{"id":1028,"date":"2017-02-17T17:09:04","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T16:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mukom.mondragon.edu\/ecoingenieria\/?p=1028"},"modified":"2017-02-20T15:53:25","modified_gmt":"2017-02-20T14:53:25","slug":"industrial-engineering-master-degree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mukom.mondragon.edu\/ingenieria-eco-tecnologias-industriales\/en\/2017\/02\/17\/industrial-engineering-master-degree\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I study a Master degree or not?"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s still some time left, but for some students the choosing day is coming: what do I do next year? Do I study some more or should I start working (or looking for a job)? It is true is that here in San Sebastian we\u2019ve got an advantage: our bachelor\u2019s degrees provide access to several Master degrees. But, above everything, we\u2019d like to be as objective as possible and stablish<\/p>\n

pros and cons of studying a Master Degree<\/em><\/h2>\n

We\u2019re using as a reference the Master in Industrial Engineering, since it\u2019s pretty close to us: Materials speciality within that Master is right here, in Galarreta. And, as mentioned, we\u2019ll try to be as honest as possible regarding these issues that always come up when taking about masters:<\/p>\n

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  1. Is it worth it?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Yes, but only if you\u2019re really sure about the decision. This master degree opens so many doors to a wide range of jobs (even public jobs!). In return, it asks for a lot of work, so attitudes like \u201cI\u2019ll start studying that but I\u2019ll take it easy, let\u2019s see how it goes\u2026\u201d usually do not work out. You can learn lots of things regarding construction, mechanical design, management, energy generation, simulation, fluids, etc. So, even if you\u2019re only looking at contents, it is worth it.<\/p>\n

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    1. Is it expensive?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Yes. If we only look at the direct cost, it is (and we\u2019re saying this when our Masters are not<\/strong> the most expensive ones at all!!)<\/p>\n

      But. Yes, there is a but. This master degree takes 2 years, but second year you\u2019ll be taking part of the trainee program of a company for 75% of the course, and it is a paid training program. So costs reduce dramatically. On top of that, during first year of the degree most of students work and study at the same time.<\/p>\n

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      1. Is it difficult?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        It\u2019s not easy, but the main difficulty comes from the fact that the workload is quite high, not technical difficulties. There are lots of subjects at the same time, all of them with lots of tasks. Regarding contents, depends on who\u2019s talking (of course). There\u2019s people who hates and others who love management, same with thermodynamics, and so on. Technical? No big difficulty here, only in punctual subjects and moments. Do not forget that most of our students study a Master degree while working, so it cannot be that hard!<\/p>\n

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        1. Is it attractive?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          There are so many different subjects, that chances are you\u2019ll like some of them. But we also warn you: there will be some you don\u2019t like so much. Most of the subjects come from a real focus, quite interesting, far from basic scientific concepts\u2026<\/p>\n

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          1. And what about work?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Let\u2019s see: we cannot guarantee a job to anybody when they finish their master (or Bachelor\u2019s) degree. But there\u2019s always a project related to a company during last year of the studies, and that will provide you a chance to find a job: on top of that, everything depends on the company, the student, the moment, the location of the stars\u2026 Anyway, keep in mind that this degree is the most required one by companies. So\u2026 we can say it louder, but not clearer!!<\/p>\n

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            1. And if I start working now, and I\u2019ll study a Master degree later on?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Definitively no. This is the only thing we do recommend you not to do. Not because you can\u2019t do it, but because, it\u2019s pretty hard to catch uni rhythm once you\u2019ve stopped studying. We understand that when you\u2019re 22 or 23 you just want to start earning some money instead of studying some more. But be patient, one more year won\u2019t harm anybody. After all, once you finish the master degree you only have some 40 years to work ahead of you \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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              1. But, working and studying at the same time is possible?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                Yes. Absolutely. No matter what you might hear, 70% of our students work and study at the same time, and they get their degree on time, so it is VERY possible.<\/p>\n

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                To sum up: Industrial Engineering Master degree means a relative effor (both economically and from the workload point of view) for one year. In return, you get some very useful knowledge and a very valid title for the rest of your life. Our recommendation: go for it!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                There\u2019s still some time left, but for some students the choosing day is coming: what do I do next year? Do I study some more or should I start working (or looking for a job)? It is true is that here in San Sebastian we\u2019ve got an advantage: our bachelor\u2019s degrees provide access to several Master degrees. But, above everything, we\u2019d like to be as objective as possible and stablish pros and cons of studying a Master Degree We\u2019re using as a reference the Master in Industrial Engineering, since it\u2019s pretty close to us: Materials speciality within that Master is right here, in Galarreta. And, as mentioned, we\u2019ll try to be as honest as possible regarding these issues that always come up when taking about masters: Is it worth it? Yes, but only if you\u2019re really sure about the decision…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":82,"featured_media":-1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[142],"tags":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mukom.mondragon.edu\/ingenieria-eco-tecnologias-industriales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1028"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mukom.mondragon.edu\/ingenieria-eco-tecnologias-industriales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mukom.mondragon.edu\/ingenieria-eco-tecnologias-industriales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mukom.mondragon.edu\/ingenieria-eco-tecnologias-industriales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/82"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mukom.mondragon.edu\/ingenieria-eco-tecnologias-industriales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1028"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mukom.mondragon.edu\/ingenieria-eco-tecnologias-industriales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1029,"href":"https:\/\/mukom.mondragon.edu\/ingenieria-eco-tecnologias-industriales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1028\/revisions\/1029"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mukom.mondragon.edu\/ingenieria-eco-tecnologias-industriales\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mukom.mondragon.edu\/ingenieria-eco-tecnologias-industriales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mukom.mondragon.edu\/ingenieria-eco-tecnologias-industriales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mukom.mondragon.edu\/ingenieria-eco-tecnologias-industriales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}