• Question: hello, how long did you study at university for,

    Asked by hollyheardx to Amit, Emily, Joanne, Martin, Paige on 13 Mar 2012.
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      Martin Wallace answered on 12 Mar 2012:

      I studied for 4 years at university to get a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering. Before that I spent a gap-year working in industry.

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      Emily Bullen answered on 12 Mar 2012:

      Hello!
      I studied for 5 years, to get a Masters degree, but this included a year working in industry. You could also do a bachelors degree with one year less. I didn’t have to do the year in industry, but I found it really useful to get an idea of how I would be using the things I’d learnt (and to give me the motivation I needed to work really hard in my final year).

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      Amit Pujari answered on 12 Mar 2012:

      I studied for 4 years for my undergraduate degree (in India), after working for two years as a graduate engineer, I further studied for 2 years for masters degree (in Britain) and recently studied for 4 years for my PhD (in Britain). It might sound a lot but believe me if you love some subject, you will enjoy studying/working on it for years!

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      Joanne Davies answered on 12 Mar 2012:

      Good question hollyheardx.

      I completed an HND (Higher National Diploma) in two years. HND’s are very hands on, extremely intense and hard work and they are highly valued in industry. I’ve also been back to university to get some extra engineering qualifications to further enhance my skills.

      I’m about to embark on a Masters in Regulatory Affairs as well and it will take me two years to complete.

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      Paige Brown answered on 13 Mar 2012:

      I studied for 4 years to get my undergraduate degree in Biological and Agricultural engineering. Then, I studied for 2 years to get my Masters’ degree in this same field.

      After that, I studied for 1 year in a PhD program in Biomedical Engineering. I realized during this time that I loved writing about my work as much or more than doing it. So then, I started taking classes in Mass Communications and Journalism.

      Right now, I am about to start a PhD program in Mass Communications/Journalism, and that will take 4 more years! I will be studying about science communications!

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