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I don't imply that qualitative research is lesser than quantitative ones but I personally am more worried about quantitative ones (meta analysis, etc) as I have no experience with them. I hope to be a lecturer (teaching track). Or just a lecturer, I like publishing papers as well just not sure if I can publish enough in good journals given that I have never done it before, of course.

you feel that my degree mill like online bachelors from the uni of wales will not be an issue in academia? i was under the impression that any decent school will want a straight flush type with good undergrad, good phd, good published papers, etc... I do want to keep instructing in universities. But I have very limited research skills (only did some applied research, mostly qualitative surveys, triangulation of techniques, and wrote a qualitative 40 page dessertation, etc). Will it be hard to learn the more technical research stuff? Such as meta analysis, regression analysis, etc? I am a qualitative person so long essays and words are not a problem, I do well with words. 4 years is a long time, and I got to wait another 6 months as well, so that is almost 4-5 years. Looking at profiles of PhD students, they are all mostly from top universities, so I do feel a bit small I guess. If I do the Msc in Politics and do well, I can also do a 3 year Phd after that with funding.

Hello friends, I have been caught in a dilemma recently. When I was 24, I completed a BTEC HND and an online bachelors degree from the uni of Wales from the UK. It was a bad move because it turned out that the uni has a horrible reputation and my validated degree is not recognised by most employers, making it hard to find a graduate job back home in Singapore. It also doesn't help that the two biggest universities back home are ranked 12/13 in the world and are churning out graduates. After that, I went backpacking for a year or two and then worked in universities in China teaching English. Now, I am already 30-31. I want to go back home, earn a decent salary, get married, buy a house, etc. I applied for a few courses and I have been admitted into 2 courses 1. Do a masters in politics from a top 20 global university 2. Do a mphil/phd with funding from a top 40 global university I am not sure if I complete a masters in politics, will my lousy online degree still hinder my job search/career progression? I hope to work in the government sector or in a bank after this. I am also quite interested in doing the phd as I have been working in universities for a few years now. However, surely in academia, they will not hire someone like myself even if I have a phd since my bachelors is of such lousy calibre? My age is also a slight issue as I will be 35 when I complete the phd. There is also the option of transferring my online degree's credits onto a more reputable degree and completing it in 1-2 years time, but I feel a little tired at doing another bachelors again and wonder if it is necessary. What do you guys think?