QUOTE FROM ANOTHER BOARD: "The MA from Oxford or Cambridge is not considered as an academic qualification in the United Kingdom, The UK Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, which is responsible for the National Qualifications Framework in the UK says in its framework overview: "Note: the MAs granted by the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge are not academic qualifications." Do you guys know if this is true or not?
Oxford has the odd tradition of awarding a MA to its BA students a couple of years after graduation. To the best of my knowledge there are NO requirements other than maybe staying out of jail. There are no academic qualifications of any kind. Now that is really grade INFLATION.
Tell me about it. I just received my answer from the UK Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education: "Masters degrees are awarded after completion of taught courses, programmes of research, or a mixture of both. Longer, research-based programmes often lead to the degree of MPhil. Most Masters courses last at least one year (if taken full-time), and are taken by persons with Honours degrees (or equivalent achievement). Some Masters degrees in science and engineering are awarded after extended undergraduate programmes that last, typically, a year longer than Honours degree programmes. Also at this level are advanced short courses, often forming parts of Continuing Professional Development programmes, leading to Postgraduate Certificates and Postgraduate Diplomas. (Note: the MAs granted by the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge are not academic qualifications.)"
