UK vs North America
UK vs North America
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I have been looking at grad school.
Can anyone enlighten me on how a Msc in the UK compares to that of a Canadian/US one? Is it equivalent?
Regards,
TULUM
Can anyone enlighten me on how a Msc in the UK compares to that of a Canadian/US one? Is it equivalent?
Regards,
TULUM





RE: UK vs North America
uhm, whats a Msc?
-nadz(american)
RE: UK vs North America
The terms 'bachelor' and 'master' amuse me. Bachelor seems an odd term for a field which is trying to attract more female entrants. Master is a bit optimistic for someone who has just graduated.
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RE: UK vs North America
From your definitions I guess I am pretty safe to say that the M.Sc. in the UK has the same meaning as North America.
Regards,
TULUM
RE: UK vs North America
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RE: UK vs North America
The M.Sc or M.Eng is now the base requirement for meeting the academic element of professional registration as a Chartered Engineer (C.Eng) in the UK. C.Eng is broadly the same as your PE, although it is assessed differently and over a much longer period.
Historically the academic requirement for C.Eng was a B.Sc or B.Eng, but the standard was 'raised' a few years ago by the IEE and IMechE. Whether the C.Eng standard is any higher as a result of the change or whether the new requirement for a Master's degree is to compensate for a fall in the quality of graduates from the Bachelor's degree courses is open to interpretation. You can probably guess from the tone what my interpretation is.
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RE: UK vs North America
Having editorialized all of THAT, then it can be said:
US Bachelor of Science degree: 4 years ABET accredited engineering curriculum. Look up any engineering school on the internet and you'll see a roughly equivalent curriculum.
US Master of Science degree: 2 additional years after the BS of ABET yadda yadda yadda, etc., includes a requirement of professor-directed research and defense of a thesis in front of a committee.
Then you have other variations like Master of Engineering ( I have one of those) which is identical to MS except no thesis (even though I had to do the research).
TygerDawg