I finished my MA in Gallery Studies at Essex University in 2000. Before I
rushed home I was looking for jobs and internships in the UK. A few implied
that they would help me secure a visa (as my student visa was due to
expire). The matter became moot when I had to move back home. This leaves
me in the US looking for a job with a foreign MA. I can't say that it has
been any more difficult (its hard to begin with). I do have to explain what
"awarded with distinction" truly means, and it has been a bit slippery
applying for Grad Internships (transcript wise). As for working legally in
the UK, you can also marry a Brit. I managed to pick up an MA and a husband
that year!

At 03:02 PM 1/22/02 -0800, you wrote:
>The subject of working in the UK has prompted me to ask a question I've been
>stewing on...
>
>I'm curious as to any thoughts or experiences anyone has had with the
>distance learning Museum Studies Programme at Leicester University.  I
>really want to complete my MA, but I can't seem to give up working (and not
>just financially, I love my job!)  Does anyone have any thoughts to share on
>distance learning, earning a degree in such a fashion, or this program in
>particular?
>
>I'm also wondering, for those of you Yanks who did get advanced degrees in
>the UK, did you find that jobs and/or work visas were easier to acquire, or
>perhaps seem a viable opportunity for you?  (Part of the Leicester program
>is a summer in residence, which I would definitely do!)
>
>Thanks in advance, and feel free to respond here or to me personally.
>
>Robyne
>--
>"Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not
>to think at all." - Hypatia
>--
>Robyne Miles
>Director of Operations & Volunteers
>The Science Factory
>www.sciencefactory.org
>phone: 541-682-7882  fax: 541-484-9027
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>
> > From: Piper Severance <[log in to unmask]>
> > Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
> > Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 13:58:25 -0800
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: An Anonymous Request for Information - UK
> >
> > Dear ANONYMOUS,
> >
> > It really depends on what you want to be doing in the National Gallery. An
> > art background may not be required for certain jobs. I did my MA in the UK
> > and was in the process of finding a job/internship when I rushed back to
> > the Us due to my mother's ill health. Job postings for UK museum jobs are
> > in the newspapers (Independent on Wed?) and of corse on line. You may also
> > want to look into IF you can work in the UK (work permit, visa type stuff).
> > Good luck and let me know if you find anything good, I'll be heading there
> > as soon as I can.
> >
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