Oh seriously – choosing a Master’s degree shouldn’t be that difficult!  But it IS!!!

I’m stuck!! 

I have until Monday to pick 2 options.

Ultimately I would like to work in a creative arts field – writing, public speaking, training, publishing, advertising, television, or any combination of those. HOWEVER - I don’t need to work in that field YET.  I’m ok being successful in the corporate world first.

I enjoy psychology, coaching, being creative and finding solutions – including dispute resolution.  I HATE the tiny details – I’m a big picture person.  My strengths are planning and creating – not implementing.

Thank you in advance for voting.  I know it’s ME who has to decide.  But it’s fun to see what people think.  I have more info on each degree below the poll. 

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So here are the options I’ve narrowed it down to:

1.  Master of Strategic Public Relations - focuses on professional PR with an emphasis on corporate and political communication. 

Pros: seems fun.  PR can be a demanding job that requires a great deal of creativity and conflict resolution skills. 
Cons: what would I REALLY do as a PR agent?  Most of the fun jobs are already taken.

2.  Master of Professional Communication - focuses on text production (producing effective written and spoken texts in a range of professional contexts) and text reception (analyzing a wide variety of texts relevant to professional communication practices).

Pros: heaving writing emphasis.  One of the classes is Magazine Making where you actually make a magazine.  Seems more like what I ultimately want to do. 
Cons: what do you actually do with a degree like this?

3.  Master of Organizational Coaching - provides a sound grounding in the theoretical and methodological aspects of coaching psychology and teaches fundamental applied coaching skills.

Pros: growing field.  I have enjoyed the coaching I’ve done in the past.  I LOVE teaching.
Cons: usually coaches are 14+ years older than me.  Maybe be hard to establish myself as a coach.

4.  Master of Creative Writing – In Creative Writing, students develop their own writing skills through a series of structured workshops led by leading practitioners from various genres.

Pros: This would be an AWESOME degree! 
Cons: What do you do with this degree?  It’s a great idea but I’m not sure how practical it is.

4.5. Juris Doctorate (Law Degree) – I’ve been accepted to Law School previously but I didn’t go because I wasn’t sure I REALLY wanted to be an attorney.  It’s been 5 years since I was accepted but I think I’ll sit for the LSAT again in December and leave it open as an option.