MS Economics

Now, how did everything after post #37 get to be a moderated post?

 

This is an extended campus program which requires the students to attend classes in a night/weekend format. It is a great program if you are at one of the four places it is offered and have access to the three bases/posts that are part of the four locations.

 

My bad. I may have misunderstood the line on the UNISA page that stated that they dont offer higher degree coursework, and what I meant was they may not provide it via distance. I am waiting for an official reply from them.

As far as University of Oklahoma is considered, I dont think that is feasible, given that my work usually requires me to be go all over the place.

Any other ideas? Also anyone with UoL degree who has sat in interviews etc...

 

Just a quick comment from me (an alum of two University of London colleges: King's College and London Business School). The university's 'external' distance learning scheme, the International Programme, doesn't quite have the cachet of being an 'internal' student. However, the University is a really solid brand in British higher education and the International Programme is great value.

Both 'internal' and 'external' graduates get degrees from the University, which mention the student's lead college. So the idea that the LSE's distance learning programmes are bad because you gon't get a degree from the LSE are offbase -- the LSE's on-campus, 'internal' students don't get a degree from the LSE either. While the LSE and other UoL colleges do have the power to award their own degrees those powers are not used: their students instead get UoL degrees.

And, indeed, some of those external programmes are run by the LSE: the curriculum is set by the LSE, which also administers and examines the course. You can see a listing of them on the LSE's website. They include the undergraduate Diploma in Economics, BSc degrees and the Diploma for Graduates. The UoL's MSc in Economic Policy, however, is part of the graduate programme in finance which is run by the university's Centre for Financial and Management Studies (and not by the LSE)

 

I think you are wrong there. LSE may have provided UoL degree earlier, but nowadays LSE provides its own degree. I dont know about other UoL colleges, but isnt the whole point of colleges under a university is that the college provides learning whereas the examination/degree is provided by the University. So typically colleges by themselves will not have power to grant degrees on their own. Well thats is how I have seen...

 

Re: LSE …“All students registering from 2008 onwards will automatically be awarded an LSE degree on graduation. Students who have registered before that date will be able to choose either format" (e.g., UoL or LSE).”
Alumni and Friends of The London School of Economics in The U.S.

 

Name names. I'd like to know which universities and employers don't recognize a UoL degree as valid.

I know for a fact that Duke University's human resources department considers a UoL bachelor's to be equivalent to a Masters from an American university. While being a student of UoL doesn't make you a student of LSE, you are getting an equivalent education. And LSE is one of the top 5 economics schools in the world.

Not valid? To whom?

 

Well, the ones I talked to didnt tell me much about the universities, other than that they were top UK/US univs. Further the UK univs were more accomodating and accepting than US ones.
As far as companies are concerned, the ones I recall (probably becoz they are well known) are Credit Suis, DB and BoA.There were few other as well, which I dont properly recall.

 

This statement surprises me as I know graduates from the University of London International Programmes that work for Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse. I'm referring to people that only have UoL degrees.

JFO

 

My information comes from talk to 3 people who had done their UG via UoL Intl Program . It maybe possible that they didnt do well in the programme, or worse they might have tried to pass it of as a LSE degree.Maybe its a regional thing as in UK ( and probably in west europe) the UoL programme is well known. Whatever maybe the case, these guys (about whom you talk) have done undergrads or postgrads from there ?

 

Dear Friends,

I have gained admission to Boston University's metropolitan College For 'Master of Science in Administrative Studies concentration in Financial Economics' program for Fall 2012.
I am 22 yrs old and have completed my Bachelor's in Computer Engineering ,Mumbai
I have a few questions :-

1. What are the credentials of METROPOLITAN COLLEGE in general ?

2. Since BU is a very Expensive school(84 grand tution fees for 2 yrs) ,what are the job prospects after completing my MS in BOSTON or the USA in general after this particular degree?

Would be Grateful for your suggestions and Opinions guys !

 

Does UND truly have a better reputation than Georgia Southern University? Georgia Southern appears to be a larger and more generally recognized school.

 

Georgia Southern University might have larger campus than UND; however, GSU is ranked as National Tier 2 school while UND is Tier 1. Also, GSU is a regional college of Georgia's College System; while UND is a research institution.

 

Thanks, TEKMAN! I have not looked at school rankings before and am unsure of the classifications and their significance. How can I find info on comparing schools?

 

I suppose that means I made the right decision in going with UND.