolio. If they feel you have some missing classes, they may ask you to take specific classes to fill that gap during your first semester. I suspect fashion may fall into that “portfolio” route.

Your best bet is to go ahead and check the websites for a couple of strong fashion programs – say, FIT and Parsons – and see what, exactly, they ask for in terms of graduate-level admittance. Make sure that, even if you change your major now, you are able to meet their requirements, and you won’t have a problem.

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4 years ago
Anonymous
Jobs as a usual journalist are scarce, yet there are a lot of alternative jobs the place you ought to use your degree. A BA in journalism is a huge decision for undergraduate paintings. the sector of journalism is changing plenty, despite if it has no longer and could never circulate away. i’d advise going with your gut.
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A few days ago
Jeƒƒ Lebowski
It doesn’t matter as long as you meet all the prerequistites to that master’s degree program. I got an undergraduate degree in something other than my master’s degree.
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