Tuesday, 21 June 2011

Graduate Study in Canada




Graduate Study:
In USA, higher studies after taking a degree or Bachelor's is termed Graduate study.
A candidate who has successfully completed four years of Bachelors Program or Under Graduate Study is eligible to apply for the Master's Degree in USA. The traditional three year degree (BA, B.Sc, B.com) holders from India must complete an additional year of degree program for eligibility. Additional courses which should be taken by them are decided by the student advisors appointed for them. There are even registered agencies that will evaluate the subjects studied in India with the courses equivalent in America and issue a certificate.
Masters degree is the first Graduate degree in the liberal arts and Sciences and certain professional fields requiring 30 credit hours of full-time study within a year or 2 years. You can get your Master's degree by taking 8 courses of subjects with 3 credits each plus a thesis of 6 hours credit or 10 courses of subjects with 3 credits each without the thesis. Some Universities have a final exam. Usually master’s degree includes M.S and M.A degrees.
It is not particular that you continue with the same majors that you chose for undergraduate study-in graduate study. But if you change the majors, you will have to take additional basic courses for the new subjects. These courses are called Pre-requisite courses. You have to get a pass in these courses but you may not get credits for the same.
Research (Doctoral Degree) - The highest degree awarded in research-oriented academic disciplines, usually requiring 3 to 6 years of full time study besides the Bachelor's degree as preparation for University level teaching and research. Indian students with a Master Degree can apply for P.H.D.
The main criteria for admission are the applicant’s interest in the particular subject of research.
First Professional Degree - The degree required to be academically qualified to practice in certain professions, such as law, medicine etc usually requires a total of at least six years of study including prior college level work. It must have as a prerequisite at least two years of college credit.
Different Educational Institutions College:
It is an independent institution that offers a four-year program of undergraduate study in the liberal arts (BA, BFA) and sciences (B.S). Bachelor’s degree is the basic requirement for graduate work.
Universities:
Universities are larger institutions that include several undergraduate colleges, graduate schools, and professional schools.
Graduate school involves 1 or 2 years of study and offers advanced programs in arts and sciences which gives master's degrees like M.A or M.S, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) etc.
Professional schools are institutions which specialize in a single field of study such as medicine, pharmacy, business administration, law etc.

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1 comments:

Nagender said...

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