When you check courses on the school’s official website, you often see various abbreviations: MSc, MRes, MPhil, and even PGDip...
What do these abbreviations mean, and what are the differences between them? If you are not very clear about these, let's take a look at this science popularization of Huiying Study Abroad.
MSc: Master of Science
is the master of science in the taught master’s degree, and the same type of master of engineering (Master of Engineering, Master of Engineering, MEng) MA), Master of Business Administration (Master of Business Administration, MBA), etc.
The teaching format of the master's degree is more similar to that of the undergraduate stage. Students will participate in courses according to a fixed timetable and participate in lectures, tutorials, discussion groups, group work, presentations. In the last semester, the graduation thesis needs to be completed. Generally, the graduation thesis does not require students to choose a tutor, but is assigned by the school.
A taught master's degree usually lasts for one year and requires 180 credits.
MRes/MScR: Master of Research
is a research master.
In the research-based master's stage, the learning style is more independent and free. Students will not go to classes according to a fixed timetable, but conduct research with one or more topics/projects as the core under the guidance of the instructor.
The length of the research master's degree is longer, usually two years. If it is a humanities major, the tuition for a research master's degree is usually lower than that of a taught master's degree.
MPhil: Master of Philosophy
is the Master of Philosophy.
MPhil can be applied as an independent degree. The school system usually lasts for two years. Students who successfully complete the MPhil can jump directly into the final year of PhD. If they have excellent research, they will be directly awarded a PhD degree.
If a student has to abandon the research plan during the PhD study period because the research progress is not up to the standard, the assessment is unqualified or other reasons, the school will award the MPhil degree, indicating that the student has received PhD academic training.
PGDip: Postgraduate Diploma
is the postgraduate diploma.
PGDip will mainly focus on teaching skills directly related to the job, and students do not need to write papers at the end. PGDip may also be a conversion course set up for a certain profession or profession, so that students can change their profession or engage in a certain profession in the future.
Compared with the Master course,The credits for students to study are generally 120, so the school system is shorter, only 9 months, and the tuition is lower.
In addition, if a student has not graduated from a master's degree, he can only get this diploma.
PGCert: Postgraduate Certificate
is the postgraduate certificate.
PGCert also only focuses on skills training, and the minimum length of schooling can be only six months.
Most students will choose to work after completing the master's degree, so the selected programs are mainly taught masters. Research masters or MPhil are suitable for students who are determined to do academic research.
Some students may change their minds after completing the taught master's degree and want to continue to pursue academic studies. Can they still apply for the expo in this case? The experience of studying abroad at Huiying is okay, but it requires excellent grades during the master's degree and the recommendation of a tutor.
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