I've graduated at last

by fulltimestudent 36 Replies latest jw friends

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  fulltimestudent

  After a bit of a kerfuffle over a procedural matter, my university has awarded me a degree. (The procedural problem was caused by my independent selection of what I wanted to study)

  AWARD : Bachelor of Arts

  MAJOR: Ancient History - Greece, Rome and Late Antiquity

  MINOR: Japanese Studies

  Which is somewhat deceiving. Why? Well, that university is not quite the best place to study Asia or China, so finding that out after I commenced studies there, I decided to adapt what they offered and also to go to another Uni for more topics of interest.

  So I'll post all my study topics in the next post
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  fulltimestudent

  Year	Study Period	Unit	Unit Title	Mark	Grade	Description	Credit Points
  2017	Session 3	JPS 350	Japanese Studies Project	75	D	Distinction	3.000
  2016	Session 2	SPED102	Why People Believe Weird Things: Making Rational Decisions in Irrational World	64	P	Pass	3.000
  2016	Session 1	PHL 137	Critical Thinking	77	D	Distinction	3.000
  2015	Session 2	AHIS339	Capstone Unit: Greece, Rome, Late Antiquity	66	CR	Credit	3.000
  2014	Session 2	AHIS352	Early Christian Literature and Thought	69	CR	Credit	3.000
  2014	Session 1	AHIS251	The New Testament in its Times	69	CR	Credit	3.000
  2013	Session 2	AHIS323	Byzantium: East and West	77	D	Distinction	3.000
  2013	Session 1	AHIS342	Rome's Persian Wars	78	D	Distinction	3.000
  2012	Session 1	AHIS321	From Constantine to Theodora: Church and State in Late Antiquity	75	D	Distinction	3.000
  2011	Session 2	AHIS354	The Dead Sea Scrolls and Second Temple Judaism	68	CR	Credit	3.000
  2011	Session 1	AHIS302	The Classical Tradition of Thought	67	CR	Credit	3.000
  2011	Session 1	JPS 223	Intertextuality and the Tale of Genji	72	CR	Credit	3.000
  2010	Session 2	AHIS344	Religions along the Silk Road	68	CR	Credit	3.000
  2010	Session 2	JPS 122	Traditional Japanese Culture in Contemporary Society	73	CR	Credit	3.000
  2010	Session 1	AHIS343	Early China: History and Archaeology	62	P	Pass	3.000
  2010	Session 1	JPS 121	Japan - Past and Present	71	CR	Credit	3.000
  2009	Session 2	AHST222	Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World	73	CR	Credit	4.000
  2009	Session 2	AHST252	Pagans, Jews and Christians: Athens and Jerusalem	60	P	Pass	4.000
  2009	Session 1	CHN 212	Traditional Chinese Thought	85	HD	High Distinction	3.000
  2009	Session 1	HIST116	China in World History	65	CR	Credit	3.000
  2008	Session 2	AHST101	Myth in the Ancient World	57	P	Pass	3.000
  2008	Session 2	HIST250	Modern Chinese History	66	CR	Credit	4.000
  2008	Session 1	CHN 157	Contemporary China	55	P	Pass	3.000

  
  
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  fulltimestudent

  In addition, I studied the following topics at Sydney Uni.

  Year	Study Unit	Title	Result
  2012	ASNS 2641	Traditional Korea	Distinction
  2012	ASNS 2642	Modern Korea	Distinction
  2012	ASNS 2623	India: Tradition and Modernity	Credit
  2013-S2	ASNS 2672	Japan in East Asia From 1840 until today	Distinction
  2013-S2	ASNS 2677	Beyond the Geisha/Samurai Binary: Depictions of Gender in Japanese Culture	Credit
  2014-S2	ASNS 2627	India, China, Tibet: Cultural Relations	Credit
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  LoisLane looking for Superman

  WOW!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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  fulltimestudent

  So in spite of the kerfuffle, caused by my NOT following a recognised stream, I think I achieved my goal. I've criss-crossed Asia, from east to west and back again. From south to north and from past to present.

  There are blank (weak) areas, such as South East Asia, but at least I now have the cognitive skills to sstudy those areas by myself.

  So I'm now debating with myself, will I sign up next year to do a 2 year Master of Research degree?
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  Doubting Bro

  Congratulations!!
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  Giordano

  So I'm now debating with myself, will I sign up next year to do a 2 year Master of Research degree?

  You will need to spell out the pros and cons of a 2 year Master of Research degree and what your personal challengers are. After all it's your life and contrary to our ex JW masters......... our life is all we have.

  Certainly get the opinions of those who work in the field.
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  GrreatTeacher

  Congratulations! You've been working hard on this for years!

  Go for the Masters! I'm working on mine now.
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  humbled

  What a proud moment. What a remarkable accomplishment. Good for you, sir!
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  2+2=5

  Pretty good for a communist.

  (Joking)