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Higher Education and you Myerscough College


Why should I do a degree?


   


This is a valid reason for some, but I would argue that money alone should not be your primary reason for embarking on a degree course. In the short term it is going to cost you money, or if you are fortunate to have a sponsor or enlightened employer, they will be paying for you. It is true that for the vast       to get a supervisor or manager’s job, but a degree will allow you to climb the ladder more rapidly and, as we shall see shortly,  desirable skills. A degree, especially BScs and BAs, have


   recognise the term BSc / BA with many also  those that have completed such a degree, they will have direct knowledge of what  allow graduates to move into roles across the world as they have evidence of a level    that work permit or visa in some countries. Remember that the sports turf industry is    need maintenance and management. If you want to work overseas, you will


  the same. In many “developed” countries  USA, many European countries and further  A degree might just give you the edge but  This is also the case in countries like China,  many students from these countries come the west to study for a degree? It’s because  for both individual, company and country   aspire to. Of direct interest to us of course is that these same countries, as well as being  also have developing leisure provision with  Many people embark on a degree course


  


In most sportsturf situations, you will be working as part of team and developing interpersonal skills and communication is often critical to success


136 I  ”


   backgrounds and wish to pursue a new  a passion for sport and want a job where  management of sports surfaces. Many of these students already have degrees in other subjects and recognise that if they want to succeed at the highest level a degree in their “new” profession will be a good start and, of  and knowledge that they need. For other  dream. They want to challenge themselves academically, learn new skills and broaden their own knowledge and understanding of a subject they are passionate about. Studying and learning for its own sake can be very  hard work!





In short, you will be learning about your    level though, so you may be familiar with  maintenance, but you will be learning about such at a higher level and in far greater detail. I consider that our sports turf degrees  are technical knowledge, the science which underpins this knowledge and management. 


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