Feasibility analysis: 1
Many foreign students in China are facing the problem of changing majors. After undergraduate study, they will gradually understand their future development direction. Whether it is a transformation to a related major or a complete cross-industry transformation, it needs careful thinking and preparation.
The first case: undergraduates directly apply for graduate students across majors.
Because many students don't like undergraduate majors, they will choose to change majors when applying for graduate students. However, due to the limitation of this major, here are some basic principles for reference: turn science into industry, science into literature, economics into pure liberal arts, and vice versa.
Liberal arts students can switch to more majors, and science students should choose carefully. Mainly because liberal arts focus on perceptual knowledge, as long as they have strong learning ability, they can study in depth on the existing basis. Science and engineering focus on reasoning, and its discipline system is step by step, which is difficult to cross.
For example:
1) Language students can transfer to mass media, translation, journalism and foreign language education.
2) Students majoring in science, literature, history, philosophy and sociology can switch to media, management, HR and marketing.
3) Undergraduate students who want to transfer to finance, design, law, architecture, medicine, education, engineering and other majors generally require relevant professional backgrounds, such as:
Transfer to financial major: China's financial major is partial to literature, while Britain's is partial to reason. Students who want to transfer to finance have a background in mathematics and studied related subjects, and their evaluation scores should be very high.
Transfer to design major: it doesn't matter if there are no related courses in the undergraduate course, but at least there must be a portfolio with painting expertise.
In the second case: if you can't change your major by applying directly, it doesn't matter if you make up your mind to do it resolutely.
Pre-masters is for international students who want to go to a British university for a master's degree, but the background is not enough. The reason may be that the undergraduate course is not directly related to the master's degree or the undergraduate course is too poor.
When applying, you need to know whether the preparatory course you applied for can be connected with the master's major you want to study later, and then apply after confirmation. Moreover, preparatory courses are not offered in all schools, and even if they are offered, they cannot be connected with all majors, and most of them are business subjects.
Remember, changing your major is a serious decision. You can't make a hasty transition just because I just like painting, or because I am interested in certain fields. Otherwise, you have to fill in the hole you dug in your knee. Once you change, don't regret it.
How to prepare: two
It is not enough to have a goal, but also to analyze your own ability.
First of all, we should combine our education, family background and internship experience. And give full proof in our personal statement to show our position and impress professors in related majors. Let your favorite school recognize your motivation and believe that you can successfully complete your studies.
Secondly, your report card should show that you have done considerable research on the major you want to transfer, even if it is an elective course, which proves that your research and learning ability is enough to help you successfully transform.
Finally, you can choose to do the relevant internship of the major you want to apply for and increase your background experience.
Tips: No matter the hot major or the unpopular major, it will not remain the same. Although popular majors are concerned, swarming learning will also lose advantages.
Recommended school majors: three books
Take the finance major as an example, some majors need a certain professional background, and some don't need a professional background at all;
Most of the majors of financial accounting management in Bristol University and Leeds University Business School need relevant professional background;
Finance majors such as York University, Reading University and Bath University require students to have an engineering or mathematics background;
Southampton University's finance major, business-related or engineering computer can apply;
Finance and trade are so extensive that they have no professional knowledge. Choose some subdivided, cross-cutting and practical majors, such as actuarial science, insurance, asset appraisal, information management and e-commerce. Can make you occupy a favorable position on the road to job hunting in the future ~
If liberal arts students want to apply for finance, they will generally apply for financial management or other business majors. Including: international business, marketing, human resources, management and other directions, schools have more choices.
Although most laws require relevant background, there are exceptions. Both the University of Sheffield and the University of Bristol have two-year Master of Laws degrees, which are specially prepared for students who want to study law but have no professional background.
In addition, the university of Exeter's law majors will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis if students have no legal background but have a high average score in school.
Universities that are more likely to successfully change majors: 4
cardiff university
Cardiff University's media major is dominant, and most media majors have no requirement for students' undergraduate background. For example, international journalism and journalism, media and communication.
Professional requirements: background in humanities and social sciences; IELTS 7.0, single item is not less than 6.0; No work experience is required.
University of Fletcher
Leicester media, mass communication, new media and society, globalization and communication are all excellent in media industrialization and the application of media knowledge in the commercial field.
Professional requirements: social science related background; Ielts 6.5; No work experience is required.
British Universities
Many business majors in UEA accept applications from students without business background, such as marketing, financial management, human resources and so on.
Professional requirements: no background is required; IELTS 6.5, single item is not less than 6.0; No work experience is required.
Application skills for changing majors: five
1.
Pre-masters is aimed at those international students who want to study for a master's degree in a British university, but they don't have the necessary conditions to study for a master's degree directly. The reason may be that their English level has not reached the required standard, or that their undergraduate study is not directly related to their master's degree. Pre-master's degree can be as short as six months and as long as one year or longer, depending on one's academic and English abilities.
Generally speaking, if you can meet the admission criteria of the university and master's program you applied for when you finish the master's preparatory course, then British universities will accept your application and enter the master's program smoothly.
2. Study in specialized courses
Some universities in Britain have designed some courses to change majors for graduates with different interests. Depending on the content and duration of the course, it may take as short as nine months or as long as two years. Upon completion, you can obtain certificates, diplomas or master's degrees. The requirements for applying for a transfer to a specialized course also depend on the students' undergraduate grades. Usually the undergraduate grade must reach 2: 1. But as an international student, you must get in touch with the school you apply for and confirm your specific requirements.
3. Direct interdisciplinary application
Students need to provide sufficient materials to the school to prove that they have the potential and learning ability to apply for this major. The school will comprehensively consider the academic background and professional background of students to see if it is suitable for this major. If some students want to switch to other majors, especially if the span of switching majors is too large, they should consider providing more auxiliary materials as support during the application process. For example, combine your family background, write a personal statement about studying in a certain field or working in a university, discuss the application motivation, and convince the professor that you really like the new major and have the ability to study, which is more conducive to applying for a good school. Directly applying for courses that British universities want to study is the most direct way to transfer from studying abroad to majoring in Britain, but it is more difficult.