If they complete all the necessary course work, why not.
Generally speaking, you certainly can!
I can speak from personal experience, YES! My undergraduate degree is in Art & Art History and immediately after graduation I attended law school on full scholarship. While I don’t have proof of it, I think my arts background helped me stand out in a sea of history and political science applicants. Later, I completed a Master’s in Educational Psychology and Counseling. My arts major has never held me back. In some fields you will need to satisfy prerequisite courses before beginning a major. For example, I don’t have enough college science credit to enter medical school or get a Master’s in chemistry. But these courses can be taken alongside your arts classes or years later if you decide to change fields.
You can always earn a MA in a different subject area if you can get accepted to the program. Depending on the amount of coursework you completed during your undergrad experience, you may find this transition easier. If you find that you have a deficiency of units, they can be taken through a variety of platforms until you meet the requirements of the university.
Of course. A Master’s degree is designed for a career change in mind.
Of course! There are few Master’s programs that will restrict applicants based on undergraduate major; worst-case scenario, a student will be required to take a few spot classes here and there (e.g., econ and calc classes for an MBA; foreign language classes for certain humanities majors; and so forth).
Yes, unlike bachelor’s degrees master’s are about specialization and students do have a choice of receiving a different degree unless there are additional prerequisites for the master’s program (i.e. sciences/math)- make sure to review the requirements for each program especially the deadlines- please be aware that when applying to a master’s level program the process is different in comparison to an undergraduate admissions experience.
Yes! You can get a Master’s degree in a different subject, but it is up to you to convince the admissions committee of why you should be admitted. I am a living example of this situation. As an undergraduate student, I studied Exercise Sports Science and received a B.S. in that field. Later, I decided that I was more interested in English, so I applied to a Master’s program and explained why I was interested and committed to the field. Later, I received my M.A. in English. It is absolutely possible.
Sure. There is no impediment in getting a degree in a different but related subject matter
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