Hi guys,
I'm nearly a grad! Hope you can help me out. I'm on my second last semester-unit of my BA majoring in Art History at the University of Western Australia (UWA) in Perth, but I'm studying a part-time load because of family responsibilities so I won't be done till Oct 2009. Our grad system here is then to do a one year Honours course, then a PhD if you want an academic/research career (as do I).
My family is almost certainly relocating to Houston TX as ex-pats in early 2010 because my husband works with a US headquartered company and has been offered an exciting job opportunity at Bellaire. We have a son with Asperger's syndrome and will have to find him a special private school, but I do not want to let my own studies go, as my brain will turn to mush.
I have heard wonderful things about Rice and their eminent faculty staff, and I see they have a new PhD programme, but if I was staying in Perth I would be writing an Honours thesis before I write a Doctoral thesis, so it seems a little daunting to know whether to put my hand up for that. Also, I can only study part-time due to my family responsibilities caring for my son.
Can anyone offer advice about Rice, or any other University in Houston, or advice generally.
Many thanks.
