I graduated from the DMin programme in GSST last year, and I would reccomend it. Like any degree, seminary and college, you get out what you put...
Trinity College Dublin uses Latin - after 421 years they're not likely to change now! Peter (MPhil TCD)
There is a slight difference - coming out of high school you could enrol straight into the BEng(Hons), or you could begin with a Certificate or...
There is no question whatsoever about the legitimacy of Sligo IT. Regarding the level 7 / 8 question - from a brief look at the website the...
In the UK and Ireland degrees can be awarded at "pass" and "honours" level. Sometimes the distinction is made on the basis of final results,...
Hi Richard, I'm from Ireland, and for a few years lived literally round the corner from Sligo IT. Don't be put off by the name, an IT here is...
If you were a solider who later joined the navy, you wouldn't pass out from the naval academy wearing an army uniform - you wear the gown and hood...
For graduation you wear the regalia of the degree which you are graduating with - on most other formal occasions the doctoral regalia would be...
Most British / Irish universities award higher doctorates on the basis of published research - DSc, LLD, DLitt etc. These are ranked significantly...
Part way through both my MPhil and DMin I faced total burnout. In the MPhil I very nearly bailed with a higher diploma (basically equivalent to...
It is very open to all sorts - I'm Anglican, leaning on the more anglo-catholic side of things, and enjoyed studying there
Thanks PilgrimPastor, I agree totally - I've just passed another milestone on the learning journey - it is a lifestyle, not a sprint.
I've just finished a DMin at GSST and am very happy with it. The bottom line is that you get out of it what you put in. You can put in very little...
I certainly don't claim to be an academic, and I'm not extremely knowledgable, but as someone who has studied under the British (& Irish) system,...
It is usual in all unis in the UK for a PhD candidate to register either as an "undifferentiated research student" or to register as an MPhil (or...
Bill, Bingo - he problem is when someone from one system transfers to another, and there is a presumption that the degree from the "other"...
Bill, I think we are now getting closer to the nub of my original point re comparing the systyems rather than individual degrees! I was...
Bill, You are entirely correct in what you write, I would just like to throw in a few observations! The USA ThM requires a 4 yr BA + a 3...
Bill, It is unusual in the UK to find an MTh that is thesis only. Usually an MTh has a combination of courses (which each involve the...
Dear Bill, I'm sorry if I didn't express myself well in my previous posting. I wasn't commenting on higher education in the USA, but rather...
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