LIFE AFTER MY THESIS

LIFE AFTER MY THESIS

Sarabdeep Kochhar

The thought of completing my masters fills me up with excitement and eagerness to go back to my country. My first two semesters here have been really good with many new things for me to learn. The courses like introduction to mass communication and research methodology in the first semester were good to help me understand the basics of a graduate program and what research is. The second semester was one step further where the theory class and thesis seminar gave me an opportunity to think beyond basic concepts. Be it the choosing of the thesis topic or the committee, thesis seminar did help me clear many of my questions. With professors coming in to share their experiences and interests was especially interesting.

I am leaving for India for summers with so many things to share with my family and friends. The next two semesters will be totally directed towards my thesis work. I plan to do my thesis on the changing paradigms of public relations, by studying more specifically the situational theory of public and dialogic theory. I am interested in knowing how the concepts of situational theory can be added with that of dialogic theory. I will conduct interviews. The thesis proposal which I submitted did help me to streamline what I plan to do with clearly defined time frames to work in.

I plan to finish my thesis work by around January and defend my thesis in March. I cannot wait for my graduation ceremony. I plan to find a good job in India and go back and work for my country. India is a developing nation and I as an Indian wish to contribute to that growth. I want to learn as a much as I can. I wish to work for a good organization in corporate communication department. Life after my thesis will be full of both opportunities and challenges.