Fake music degrees hit sour note in South Korea

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by chydenius, Mar 21, 2006.

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  1. chydenius

    chydenius New Member

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060320/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_crime_korea

    "[T]he typical degree-seekers paid about 20 million won (11,800 pounds) in tuition, perhaps spent a few days in Russia and eventually obtained a master's degree without doing any academic work."

    I don't expect this to inspire heated debate, but I figured that some would find it interesting.
     
    chydenius, Mar 21, 2006
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  2. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    MMus and DMus

    Some universities in Commonwealth countries award Master's and doctoral degrees based on composition or performance, in the same way they would by thesis in other subjects. Those involved should have done something like that if they were so hot to get degrees.

    -=Steve=-
     
    SteveFoerster, Mar 21, 2006
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  3. TEKMAN

    TEKMAN Semper Fi!

    Steve, but... here is the thing.. they cannot read their diplomas.

    ""The suspects could not read their own diplomas because they were written in Russian," prosecutor Choi Chang-suk said."
     
    TEKMAN, Mar 22, 2006
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