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
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Sent: Sunday, 17 April, 2011 17:14
To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Subject: [ECOLOG-L] M.S vs. M.A.
Hello Ecologgers!
I'm wrapping up my fourth-year in environmental sciences at UC
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[mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of malcolm McCallum
Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 9:46 PM
To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
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 stats
Priya Shukla pshu...@ucdavis.edu 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
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
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 an
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
