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Image via WikipediaCAN I GET MASTER’S DEGREE IN 1 YEAR FROM USA?
Ø Yes, it’s possible to complete Masters Degree in 1 Year.
Ø Typically Universities require to complete 30 to 36 credit hours to get Masters Degree.
Ø 1 Course is equivalent to 3 credit hours (usually). It varies between universities.
Ø Some schools have Thesis option instead of course work. To, complete Maters degree in 1 year, you will have to take more courses than a typical student will register in a semester.
Ø But, you cannot complete MBA in1 year in US. MBA in US is designed for 2 to 2.5 year program.
Regular Full time students will take:
Ø 9 Credits in Fall 2009,
Ø 9 Credits in Spring 2010
Ø 6 Credits in Summer 2010(Optional),
Ø 9 Credits in Fall 2010 and graduate
But to complete MS in 1 year you will have to take
Ø 12 Credits in Fall 2009
Ø 12 Credits in Spring 2010
Ø 9 Credits in Summer 2010
Ø US education system is different from UK.
Ø Completing MS in 1 year is possible, but it will be very hectic. Trying to get and maintain 4.0 GPA will be very tough.
Work Experience and Internship:
· Having work experience will definitely help, but not required.
· If you are thinking to postpone Masters program just for the sake of getting work experience, its not necessary.
· But, if you are already working and plan to study in US after 1 or 2 years, then there is nothing you can do now. Use that experience to get a job after Masters degree.
· Students can always work as an intern for 1 or 2 semesters to get the work experience.
· Majority of the students get hired as Full time employee after completing Internship. But, it takes lot of effort to find internship. You must start building your professional network as soon as you start your course work.
Degrees:
Ø In the US, students entering post secondary education typically have completed 12 years of primary & secondary education.
Ø Post – secondary institutions are either known as a college or a university. ( are also informally referred to as school )
Ø Undergraduate education mainly consists of 2 to 4 years of study at 1 or more institutions, with the intent of completing either an Associates (2 year) or a bachelor’s (4 year) degree.
Ø There are more than 4,000 universities and colleges in the USA.
Ø Graduate or Professional education in the US is followed by the completion of a 4 year bachelor’s degree and may consist of a Master’s, Doctoral ( PhD or EdD ) or a professional degree such as a JD ( Juris Doctor ) degree.
Undergraduate Education:
Ø The 4 years of undergraduate study are called
Freshman (First Year)
Sophomore (second year)
Junior
Senior
Ø In the undergraduate study, students need to choose a ‘Major’ , a particular subject for specialization.
Ø Students might also enroll for double majors or ‘minor’ in another field of study.
Ø The common degrees that the 4 year undergraduate study can lead to are:
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A)
Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.)
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng)
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) – 5 year program
Ø The American UG degree is a 4 year program unlike the Common Wealth country degrees which last for 3 years.
Ø An American undergraduate degree is divided into 2 components:
Lower Division
Upper Division
Both these components last for 2 years each.
Ø General education classes and basic classes in the major are taken in lower division and more specialized classes in the major are taken in upper division.
Ø Also, unlike in the European model, in the US, professional degrees such as law, medicine, pharmacy and dentistry, are ordinarily not offered at the undergraduate level and are completed as graduate study after earning a bachelor’s degree , depending on the program
Ø These professional fields do not require a specific undergraduate major, though medicine, pharmacy and dentistry have set pre-requisite courses that must be taken before enrolment.
Ø Such pre-professional programs or majors are sometimes referred to as pre-med, pre-dentistry, pre-vet etc.
Ø An Associate degree is also awarded to the students who attend 2 years at a Community college, which offers academic, technical and vocational studies.
Ø Community colleges award degrees as the following after 2 years of study:
Associate of Arts (A.A.)
Associate of Science (A.S.)
Ø These colleges are more affordable options providing clear pathway to a 4 year institution.
Ø Also, some of these colleges have automatic enrolment agreements with a local 4 year college or university, where the community college provides the first 2 years of study and the university provides the remaining 2 years of study. These programs are often called “2+2” programs.
Graduate Education:
Ø The period after Bachelor’s or undergraduate study is referred as ‘post-graduate education’ in most of the countries and except in the USA, where it is termed as ‘graduate education’
Ø Graduate education leads to a Master’s degree, a Doctoral degree or a professional degree.
Ø Generally, following degrees are awarded:
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Master of Engineering (M.Eng)
Master of Business (MBA)
Master of Education (Med)
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Master of Architecture (M.Arch)
Ø After additional years of study and sometimes in conjunction with the completion of a Master’s degree, students may earn a Doctor of Philisophy (PhD) or other doctoral degree such as Doctor of Education (EdD), Doctor of Theology (DTh), Doctor of Medicine (MD), Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) etc.
NOTE:
In USA, students with Bachelor’s degrees may apply directly into doctoral programs without first earning Master’s degrees in some majors.
Ø Some programs, like medicine have formal apprenticeship procedures post-graduation such as residency or internship which must be completed after graduation and before one is considered to be fully trained.
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