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maxxx_power
Joined: 17 Mar 2003
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 Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2003 3:20 am Post subject: What's up with 3 year degrees? |
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Just out of curiosity, why is it that certain country's universities have 3 year degrees whereas others have 4 year degrees?
What is the major difference?
Maybe I should have flown to NZ and gone for 3 instead of 4 (cheaper too I imagine). |
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crazylemongirl
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Location: almost there...
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| Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2003 3:47 am Post subject: |
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The difference is when it comes to grad school. Masters degree are typically two years long.
I actually have a 4 year New zealand university degree. However my fourth year is counted as a year of grad school in new zealand (I was in the same papers as grad students). However in north america that fourth year makes it equivlant to a typical four year degree there.
Also I think kiwi kids start school eariler - 5. But still finish at 18 so they are in school for longer but it's cheaper to have them in regular school than in university.
Tution starts about $5000us per year.
CLG |
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khyber
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Compunction Junction
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| Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2003 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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5000$ us a year??? THat is hella cheap CLG...my fiance and i hope to go to NZ (me to teach, her to uni it up).
I have a 3yr b.sc and 2yr b.ed.
best setup could be had
It is said that a 4yr degree is given more "street cred." than a 3yr. That's why i didn't sit on a just a 3yr...i planned more.
otherwise, clg is bangara |
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komtengi
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
Location: Slummin it up in Haebangchon
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| Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2003 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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three year degrees are also in place because we con't have to waste a year of our life doing general studies, why go over stuff we learnt in high school again. The first year of a degree in Australia is study specific. Doing a business degree would mean you study things like stats, marketing, economics. No bs like guitar, golf or the like.
Personally I did a 4 year degree in Aust. which means I have a double degree. Value for money and time, one extra year to get a second degree. |
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crazylemongirl
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Location: almost there...
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| Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2003 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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| komtengi wrote: |
| three year degrees are also in place because we con't have to waste a year of our life doing general studies, why go over stuff we learnt in high school again. |
Actually I forgot about that. Interesting that my former university (auckland) is looking at introducing general studies into the degree program and lengthing the general degrees. Mostly because they felt that students didn't have enough general knowledge. Ie. the arts students didn't have enough knowledge in math and science (both of which can be dropped for your last two years of high school). And the science ones couldnt' write (as english can be dropped in the penultimate year of high school and social sceinces 3 years before graduation)
Also you can enter professional degrees (law, medicine, education, pharmacy etc.) straight out of school and not have to do a general degree before hand.
Cost of study in New Zealand dollars (which is about 60cents US)
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Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry $14,000 - 30,000
Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences $11,000 - 22,000
Business, Economics, Commerce $14,500 - 20,000
Computer and Information Science $11,500 - 29,500
Education and Teaching $11,500 - 22,000
Engineering and Surveying $14,000 - 22,000
Health and Medical Sciences $11,500 - 22,000
Law and Legal Studies $11,600 - 18,000
Science, Mathematics & Technology $14,000 - 30,000
Visual and Performing Arts $11,000 - 22,000 |
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Paji eh Wong
Joined: 03 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2003 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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| komtengi wrote: |
three year degrees are also in place because we con't have to waste a year of our life doing general studies, why go over stuff we learnt in high school again. The first year of a degree in Australia is study specific. Doing a business degree would mean you study things like stats, marketing, economics. No bs like guitar, golf or the like.
Personally I did a 4 year degree in Aust. which means I have a double degree. Value for money and time, one extra year to get a second degree. |
I guess it depends on what you do with your elective courses. I did a 4 year degree in psychology in 5 years. And I learned way more than I would have if I had gone through all of my core courses in 3 years.
N American high schools don't talk much about uni programs. Streaming is a dirty word. A 4 year system allows you to screw around and figure out what you want. |
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