Priya Shukla wrote:
> Hello Ecologgers!
>
> I'm wrapping up my fourth-year in environmental sciences at UC Davis and
> have been looking at graduate schools. I notice that different schools will
> offer either an M.S. or an M.A. degree. While I've heard there isn't a true
> difference betwe
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[mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of malcolm McCallum
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Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] M.S vs. M.A.
In many schools there is no difference.
In others, MA takes a foreign language and MS takes
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[mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Priya Shukla
Sent: Sunday, 17 April, 2011 17:14
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Subject: [ECOLOG-L] M.S vs. M.A.
Hello Ecologgers!
I'm wrapping up my fourth-year in environmental scie
In the state of Connecticut the M. A. is considered to be the higher degree.
The students that will go on for a Ph. D. or wish to work for the Department
of Environmental Protection pursue the M. A., whereas the students who are
getting the masters to teach in the public schools (which is requi
In many schools there is no difference.
In others, MA takes a foreign language and MS takes stats.
In others, MA is a non-thesis degree (sometimes a final book report)
and MS is a thesis.
Combine this with the MAT (masters arts teaching), Professional Masters,
and the oodles of other masters progra
I wouldn't care at all which degree they had. I would care about what they
knew and what they could do.
> Hello Ecologgers!
>
> I'm wrapping up my fourth-year in environmental sciences at UC Davis and
> have been looking at graduate schools. I notice that different schools
> will
> offer either a
Hello Ecologgers!
I'm wrapping up my fourth-year in environmental sciences at UC Davis and
have been looking at graduate schools. I notice that different schools will
offer either an M.S. or an M.A. degree. While I've heard there isn't a true
difference between the two degree types, I've noticed t
