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Monday 28 July 2014

What Profgrad is all about Part2



What Profgrad is all about Part2



It’s week 2 of Profgrad’s insight to www.profgrad.co.za Last week the site aimed at how to get into university. See previous post on the blog to view article. This week Profgrad would like to focus on the various opportunities available to students at South African Universities. There are many different fields a student could look to study in. Profgrad has done extensive research, not only to compile information of all the South African Universities but also to give a brief description on duration of undergraduate degree, location and jobs applicable to that line of study. It is important for students in South Africa to know the information set out in this website before they begin their journey as students and study towards a certain career. Profgrad has a significant amount of information available to these students in order for them to plan their future. This website will be able to answer a lot of the questions you might have.

There are always students who do not know which degree they would like to study. If you are unsure of the degree you would like to study but have an idea of which industry field you would like to enter, then the opportunities page on Profgrad is relevant to you. Profgrad has compiled all the relevant degree’s in an industry and listed it for convenience. Example; if you would like to study in the financial industry, but you are unsure which degrees are available, you could click on Commerce degrees and a list of various options could be chosen. This will allow you to make an informed decision with the degrees available to you.

There are many factors which are taken into account when choosing a specific degree. Duration, Jobs applicable, APS Score {this is extremely important as you need to know if you qualify for the specific degree} and Location are critical when choosing a degree. If the degree is only available at the University of Cape Town and you live in Durban, you would need to look at additional funds as you would need to move and live in Cape Town.  You also need to understand the duration of the degree. It is important as you need to know what you are in for. You need to commit to the entire degree. If the degree’s duration is 6 years and after 3 years you are tired of studying, you will drop out of university, will be many thousands of Rand’s worse off without anything to show for it.
Once you have acquired your degree through dedication, commitment and perseverance, you can start looking for a job. Everybody is different and therefore Profgrad has taken time to research and identify the most related jobs for a specific degree. You can find that people who have studied the same degree might have completely different jobs. The world is full of opportunities and this is what makes choosing a degree extremely important. A good example of different jobs related to a specific degree would be a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry. This is a degree which allows you to enter many different lines of work once completed. Your occupation could range from being a food chemist to a drug analyst. The important thing to remember is to study what you passionate about.

Are you studying what you are Passionate about?

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