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Hello all, i am looking for affordable distance education Masters in Islamic Studies. the one offered by the Islamic College in London is distance and can cost around 2750 Pounds, if one gets their 50% tuition scholarship, and they have an instalment program to pay for the rest of it. the final degree will be issued by Middlesex University and its got a Shiite perspective on Islamic Studies this college. i am not going to use the degree for much, just like to have it on my resume, so i am looking for something affordable but not totally useless. are there any other options out there?

Have you had a look at the RMC ( Royal Military Collee of Canada)? from what i recall you could study there as a Civilian and they have a War Studies kind of thing going.=

Dear All, i'm already in the first year of doing a PhD in Security Studies in New Zealand, but been unhappy because of family reasons, my wife has got severe depression because of the rural way of life here, far away from home and no jobs and education for her (an M.A. costs 30K$ for her and no funding where i am) and the job market stinks. so planning to move to Canada where she has relatives and can get scholarships to study - also my current Uni here isnt very high ranked and the academic atmosphere isnt very good either or active- in a department were teaching is more important than research Program: PhD with a focus on Security Studies Schools Applying To: Balsillie PhD or Ryerson PP PhD Interests: Rise of China and Asia-Pacific Security Undergrad Institution: Uni in Middle East Undergraduate GPA: 2.8 Undergraduate Major:English Literature Graduate: M.A. in Indian Studies with IR Thesis, from Iran's top Uni - 3.6 GPA - GRE: not taken, hence the two school option Years of Work Experience:2 years Age: Persian, English (Fluent), Work Experience: 1 year as junior researcher at a think-tank in Iran working on Asia-pacific security - 1 year of T.A at a New Zealand University teaching Middle East and Asia Pacific Security - guest contributor to an Atlantic Council program - Campaign Manager for a Presidential race LORs: 2 from my previous professors in Iran, can write very good letters. maybe one from NZ Publications: a book chapter in persian in a think-tank book - conference paper and a couple of op-ed for the Atlantic council SOPs: can write a good one, i also have a pretty much completed PhD proposal at hand. i was wondering how competitive the PhD at Ryerson and Balsillie are and what are the chances of getting funding? also, do you think my current PhD Status is a positive to the eye of the admission committee or a negative point?

Dear All, your help id appreciated, i'm already in the first year of doing a PhD in Security Studies in New Zealand, but been unhappy because of family reasons, my wife has got severe depression because of the rural way of life here, far away from home and no jobs and education for her (an M.A. costs 30K$ for her) and the job market stinks. so planning to move to Canada where she has relatives and can get scholarships to study - also my current Uni here isnt very high ranked and the academic atmosphere isnt very good either or active- in a department were teaching is more important than research. so i'm planning to apply to funded M.A. programs in Canada and do a second masters in hopes of then moving to a credible PhD and get out of my situations here. so i was wondering if you could tell me how my chances are for admission and funding in the programs below? thanks, if you think i fit for any other programs please do tell me Memorial University of Newfoundland (M.A.) - Brock University (M.A.) - Uni of Saskatchewan (M.A) - Balsillie PhD Interests: Rise of China and Asia-Pacific Security Undergrad Institution: Uni in Middle East Undergraduate GPA: 2.8 Undergraduate Major:English Literature Years of Work Experience:2 years Age: Persian, English (Fluent), Work Experience: 1 year as junior researcher at a think-tank in Iran working on Asia-pacific security - 1 year of T.A at a New Zealand University teaching Middle East and Asia Pacific Security - guest contributor to an Atlantic Council program - Campaign Manager for a Presidential race LORs: 2 from my previous professors in Iran, can write very good letters, probably one from NZ (but obviously not my supervisor) Publications: a book chapter in persian in a think-tank book - English conference paper and a couple of op-ed for the Atlantic council SOPs: can write a good one, i also have a pretty much completed PhD proposal at hand.

Program: PhD with a focus on Security Studies Schools Applying To: Balsillie PhD Interests: Rise of China and Asia-Pacific Security Undergrad Institution: Uni in Middle East Undergraduate GPA: 2.8 Undergraduate Major:English Literature Graduate: M.A. in Indian Studies with IR Thesis, from Iran's top Uni - 3.6 GPA - GRE: not taken, hence the one school option Years of Work Experience:2 years Age: Persian, English (Fluent), Work Experience: 1 year as junior researcher at a think-tank in Iran working on Asia-pacific security - 1 year of T.A at a New Zealand University teaching Middle East and Asia Pacific Security - guest contributor to an Atlantic Council program - Campaign Manager for a Presidential race LORs: 2 from my previous professors in Iran, can write very good letters. Publications: a book chapter in persian in a think-tank book - conference paper and a couple of op-ed for the Atlantic council SOPs: can write a good one, i also have a pretty much completed PhD proposal at hand. Concerns: i'm already in the first year of doing a PhD in Security Studies in New Zealand, but been unhappy because of family reasons, my wife has got severe depression because of the rural way of life here, far away from home and no jobs and education for her (an M.A. costs 30K$ for her) and the job market stinks. so planning to move to Canada where she has relatives and can get scholarships to study - also my current Uni here isnt very high ranked and the academic atmosphere isnt very good either or active- in a department were teaching is more important than research

i think the majority of people who entered the course didnt like it, cause when you hear Iranian Studies it has to be more about culture and art and literature whilst this program is more about politics and IR, so i think the hype about an Iranian Stuies M.A. at UT went down as more people came in understood the orientation of the program. also, recent placement have been more chinese students compared to the moreeuropeans in its first years

Dear BFB, i would be ever so thankful if you could give me your feedback on my case. i have been accepted for a PhD in Political Science at a University in Belgium and will start this September, now the thing is that neither my B.A nor my M.A was in political science, i Did my masters in an interdisciplinary field, Indian Studies, but did a IR thesis for that and i'm continuing the research and extending it in my PhD. now i want to be more competitive in job markets (Not the U.S. Apparently) like Europe or Australia/NZ and other places. i was thinking about applying to a Funded M.A., for e.g. there's one in UBC which is funded and its only a year, now my supervisors are okay with me leaving for a year or 18 months and working on my doctorate on the sidelines, so by getting this M.A. in Politics, from a good school, i think i'll have a better chance of obtaining a job, now how do you think admission committee's would look at my case? would the fact that i got into a PhD be a positive factor or a negative one? i'm trying to improve my resume, now i know publishing can do that but having another M.A. in the field that i'm getting its PhD wouldn't hurt either. looking forward for your suggestion

also, i do not plan to enter the US Market, i'm more interested in finding a Job in Markets like NZ, Australia, or GCC countries. what are my chances of getting accepted for a Post-Doc in US? they places i looked seemed to favor US PhDs. any thoughts?

thank you for the advice, i Decided to go for the PhD n Political Science in Belgium, where i come from, a PhD from the US, any university, is respected a lot, more from a PhD in Europes best, and frankly i really like to do some post-doc years at places like Belfer or SAIS, Woodrow Wilson or other American schools which work on China and i thought a PhD from an American school has a better chance of entering the aforementioned places i said then a graduate of a European PhD

i know this is not a favorable option for a lot of US based students, but why take 35k$ debt for an M.A. in Brandeis whilst you could do a Masters, if thats what you really want to do, in Europe's cheap countries, you earn an M.A. and i think the costs would be less and you've done more graduate coursework and a thesis. take for example Freie Berlin, Heidelberg in Germany or Universities in Belgium like VUB, ULB and KU Leuven, they usually have an annual fee of 800 Euro's and the living costs are quiet cheap. the Belgians ask for 620 euros monthly for your living costs.

Hi Everyone, i'v been studing social sciences and IR since high school and currently hold an M.A. and i'll be starting my PhD in Belgium shortly, but i want to move to the States for my PhD and drop out of belgium after a year, i haven't studied maths for 10 years now, and even then i wasnt very good, i have identified a few programs that don't require the GRE, but is there anything else you might have come across? just in case, my focus is security of the Asia Pacific the list is short and limited to : UH Manoa Idaho State (D.A. but anyhow..)

hi guys i have just applied for a PhD in IR to two Australian Universities , U of Melbourne and Deakin with U of Queensland following up, any body knows how things are in down under? you never hear much from Australia here.

mandeley is great, i read it here and have only been using it for around a couple of days but its fantastic, and very user friendly and not complicated unlike Endnote and stuff. 1;you give it your pdf's and papers and stuff 2.check if it got their information out correct 3.install the word plugin and your ready to go

any of the guys here know how the situation is in europe? i have an M.A. in India studies and i am focused on FP and IR, i'm considering Edinburgh's South Asia Studies PhD, Kings College India Research PhD, and CeMIS at Gottingen University on Germany, any ideas?

i dont know specificly about your major,but compared to stirling which is a new institute, durham has the history with lots of old fashioned buildings around the town and the cathedral, kindda like harry potter. nice town all-in-all, all that you cant find in Durham, can be found in newcastle, so get around going back and foward in the tyne-and-wear area.

a wonderful little city in the NE, its more like a retirement village as its very silent and uncrowded, as already said its green everywhere with the river which makes it very nice., you might get bored but you can do all the pub and baring in Newcastle which is around 45min away, it has a live night life with alot of football and concerts!

a wonderful little city in the NE, its more like a retirement village as its very silent and uncrowded, as already said its green everywhere with the river which makes it very nice., you might get bored but you can do all the pub and baring in Newcastle which is around 45min away, it has a live night life with alot of football and concerts!

well i am serious and certainly not a troll, i'm just a confused applicant for next year weighing his different options. the matter is that if i a get a doctorate i would not be looking for a job in the U.S. but having a degree from the U.S. matters a lot where i come from. as i mentioned earlier, i dont want to take the GRE so places which they are not needed are top on my priority list.

Hi Guys i've been looking at Idaho states pol.sci department and they seem to offer a doctorate in political science but its not a PhD , its a D.A. (Doctor of Arts), would this be a problem in the future if i want to enter academia? also, they seem to wave the GRE if you have a good enough GPA, has anyone here anything about their admission records? any views on the program and the university in general? i really dont want to take the GRE so this is a real decider for me. i would love to hear what you think on this

hi does anyone here know anything on Asian studies programs in australia? and especially Sydney?

thanks to all the guys for their comments, certainly i would try HK, Singapore and Europe, and ML China would be my last resort if i couldn't secure a scholarship at the mentioned places. one could afford china better with our currency than Europe. now since the topic is on Asia, has anyone here heard anything on JNU and India?they seem to have a good international studies schools offering courses and research on different areas. any ideas?!

anyways, back to Fudan, anyone heard anything from the quality? i dont want to take the GRE so no US and top Canadians and everywhere else the fundings are so tight , and i have a guaranteed job back at home if i specialize in china and especially if i learn the language, i guess i'll be able to attend the language classes if i attend there as a PhD right? also, government and shanghai scholarships seems sweet since our currency is kinda broke these days. how about the placement, any one heard stuff on that?

i would like to end up in the think tanks, but as you mentioned i think joint prog. could be a great deal.FU Berlin has one with Fudan and some other Chinese universities and KCL has one with JNU and NUS. but to add another point i have seen recently that JNU has given good placements and alumni and professors have gone to work at some great places. ah, another minor thing i would love to ask, i might not be sure about the india-china thing and might focus on Iran-India, as an iranian i thing that would give me better chances for jobs, right?

Hi Guys, i would really like to hear your feedback on this issue, i am currently doing an M.A. on Indian Studies, but in future i would like to work on China-India interactions for my PhD. now as someone who has studied one of these countries in depth, what would you say about studying in china or India for a PhD? i mean one could come to the U.S. or other major universities and work on them with professors who are experts on them and the field but how would you fell about going down there and staying there for the time of you study?cause Jawaherlael Nehru University in Delhi has some great programs in its international studies school and its South and East Asia centre is very much active and they also have an abundance of language programs to do in your extra time, also in China, Fudan University in Shanghai has started an English-taught PhD in International politics which is great as one could use the 4 years time to work on his Mandarin too. anyways, i would like to hear your ideas on the issue.

thanks for your response, just for the record i have a B.A in english with a minor on islamic knowledge, GPA:2.9 and im doing an M.A. Indian Studies GPA:3.8ish. i can get good LOR as i am the top of my program and i am doing a thesis related to U.S India and Iran on the Iranian Nuclear issue. is it good enaugh?