CHOOSING POSTGRADUATE ENGINEERING COURSES
Postgraduate study can provide you with specialised skills in the specific aspects of engineering which are of interest to you. For this reason it’s important to not only choose the right subject but also the right course for you.
Students usually consider one of the following three main types of postgrad qualification. MPhils and PhDs are higher degrees mainly research based and involve anything from one to three years of research submitted as a thesis. Higher degrees by instruction; MAs and MScs will normally last just one year if studied full-time and often involve a dissertation as well as coursework. The final main option is a diploma or certificate, which is usually vocational and provides some or complete exemption from professional study.
Research and taught programs The main distinction is between
research-based and taught programmes. Doctorates/PhDs are research based - as is the MPhil. The situation is slightly more confusing with year-long masters degrees because they include an important research element which will be either a dissertation or project.
Courses leading to diplomas and certificates are taught only. Diploma and certificate courses are generally very vocational and targeted towards specific job roles. They can be first taught stage of career-orientated masters, excluding the dissertation. Vocationally-orientated courses will have more practical content than students are used to from their first degrees.
Which course is for you? Select courses which interest you and its advisable to talk academics from your current university who will offer help and advice. Also consider the courses specific entry requirements.
Generally the postgraduate entry requirement is at least a 2:1 honours degree, and you may be required to have taken part in some relevant work experience too. Also it’s worth remembering that you don't have to go into postgraduate study immediately after completing your first degree; there are a number of ways into the system at many stages through your working career.
It is possible to enrol in a university-level graduate certificate or diploma in an academic field on the basis of previous relevant employment and then move onto to a higher level postgraduate- qualification . Enrolment to a masters through coursework can also follow from relevant work experience and possibly the successful completion of a graduate certificate or diploma in a relevant area or by finishing an undergraduate degree deemed by the university you wish to attend as suitable.
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