Hello nairalanders new to this forum just want to be sure of something does it really matter what grade you get during your masters level, i got 2:1 in my first degree though.

I guess grades don't matter there, but what you take out of it yourself except you want to move on to PHD.

Is Masters even important? only important if you want to be a lecturer. It can be a problem for you if you want to work in any business environment because while others will be talking about practical business realities, you will be thinking about theories.

@ poster, wat buzzman said in his first paragraph is true. D grades dnt count except u aspire for a phd.
@ Buzzman, masters is nt all abt theories jst as bachelor's degree dsnt bind on theories alone. D advantage wit masters is dt u hv a broadened view abt basic challenges dt surpass d bachelors level. Dis is cos, masters focuses more on d individuals research nd nt jst wat ur taught.

@Mcleo007 I totally agree with u.

Edit: ohh, you said masters grade, not degree!! soowwwy.

and over here in 9ja,some expatriate with high school cert + technical experience are heading companies filled with people with phd/master(s) degree.
@poster in does not matter in 9ja

A Masters Degree is rated side by side with experience. Companies usually employ graduates with brief or no experience and a Masters Degree on the same grade level as graduates with five (5) years experience and no masters degree.  Employers are even known to be biased in favour of relevant experience over paper qualification, that's why the guys who've 'done it before' usually get the high profile responsibilities - companies wont risk giving a sensitive job/responsibility to a person to try out his book theories.

Not important at all

The posters said[b] Masters Grade[/b] not degree.

Poster, it's a 50 - 50 thing, for example I hope to do an MBA at a top American school after the Master's i'm currently doing, so I'm hoping the grade (a distinction) would be in my favour,but if you're going to work after. . it's not very important, until about 5 years ago there wasn't even master's grade. it was either you passed or failed.

Hey,

what about an MBA?

How important is it?

Buzman:

I guess grades don't matter there, but what you take out of it yourself except you want to move on to PHD.

Is Masters even important? only important if you want to be a lecturer. It can be a problem for you if you want to work in any business environment because while others will be talking about practical business realities, you will be thinking about theories.

So in your own 'practical' world, Masters is only about theory?

Mcleo007:

@ poster, wat buzzman said in his first paragraph is true. D grades dnt count except u aspire for a phd.
@ Buzzman, masters is nt all abt theories jst as bachelor's degree dsnt bind on theories alone. D advantage wit masters is dt u hv a broadened view abt basic challenges dt surpass d bachelors level. Dis is cos, masters focuses more on d individuals research nd nt jst wat your taught.

Very good point

melodytoda:

Hey,

what about an MBA?

How important is it?

h h I think MBA is Equall important

Toba,

Do you know much about MBA in scotland?

Masters is not all about theory.

But it also depends on the type of masters.

Like M.Sc is very academic

Masters is an added advantage

Definitely.

we can therefore conclude that it is very important.

Any knowledge is yours forever. Certainly not to your disadvantage.

So dear poster, carry on.

@poster

The GRADE matters only if you intend going for your Phd
In the UK (I don't know about Nigeria), your grade doesn't appear on you certificate _{except you get a distinction}.

Only Second class upper can enrol for a PHD

While a Masters degree holder might not necesarily be better or more competent than a Bachelors degree holder, it is very advisable to go for Masters if the opportunity present itself.
If not for any other reason, we live in a very competitive world where there are so many applicants chasing very few jobs. So the employers always raise the recruitment standards just to drop so many applicants.Some companies now strictly target only Masters degree holders.
Even if you get a good job with your bachelors,your colleagues with a Masters degree may enjoy more rapid promotions than you,etc.
So ultimately, i think a Masters degree is very beneficial in the long run.

hollandis:

Only Second class upper can enrol for a PHD

I graduated with a third class degree, and at the moment i've almost finished my PhD programme.

I respectfully disagree with everyone that said Grade doesn't count. @ Poster, Please go for it and get your distinction , It is very Important. What is worth doing atall is worth doing well. It will definitely give you the competitive edge in the Job market, . I graduated with a 1stclass degree Last year and by the grace of God, it helped me secure a decent Job down here, even as an Int'l Student. I'll definitely aim for Distinction when I go for masters. Please take the Classification seriously! get your distinction and see how your certificate and experience will begin to work for you

ok

chire:


I graduated with a third class degree, and at the moment i've almost finished my PhD programme.

You graduated with a third class MSC and you enrolled for PHD.The school is not definitely in Nigeria or is not a Fed Govt School

SeanT21:

A masters degree is very important in America these days. I think its fair to conclude that a bachelors degree is equal to a high school diploma over here. In some states, you cant even be a teacher without getting a masters degree in education

The university education is US is somehow too easy and fluffy in most cases due to their lack of specialisation in the subject studied.

In the UK, the MSc is at most times not differentiated from a BSc excepti one wants to do a Phd or work in research in industry in the subject area.

A master degree is good for those or if you want to gloss your profile by going to a better, more highly rated university.

pls which of these 3 scotland schools is best for MBA:

uni of aberdeen;

Heriot Watt - EBS;

Glasgow caledonian

I don't even know that they use class system in masters degree in the UK.
I know that one either gets a pass or a distinction.

melodytoda:

pls which of these 3 scotland schools is best for MBA:

uni of aberdeen;

Heriot Watt - EBS;

Glasgow caledonian

None!

melodytoda:

pls which of these 3 scotland schools is best for MBA:

uni of aberdeen;

Heriot Watt - EBS;

Glasgow caledonian

I personally believe Heriot Watt - EBS.
However University of Aberdeen is a top school and you might consider an MBA if you are somehow interested in the oil & gas or Energy industry.

Glasgow Caledonian is a new school and aren't as highly rated as the other 2 above.

agabaI23:

I don't even know that they use class system in masters degree in the UK.
I know that one either gets a pass or a distinction.

Some schools do a grading system of;
Distinction;
Commendation;
Merit;
PAss;
FAil