Queries related to a master's degree, sometimes referred to as a post-graduate degree.
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What are the differences between M.Sc, M.Tech and M.Eng.?
Based on this other question where the OP asks whether or not a second Masters degree is possible, I realized that I am not sure what the difference is between Master of Science and Master of ...
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Is it possible to get admitted to an M.S. (in CS) in the U.S. if you already hold an M.Tech. (in CS) from India? [closed]
I have done my M.Tech. in CS from an IIT here in India. I intend to get an M.Sc again in CS from USA. Is this possible? Will my current degree hinder my chances in admissions?
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Should I finish the M.S. C.S. at this age?
So I have a few disorders which have kind of made it hard to be consistent with my education/work endeavors. I am 26 and will be 27 soon.
I am wondering if I should go back and finish my M.S. in ...
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Master Thesis - use of cover illustration
I'm currently writing my master thesis and would like an opinion on whether or not to use a cover illustration on the thesis.
I've noticed many students around me do not take the time to make the ...
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Accept admission offer this year or try again next year? [duplicate]
I had started my application process pretty late, from Feb-Mar this year for my graduate admission. Though I was rejected in many top universities, I got offers from good universities ranked in ...
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How to ask an university for application selection result before accepting an offer from another university?
I have an offer from one university and still awaiting results from others.
How to approach other universities and ask them about my application status so that I receive my selection / rejection ...
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Employability TU Berlin [closed]
I've been accepted for mobility study track of Embedded system at the following universities by EIT ICT Labs.
Enter Univ - KTH Royal Institute of Tech, Sweden
Exit Univ - TU Berlin, Germany
Could ...
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Going for PhD or MS in research right after under graduation?
I have a bachelors degree in computer science and am going for PhD or research MS, but I do not have research experience. Can I expect to successfully obtain a PhD? What are the major problems faced ...
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Admission in research based Master's/Doctoral programme
I had applied in Master's programme in Europe / Asia (mostly Germany) this year and most of them were rejected or is still pending. My GPA in Bachelor's is 7.19 / 10 while my TOELF iBT score is 100 / ...
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My paper was accepted in Springer International Conference and National conference. What to do? [duplicate]
We had prepared the paper and applied for National Conference. After some days came to know about the International Conference and improved the paper and applied for it. After a month we got an accept ...
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Master of Engineering vs Master of Science?
I am a Final Year Mechanical Engineering student.
I want to do my Masters in the Design Engineering field.
Currently I can see 2 options:
Master of Science - offered in many Universities ex: ...
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Top universities in USA offering 1 year in Masters in Computers [closed]
I am a Software Engineer with almost 3 years of experience as Java Developer. I am planning to apply for 1 year Masters in Computers in USA for Spring 2014. I have been searching the internet for a ...
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Master in electrical engineering in Canada [closed]
Given the option of doing Masters from University of Toronto, University of Waterloo, University of British Columbia or McGill University in Electrical Engineering, what would be the best or rather ...
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Do I have a MSc degree if I did the work but did not pay tuition?
I have a BSc degree from a private university in Egypt. The university offered me a scholarship at the beginning of the program but that scholarship applied only partially to a subsequent MSc degree.
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Is it Worth the Risk of Going into Debt for a Masters Degree Versus a PhD?
I realize that this sort of question has been asked before and I have read through some of the other threads but I figured I'd see if there are any more perspectives out there. I am currently a ...
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Math Major and Grad School — Necessary?
I decided fairly late in life (21) that I feel like studying mathematics. I've always been interested in higher maths, I've just been daunted by some of the esoteric notations and theorems. But, no ...
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Too burnt out to continue MSc
I finally realized that there is a term for the situation I am in,"burned out". What can I do to recover from a short term burnout?
I am at the the last four months of my MSc program and I haven't ...
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Doing upper division pre-requisites for a second master's degree - need advice
I have a BA and an MA in biological anthropology/bioarchaeology (as well as all my PhD coursework done, go me). I left that field and academia in general several years ago and ended up landing a job ...
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Master's Degree Curriculum and its Effects on Teaching Opportunities
I have been working as a entry-level web developer for approximately a year now. I am looking to go back to school to get a Master's Degree in hopes that I will be able to teach ...
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When does a researcher become a computer scientist?
When do you call a researcher a computer scientist? Are Master degree holders computer scientists? Are Phd degree holders computer scientists? Is there a certain level of experience after which the ...
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Doing extra research worth the effort?
I am currently doing research for my masters and also doing a full time job from 10 to 7 excluding the weekends.By the end of our research ,all of the students would get at least one good paper. I am ...
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What is the minimum contribution expected from an M.Sc. thesis?
I am writing a thesis for my M.Sc. dissertation, and I am struggling to identify how big the contribution of my paper has to be.
I've heard professors in our campus saying "you don't have to save the ...
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How do I plan for my PhD now that I have graduated with a Masters degree without thesis?
A bit of background: I am an Indian citizen with an undergraduate degree in Electronics from India and a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Computer Science (Funny, it is called ...
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Need help and advice concerning how to apply and look for grad schools
I am very new to this grad school process and currently overwhelmed to the point of tears.
I graduated from Stony Brook with a degree in Sociology in 2010. I was also admitted to Alpha Kappa Delta ...
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How to deal with advisor not allocating time to me?
One of my advisor's students asked me how frequently I have meetings with him. And since at that time we had very few meetings I replied:
"We have a very few meetings and the advisor does not ...
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GRE score submission
I wish to apply for M.Sc studies in Computer Science to 3-4 universities. Only one of them requires the applicants to take a GRE (general test), and my question is as follows: is it a good idea to ...
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What's the correct order of writing for a MSc. and a Dipl.-Ing. degree? (e.g. on a business card)
I finished my (german) Dipl.-Ing. (FH) degree after 4 1/2 years of studying. After that I started to work and studied parallel via a correspondence course. I'll now shortly (hopefully ;-) ) have the ...
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Master student pursuing PHD: how to spend summer break?
So I'm a master student pursuing a PHD. I'm currently following a research master program of which the natural path is a PHD program, in which I am seriously interested. I already hold a regular ...
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How to notify admissions that one quit another program?
I completed one term of a master's program before finding it was not what I expected, so I promptly quit. Now, I am sending fall application letters to other master's programs, for which I will be a ...
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Must a master's thesis fall within one's advisor's area of expertise?
When I studied my bachelor's degree, my professors often let me write papers in whatever area I wanted, even if it was an area completely outside of their expertise. Within master's programs, is this ...
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How does the pricing system of degrees in England work?
I am considering studying a master's degree in England, however, the price system is quite unlike the system in the US, at least in wording, so I am uncertain how to estimate the costs.
The schools I ...
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Is publishing a graduation requirement in many master's programs?
I know a student in a linguistics master's program (in East Asia). He told me that in his country, most master's programs require students to publish a certain number of papers in academic journals in ...
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Is there a credit hours requirement for applying to a masters course?
I am currently taking an undergraduate degree, and by completion, i would have 112 credit hours accumulated.
This is fine and all if i don't have a plan to continue my studies or apply to a local ...
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If I am building on results of my earlier works, do I have to include them in my bibliography?
In my master's thesis I am building on two earlier works of myself.
-> One is a study project I've done together with two fellow students, -> the other one is an assignment I did on my own.
If I'm ...
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Is it viable to pay for MS if your future goal is a Ph.D
I am currently working as a software developer. I have a degree in computer science. However, my country, Turkey, is not a technology favoring country, and research in the fields I am interested in is ...
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When to publish a book?
I am presently doing MSc (Information Technology) in India. I really like teaching and have a passion for it. Based on my Masters degree I will get a designation of Assistant professor (hope so I get ...
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What are the pros and cons of applying for graduate study in multiple disciplines?
My first attempt at this question was voted to be closed. Here's another attempt at the same question which I have broken into two different questions/posts.
I am an application programmer with 3+ ...
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Methods for finding graduate programs for specific areas of research
What types of methods are available to students today who want to find a University for a Master, PhD, or postdoc program that supports the student's obscure/specific area of research?
For example, I ...
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MSc for experienced professional?
I have 8 years of IT experience in India, I want to do a Master of Science in the US.
Would my already long professional experience hurt my chances to find a job after the MSc? I intend to settle in ...
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Is a PhD the highest degree?
I am curious to know whether PhD is the highest degree one can earn? Is there any other degree beyond that, if so what is it and what are the universities offering the same?
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What to do when you find someone else is working on the same masters research
You've been hard at work for lets say a year on your masters research and you then discover that someone else has been doing the same research as you have. (Let’s assume it’s a coincidence that the ...
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Use “parts” in a master thesis report
I am writing a master thesis of about 80-100 pages and want to know a good way of structuring my document either using only chapters or chapters and "parts". f first wanted to post this question to ...
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Machine Learning Master Thesis Proposals Suitable for Market?
I have started to a MS program in Computer Engineering. This is my first year and it is a 2 year program. I want to do a master thesis about Machine Learning (I have a artificial intelligence and ...
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Feasibility of enrollments in a Masters program at one university and a PhD program in another university
Is it possible to be enrolled at a Masters program at one university and a PhD program in another university?
Is one allowed to do this? Or is this not possible in general?
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Consequences of quiting a masters program (because of a job) and later applying for PhD program
Suppose a student complete 1 year of a masters degree (2 year program). She then decides to accept a job. Later on, she wants to apply to a PhD program. Would it look bad if she didn't finish the ...
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Feasibility and procedure for getting graduate admission in CS with non-CS background (undergraduate)
It is often said that branch change is possible while going for MS/ PhD in USA. But almost all examples (as seen on university sites and various blogs) are of someone completing undergraduate studies ...
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Pursuing a Second Master's Degree(Part Time) : pros and cons
I am currently working in a manufacturing company as a software developer and have just completed my masters in control and automation in 2011 with my bachelors in "Electrical and Electronics". My ...
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CS PhD application with low GPA but extensive research experience
I have recently graduated from a non EEA university—though arguably one of the better/best schools in its field in my country—with a CGPA of 2.90, majoring in Computer science. I used to study ...
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Giving up good position because of studies
I earned my Bachelor Degree in Computer Science 5 years ago. From the moment when I have a diploma in my hands, I thought, enough I never return to academia, no matter what happens. I was very keen to ...
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When should one opt for a one-year master's program in the US?
Some US universities offer a master's program that lasts for just a year. At times the cost of such programs are higher than the regular 2-year MS programs.
When should students opt for a one-year ...
