Education & Work Going back to uni at 39...

A mate of mine actually did this recently - I think he finished his studies about a year ago. He was working as an engineer it the auto industry and wanted a change. He did a Masters in Clinical Audiology.

I've been thinking about training for a while, but I'm struggling to decide what to do! Have considered education, and if they still offered the Dip Ed at Newcastle Uni, I would do it, but I either have to do a bachelor or a masters... I guess I could do the masters, but considering that changing careers will not be a financial decision, it makes it difficult to justify spending the $$$ on a masters...

Cheers,
Inertia.

 

What is it?

 

Have you looked into the one year Graduate Degree in Education online or through another university? Unless things have changed since my son and I last enquired, there are a myriad of universities with regional campuses that offer Education.

 

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Do it, you'll love it...apart from the group assignments...grr

 

It's online and wish there was more group interactive occasions. We do have a really good online student support group on FB, where lots of q&a and uploads are posted.

 

Do you actually love audiology?

If it were me, I'd stuff the study and work your butt of on that side hustle of yours. Self employment means you're never bored - and if you are, it's your own fault. Imagine what that could look like in 2 years!

 

Do you actually love audiology? - Great question!

 

I’ve recently been thinking about this too, didn’t attend Uni after high school.
Been comfortably retired from working for just over 12 months now and feel it’s time to get back into something now that I’m 43 and approaching the expected peak performance stage of my life.
Looking at an Exercise Science or High Performance Sports degree, as it the only real interest I have.
Not looking to make a career out of it, but maybe something interesting will come up in future.
The only thing I’ll have to overcome is my dislike of formal and structured education.

 

One young guy I know who is a really good volleyballer (I'm sure he was in the NSW junior's for many years) finished his sports science degree (I'm not sure the exact course name) but he got himself a job as a volleyball coach in Sweden, and he's been there for a week now and right in the thick of it. I totally didn't expect that but good on him.

So... Who knows where you'll end up.

 

Go for it! x 6

 

Its never too late, my 50yr old son is presently upgrading his IT credentials so he can specialise ...

 

I was very surprised to receive an email of acceptance this morning from the University of Sydney for Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise and Sport Science).
Didn't think my 1993 HSC was up to standards, or even relevant 25 years on.
Now I'm nervous to commit to this.

Does anybody know approximate attendance days/hours required for such a degree ?
I called them up and they said approx 4 units is 12 hours attendance + 24 hours study per week over 3-5 days depending on how you structure your classes.
I believe some lectures are recorded and can be watched online, which would be very helpful.

Can anybody give any real life examples of what's really required attendance wise as this is my main concern, it's quite a drive for me.

Thanks

 

Hi Ace. Being a science based endeavour, even though you can watch lectures online live stream or at a later time. Tutorials usually are mandatory in such disciplines and there would be a decent prac component. It's very unlikely you can skip these. In former life I came from Health Sciences and stay in touch with some in that industry who deal with Exercise Physiology and Sport's Sciences and the graduates feedback is similar. I also went back to uni in late early 40's to do a Masters degree in one of my re-invention stages. Far more motivated than I was at undergraduate level.

I reckon with your interest in athletics and conditioning/strength exercise you would have adequate self drive to fly through this. It's a very interesting area that you may find sparks another business idea within you (even though you may not clock on these days). Technology and AR/VR combined with the scalability of platforms is likely to change the way exercise is delivered/supervised and monitored. Very exciting area IMO.

Go for it.

 

... or a 41 year old multi-media business owner!!!

Great choice.

Self employment is good, starting your own business is great.

No time for boredom, hire people to do the tasks you don’t like, bring in tremendous cashflow to fast-track your investment journey, develop an asset that is valued at $millions, sell when you are 55 and pay NO tax, ...

Beats self employment every and any day!!!

Creating a business is far better than creating a job for oneself.

 

Thanks for your support @Player
I think I'll go for it, need to get out of my comfort zone again after being idle for a while.
And as you say, I do feel that I would be approaching this partially as a future business opportunity with my past experience.
Thanks

 

Congrats for the offer!
I think attending is one thing, reviewing the work is another, then its the assignments and group work you just have to get through, and exams! Pick your group work buddies carefully too.

My suppose being a full time student without a job will be a better experience than cramming full time work plus part time study in.

And definitely try to put your contact hours so you get a good compact timetable. For example, travelling to uni for only a 1 hour tute will never be a good use of your time.

 

Thanks @Y-man and @Gockie for the advice, I'm very out of touch with this stuff and totally lost.
Before this thread was made I had some thoughts late last year about what to do with my life and studying was only a brief thought.
At that stage it was just going to be a Certificate IV Personal Trainer at TAFE for something to do, but raised the stakes now.
Thanks also to @hammer for starting this thread because I probably would not have taken the steps to proceed otherwise.

 

Now this is an amazing video - love to hear that baby giggle and we have to thank an Audiologist for making it possible

Baby gets first hearing aids, giggles uncontrollably at sound of big sister's voice