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Old 11-04-2008, 02:01 PM
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Default I'm not sure what to study (postgraduate)

Hello everybody.

I hope I got the right place here. It's kind of employment-related.

I'm at a point in my career where I get a bit bored and rusty. I've been working as an in-house designer for the last four years and although I love my colleagues and the company is okay, I can feel I need some fresh air. It probably doesn't help that I'm the only designer in the company and no one really seems to understand my job.

Now, my company has offered to pay for part-time postgraduate study as long as it's connected to my job. The obvious course would be Graphic Design MA but having checked out some London universities, it all looks rather arty/farty to me and I'd like to study something more industry-related with focus on the job. I'd like to go down the Art Director route in future but haven't really looked into the requirements for that job yet. I guess it's mostly about being in the right place etc ... but do you think there is a certain postgraduate course that would make it easier for me to get a job as an AD?

Sorry if I sound a bit naive - I've only just started looking into those things and would like to hear a few opinions and stories. :)

Marie
The nutty one x
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