In this day and age, employers are giving more emphasis to degrees and
other academic qualifications rather than to practical knowledge and
experience. Working professionals with no educational degree are unable
to progress very far up the career ladder and are inevitably passed over
by less experienced professionals whose only advantage is a college
degree. In the same way, students with only a bachelor's degree will
manage to get by in their career for a few years, but as the industry
changes, they will need to bridge the gap between their existing skill
set and the skills required in their job. Failing this, they will not be
able to climb the career ladder, and so acquiring a master's degree
becomes imperative for them.
It is understandable that working professionals would not have the time
to devote to a full time education program. This factor complicates
formal, traditional education, as students find it hard to strike a
balance between their demanding academics and their equally demanding
careers. For such students, Gordon Brown University has developed
flexibility in all the programs it offers, to allow them to study at
their own pace without imposing on them the rigid requirements of a
traditional classroom format. Students have the freedom to select only
as many courses and modules as they can conveniently handle in a given
time period. This also allows students to accommodate their work and
family needs while pursing their studies.
Not only that, Gordon Brown University realizes that students may have
family and other personal commitments outside their studies, and it
works hard to accommodate students' financial constraints. The flexible
schedules at Gordon Brown University allow students to pay their fees in
monthly instalments rather than in a lump sum. Because students have the
option to opt for as many courses that they can handle conveniently,
and since the tuition fees depend on the number of credit hours,
financial burdens on students may be reduced substantially.
