Top Courses to Study Abroad

 

The primary reason a large number of students decide to study abroad is to attain quality education and gain employment opportunities. However, when met with a plethora of options students often get confused.

In order to ensure that you have a satisfactory experience abroad, it is important that you put special emphasis on the course you are looking to study. Once you have determined the course you are looking to purse, you have crossed a major hurdle. Upon deciding which course to study, it will be easier for you to determine which university and country to choose.

The most crucial determinant of which course to study is dependent on your inclinations. Nonetheless, here’s a list of a few of the top courses to study.

Technology and Engineering Programs

The Engineering sector is wide in range and encompasses a plethora of options. Due to the wide nature of the discipline, it also offers its aspirants access to ample job opportunities. There is a range of disciplines that the student can choose to study from. These include Computer Science, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering and many more.

Healthcare

Looking at the current scenario, it is natural to expect a boom in the healthcare industry. This means there will be access to a range of job opportunities for the students. Not only does the field offer high remuneration but it also provides the students with the satisfaction of doing something for the community. From pharmacists to nurses to medical practitioners and other allied professionals this is a growing discipline which will hold immense significance in the days to come.

Law

With Law and order being the most important aspect of our daily lives, Lawyers hold immense prominence. An academic degree from an overseas education prepares its students for career avenues in the field of law. There exist many branches of law that a student can consider pursuing these include Commercial, Banking, Corporate, Employment, Criminal, Intellectual Property and many more. A law degree from abroad presents students with ample of employment prospects.

Business

A very popular field of study, Management programs are highly sought after by students. Across the world, in many fields, there is a demand for professionals possessing a business background. In the field of Business, students can find at their disposal an array of subjects to consider such as Finance, International Business, Economics, Human Resource and much more. A pivotal field of study, it offers immense prospects to its aspirants. A large number of top business universities in USA are renowned for the programs taught.

Media and Communication

With events occurring nearly every minute, the field demands a significant number of players. Thus, as a constantly growing field of study, the Media and Communication stream has lots to offer to its aspirants. A degree in the said field of study offers students the opportunity to interact with a range of other sub-disciplines. Not only does it concern itself with the humanities aspect of the field but also offers its students to dip into the creative and technical aspect of the field.

Data Science and Analytics

Since there is a constant growth in the amount of data that surrounds us it becomes extremely necessary to extract insights from the same. A fast-paced field of study, it gives its students the opportunity to work in an exciting arena. Students looking to study the said field of study need to possess strong analytical and quantitative skills. Since students are required to undertake statistical analyses and derive explanatory models, students need to possess an upper hand when looking to study the same.

Biomedical

Currently a popular course of study abroad, not only does the field offer a handsome salary but it also enables students to achieve great success in their career in the future. A wide field of study, students can find at their disposal an ambit of sub-fields of study. With a degree in the said field, students will often find themselves working as Staff Scientists and Research assistants to name a few designations.

This being said, there are a plethora options that a student can study from, however, at the end of the day, it is important to take into consideration your inclinations, future prospects and the remuneration offered.

Boom Recession Boom - USA

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As spring will be followed by winter, prosperity and economic growth will be followed by recession. New jobs are scarce, while old jobs may be gone tomorrow. So you have concluded that recession is not the time to venture abroad for further studies?

Quite contrarily, despite the ongoing recession, now is the best time for students to go abroad for further studies or even take a break and enhance your current qualifications. Hard to believe, well, here's the simple explanation. We all know recession is the best time for investment as every investment is available at a lower cost. Then why not invest in education so you fetch better returns at the time of boom. This is an advice not only given by education counselors, but also a fact vouched for by thousands of students who are heading to various universities in USA for the coming academic year. Even universities in USA have announced an increase in number of applications for Fall 09.

Experts give the US economy a year to recover and two years to start booming again. By the time students enrolled for Fall 09 graduate, the US economy will be in the recovery stage. And it will be the ideal time as a fresher to step in the market and grab the best of the numerous opportunities available.

Alternately if you choose not to enroll this year, you will be competing for jobs which are scarce. If you think of enrolling after 2 years, you will be in college when the economy and job market will be booming. So don't go against the flow of the world, but instead walk with its pace.


International students can work for 20 hrs per week on/off campus during term and 40hrs per week on/off in vacation time. After graduation, international students are allowed to work for one year what is known as OPT (optional practical training). Students of science, technology, engineering and mathematics streams have an OPT period of 29 months.

The right thing to do is to choose the career of your interest and arm yourself with the requisite degree. Degrees in healthcare, medicine, teaching, art, music, literature, Study MBA in business and finance or hotel management will continue to get you good job opportunities.

"It is a myth that recession has hit the field of education in the US. I have seen so many international students like me queuing up for degrees in the coming year," said Poonam Mahadik, 21, who is planning to major in psychology at (SUNY Plattsburgh) Fall 09.

It is the long lived stereotype that education in USA is unaffordable. A wide spectrum of tuition fees, accommodation options and financial help from the institutions in the form of scholarships, fee waivers etc makes US education affordable.

Understanding the situation the students are in, many universities are giving a helping hand by increasing the amount of scholarships offered. One of them is Johnson &Wales University which has increased the scholarships for international students for Fall 09.


So what are you waiting for? With admissions still open at selected universities for Fall 09 intake all you need to do is come to Edwise to make the right investment and head to the USA for the experience of a life time.

Sushil Sukhwani
Director - Edwise

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