Jack of all trades, master of...one?
I really need to go to grad school. In something. Eventually.
I'm interested in being in Chicago for a lot of reasons.
Here's the scoop. I have enough credits for an MFA degree in nonfiction, but don't have the degree for a number of reasons (among them the fact that I didn't apply to grad school before taking the classes and they're smashed into part of my undergrad degree as a result). I would like to go to grad school for a MA degree or MS, or possibly MPH, although I would like the possibility of teaching at the college level. I know I want to go to grad school because I've taken a bunch of grad classes and hung out with the grad students, etc. I have taken grad classes in history, ceramics, history of medicine, and nonfiction mostly. I have also done research in psychometrics and behavioral neuroscience, and have worked as a technical writer in public health. I would also consider a PhD in history of medicine, I think, but I don't know much about programs or anything.
I am writing a couple of books that require a lot of research. I need access to a good university library to get this done. Basically, I'm a writer, but I don't want to get an MFA degree because I feel like I've already earned one, and any MFA that I'd pursue would be not as well ranked as the program I attended, and could necessitate repeating of classes. I looked into this already. I want to get a degree that will further my knowledge in a specific area like history of medicine, public health, etc so I can further my writing career. Also, I'm endlessly curious about the world and consider myself to be something of an autodidact. The world doesn't really applaud that kind of learning or life, though, which is why grad school is important. I have considered medical school but would need to fulfill the prerequisites first and am unsure if I have the stamina to make it through all that. I do love medicine and ethnography and write a lot about medicine currently. I would need to be funded for grad school no matter where I go. I am not opposed to taking a few classes to make up deficits in my education (I have a BA in English w/Honors) and have taken a lot of psych classes as well.
So, to recap, I'm into:
1. history of medicine
2. history in general
3. psychology/psychiatry and history of such
4. neuroscience
5. of course writing nonfiction, but not really English literature at all
6. public health
7. ceramics, but not necessarily as an MFA degree, although I do have enough recommendations and slides to possibly pursue that option.
Although I am probably making enough money as is, I would like to be funded so I can get health insurance. I'd like to use the program to have an intellectual community probably above anything else, and the possibility of teaching at the community college level or getting a job in an academic setting, though as staff probably over faculty.
Anybody have any ideas for programs, or where I should start to look?
I'm interested in being in Chicago for a lot of reasons.
Here's the scoop. I have enough credits for an MFA degree in nonfiction, but don't have the degree for a number of reasons (among them the fact that I didn't apply to grad school before taking the classes and they're smashed into part of my undergrad degree as a result). I would like to go to grad school for a MA degree or MS, or possibly MPH, although I would like the possibility of teaching at the college level. I know I want to go to grad school because I've taken a bunch of grad classes and hung out with the grad students, etc. I have taken grad classes in history, ceramics, history of medicine, and nonfiction mostly. I have also done research in psychometrics and behavioral neuroscience, and have worked as a technical writer in public health. I would also consider a PhD in history of medicine, I think, but I don't know much about programs or anything.
I am writing a couple of books that require a lot of research. I need access to a good university library to get this done. Basically, I'm a writer, but I don't want to get an MFA degree because I feel like I've already earned one, and any MFA that I'd pursue would be not as well ranked as the program I attended, and could necessitate repeating of classes. I looked into this already. I want to get a degree that will further my knowledge in a specific area like history of medicine, public health, etc so I can further my writing career. Also, I'm endlessly curious about the world and consider myself to be something of an autodidact. The world doesn't really applaud that kind of learning or life, though, which is why grad school is important. I have considered medical school but would need to fulfill the prerequisites first and am unsure if I have the stamina to make it through all that. I do love medicine and ethnography and write a lot about medicine currently. I would need to be funded for grad school no matter where I go. I am not opposed to taking a few classes to make up deficits in my education (I have a BA in English w/Honors) and have taken a lot of psych classes as well.
So, to recap, I'm into:
1. history of medicine
2. history in general
3. psychology/psychiatry and history of such
4. neuroscience
5. of course writing nonfiction, but not really English literature at all
6. public health
7. ceramics, but not necessarily as an MFA degree, although I do have enough recommendations and slides to possibly pursue that option.
Although I am probably making enough money as is, I would like to be funded so I can get health insurance. I'd like to use the program to have an intellectual community probably above anything else, and the possibility of teaching at the community college level or getting a job in an academic setting, though as staff probably over faculty.
Anybody have any ideas for programs, or where I should start to look?