observer Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 A Canadian woman has just earned a Masters Degree from a Liveerpool University in - ........... "The Beatles"; nice to know we're prepared for the rigours of global competition! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fugtifino Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Well, it would be if that's what the course claimed to do, as it is: It was a Masters, so probably not publicly funded. She's Canadian. (edited to add - higher fees for internationals) It was part-time. She enjoyed it. She paid for it. The university probably made a modest/healthy profit. Where's the harm? Here's the course (worth a nosey on the "Funding your study" button on the right): http://www.prospects.ac.uk/search_courses_details?keyword=beatles&&p=1&id=43139&rank=1 For what it's worth, it looks to me like a "leisure" course for people with a particular interest in something, money to spare and time on their hands. But I'm just a miserablist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Settle Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 And here is a report on the lady plus a Beatles Quiz. I'm amazed how well I did (I did guess a few) but I did used to walk down Penny Lane to get to my first primary school, Dovedale, where John and George went 10 or so years before me. Why not have a go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Looks good on a CV to say you have a masters degree .... in this case though as long as you dont put what it was in If she paid for it herself and enjoyed it then I see no problem in it.. although why anyone would want to do a course like that is beyond me Where's the quiz Geoff... I couldn't see it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted January 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 She happened to be Canadian, BUT it seems there were 11 other folk on this particular course, and providing the tax-payer didn't pay for any of it - fine, it takes all sorts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingnut Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Me Mam's got a Phd in pollishing, hoovering, and dusting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted January 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 At least it sounds usefull Wing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 i was looking for a degree in apathy but nobody could be bothered to run one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 i was looking for a degree in apathy but nobody could be bothered to run one Very droll Toss up as to who was wittier, you or Wingnut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Yes, they were both very good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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