just curious, does anyone know why certain Master of Science degrees are listed at MSc vs. MS? Is this an American vs. European thing or specific to certain academic fields?
It mainly seems a US versus the rest of us (where us is defined as the areas with a UK-influenced education system) thing. Over here, and in various bits of the Commonwealth, you get an MSc in the Sciences. It's all the same thing, it's still a Master of Science degree, we just use a different abbreviation. Angela (MSc, Sussex ;-)
In the USA and Asia I use BS and MS, in Europe I use BSc and MSc on my resume. I also use MAeroSci because most clients have never heard of a MAS (Master of Aeronautical Science).
I have a BSc(Eng) from Zuid Afrika, an MSc from England, and an MS from U.S. I call 'em BSc, MSc, and MS in the U.S., dropping the (Eng) because nobody here knows the significance of that. (In South Africa, the BSc(Eng) is a 4-year degree and the BSc is a 3-year degree.)
Thank your lucky stars you don't have the UK undergraduate equivalent. I've never seen anything remotely like a BEng or an MEng in the US. I suppose one could go all pompous on the CV and spell out Bachelor of Engineering (Imperial 1999) or whatever, but it does seem an awfully clunky mode of presentation. Angela
