master economics: udem vs concordia

[fs33]

udem= Université de Montréal

the topic here is master in econ: udem vs concordia

i know udem's econ department is better ranked than concordia's, but i was wondering:

to work in academy, which one is better?

to work in industry, which one is better?

should i take the fact that concordia is an english-speaking university whereas udem is a french-speaking one into account?

the thing is i don't need a degree from an english speaking university to show my english profiency (i'm a french native speaker), but i'm a bit worried about my job prospects outside quebec: would the fact that i graduated from a french-speaking university hurt my job prospects in english-speaking countries?

any thoughts?

thanks

[cafeomuerte]

Hi fs33, I don't really know much about Econ. programs, but I know that UdeM is way better in research than Concordia -Concordia would be the right choice if you do not want to be in Academy.

As per your possibilities to work outside Quebec or outside Canada after you finish, you are right about not having to prove that you have a good level in English by going to an anglo institution.

I don't think it really matters that you finish in a francophone university because they'll see your language skills in English when you write your letter of motivation and when they contact you for an interview. In fact, I think that it is understood that if you are applying for jobs in English-speaking countries you have full working proficiency. And if you don't it's just obvious when they see your application.

Out of curiosity, did you attend cegep in English or French? And what about the BA, where did you do it? I ask you this because in my field it is very well seen to have different backgrounds.

You should probably browse people's profiles in your field, the ones with positions that you aspire to or that interest you, and see if there's a pattern... might turn out that it's valued to go to school in different languages or different provinces and countries.

Good luck!

[fs33]

thks for ur answer and piece of advice

i didn't attend cegep i did my ba in france and studied abroad in california for my senior year.

i'm not sure if i want to work in academy so i was trying to find a good compromise that let me keep my options open

there is somethg i'm not sure i understood from ur answer... is concordia a better choice to work outside academia?

Hi fs33, I don't really know much about Econ. programs, but I know that UdeM is way better in research than Concordia -Concordia would be the right choice if you do not want to be in Academy.

As per your possibilities to work outside Quebec or outside Canada after you finish, you are right about not having to prove that you have a good level in English by going to an anglo institution.

I don't think it really matters that you finish in a francophone university because they'll see your language skills in English when you write your letter of motivation and when they contact you for an interview. In fact, I think that it is understood that if you are applying for jobs in English-speaking countries you have full working proficiency. And if you don't it's just obvious when they see your application.

Out of curiosity, did you attend cegep in English or French? And what about the BA, where did you do it? I ask you this because in my field it is very well seen to have different backgrounds.

You should probably browse people's profiles in your field, the ones with positions that you aspire to or that interest you, and see if there's a pattern... might turn out that it's valued to go to school in different languages or different provinces and countries.

Good luck!

[cafeomuerte]

Hello fs33,

Sorry it took me so long to reply, it appears I was not subscribed to receive notifications for this topic ...

Yes, for what I have seen, people who go to Concordia usually intend to work for companies after they finish. UdeM is more research oriented and allow you to be autonomous while in Concordia it's guided research as in they're gonna tell you what to do (I only know about 4-5 people who did grad school in JMSB so it might not be the rule). I think that whatever it is you're planning on doing after, autonomous research is very well seen.

Hope this helps!

thks for ur answer and piece of advice

i didn't attend cegep i did my ba in france and studied abroad in california for my senior year.

i'm not sure if i want to work in academy so i was trying to find a good compromise that let me keep my options open

there is somethg i'm not sure i understood from ur answer... is concordia a better choice to work outside academia?