Can I get a Master's degree in a field that is different from my Bachelor's degree?
I was thinking of a Bachelor's degree in English Literature, Creative Writing, or Technical Writing and then trying my hand at law school. I overheard that law school enjoys Liberal Arts degrees more than Legal Studies for some apparent reason (I'm assuming it is because the student becomes well-rounded in other areas). Now my situation arises as this: What if I do not like law school? I answered this by saying that I will go back to school and get a Master's degree. My question for you all is can I get a Master's in something like Communications? Thank you all for your help!
It depends on the school and the department.
Some schools and departments will accept students with a Bachelor's degree in any field (whether or not it's related to their proposed graduate studies) as long as they have a good academic record.
Some schools and departments will accept students with unrelated Bachelor's degrees, but it will be a provisional acceptance. You will have to fulfill some sort of requirement to become a regular student -- for example, you might have to take undergraduate courses in your proposed graduate field, or you might have to take certain specific graduate course not required of the other grad students. The point is to make sure you have the background necessary to succeed in your graduate studies.
Some schools and departments won't accept anyone with an unrelated Bachelor's degree.
Before you apply to a grad school, make sure you know which category the school falls into. You can usually figure it out by reading the program's webpage on entry requirements. If they will only accept students with degrees in certain fields, they usually list those fields.
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