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M.Sc. or M.S.

M.Sc. or M.S.

(OP)
Quick question: what is the correct way of indicating a Master of Science degree?  Is it M.Sc. or M.S.?

RE: M.Sc. or M.S.

I always say M.S.

RE: M.Sc. or M.S.

Depends on your locale.  It's MSc here in Britain.  To be honest I've only ever seen MS in the USA.

(I used to find it quite amusing when my colleagues said their degrees were "BS".  The usual reply: "You said it, not me!")

RE: M.Sc. or M.S.

In India too ( may be because of british influence), it has always been M.Sc. or B.Sc.

In the USA is M.S. or B.S.

I do not think one is more correct than the other. Its the way it is and no seem to have complained.

RE: M.Sc. or M.S.

In Canada, it's usually M.Sc (or M.A.Sc for applied science).

RE: M.Sc. or M.S.

I would just follow whatever is on your degree.

What does it say on your degree?

"Do not worry about your problems with mathematics, I assure you mine are far greater."   
Albert Einstein
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RE: M.Sc. or M.S.

Of course in the UK it's a good chance it should be MEng.

RE: M.Sc. or M.S.

(OP)
On my degree it says, "Master of Science"  No abbreviation...

RE: M.Sc. or M.S.

Master of Science it is then!

"Do not worry about your problems with mathematics, I assure you mine are far greater."   
Albert Einstein
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RE: M.Sc. or M.S.

(OP)
Thanks for the responses.  I see it depends on the location quite a bit.  That helps clear it up for me.

RE: M.Sc. or M.S.

Yes, when in Rome do what Romans do. Spell out in resumes/biodata etc.

RE: M.Sc. or M.S.

I don't wish to hijack the thread, but how does the world present a Doctor of Engineering as an abbreviation?

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RE: M.Sc. or M.S.

This must be new. I have seen doctorate degree presented only as Ph.D. Whether it is in Engineering or Music.

RE: M.Sc. or M.S.

At my uni in the UK you could get an MEng for Masters of Engineering on the 'taught course'.  

You could get MPhil for Master of Philosophy (in engineering) if you got your Masters by doing research.  

If you extended your research to doctoral level you got Ph.D.

I've never seen or heard of E.D. or DEng!

RE: M.Sc. or M.S.

Then, there are all those MRS' winky smile

TTFN



RE: M.Sc. or M.S.

E.D.? I would strongly advise against placing that next to your name if you are a male!! LOL.

Sorry, just could not resist.

RE: M.Sc. or M.S.

There are several US universities that offer the D.Eng degree, Berkely being one of them. In the UK, a four year Eng.D degree is offered by a number of universities, such as Strathclyde, Manchester, and Cranfield.

RE: M.Sc. or M.S.

I was always taught the following:

B.S.   Bull Sh*%
M.S.   More Sh*%
Ph.D.  Piled higher and deeper

RE: M.Sc. or M.S.

In the UK the EngD is mainly run for those who work towards the qualification whilst remaining in full time employment. More info at

http://www.lboro.ac.uk/cice/whatis.htm

Hope this is of interest.

Matt B

RE: M.Sc. or M.S.

actually D.Eng isn't *that* uncommon.  I've seen it a few times on business cards here in Ontario.  
I always assumed it was a European thing but quick wiki search shows it's more a US degree.  Interestingly, they also mention the EU factor, that it's awarded for "significant contribution over your career".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Engineering

RE: M.Sc. or M.S.

It seems that many engineers haven't even heard of D.Eng. designation (EngD in the UK).  Though Ph.D. is more "typical", some U.S. universities make distinctions between the two.  I just don't know how many...

RE: M.Sc. or M.S.

My diploma says "Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering".  No BS in my degree!wink

RE: M.Sc. or M.S.

Mine says Bachelor of Arts!

Cheers

Greg Locock

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RE: M.Sc. or M.S.

Quote:

Mine says Bachelor of Arts!

Now you're just showing off.  Hasn't it been upgraded to a Masters yet?

RE: M.Sc. or M.S.

Well you've proved the joke at uni wrong.

"What do you say to an arts graduate with a job?

Big Mac & fries please."

I'm a BEng, was gonna be an MEng if it hadn't been for those pesky 2nd year exams!

RE: M.Sc. or M.S.

KENAT,  You missed the point.  Greg was pointing out that he either went to the second or third best engineering school in the UK.  The ones that seem to get into the boat race final every year.

RE: M.Sc. or M.S.

I don't mind having a BA. I feel that grabbing an MA for no work is cheesy.

Cheers

Greg Locock

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RE: M.Sc. or M.S.

And how do you make the correspondence to other education systems, like for instance, European Latin countries? This now will change with the Bologne process that will uniform the duration of the university degrees and respective nomenclature.
Either way, in my case, my degree was a 5 years and if you don't complete it all, you wouldn't have any diploma (meaning, if you complete 3 years you get a BSc and then the additional 2 years would award you a MSc. This option was not available or you do 5 years or you don't). I believe that the closest that this gets to the UK/US system is a MSc/MS. In my country (in old times) for you to have a "Master" you would need to enroll in an additional 2 years. There was a funny thing that some colleagues after finishing their degree would go to UK for a MSc. Then they would realize that that was equivalent to our 4th/5th year of university.   

RE: M.Sc. or M.S.

I don't think it's really possible to compare qualifications from country to country.  Styles of education vary so wildly.  English 6th form and university education is so narrow that a BSc/BEng/(BA) engineer has probably done far more "engineering" study than an equivalently titled engineer from other countries.  And in my university days, MEng often just meant a year's "management" studies on top of a regular BEng degree.

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