difference between scottish and english degrees

i was wondering y is the length of degrees in Scotland more than in England. The MEng and BEng r 5 and 4 years respectively which is comparable to US and rest of Europe. It looks like the scottish degrees r more comprehensive then english ones which r narrow.

Reply 1

devstudies

not the case.
the scottish school system, highers, lets you graduate with 17, whilst your usually 18 with A-Levels and thus have one more year in college. The extra year compensates for this, is very general, and your allowed to change subjects a lot etc. in fact you can usually enter straight into 2nd year if you have relevant A-levels.

Reply 2

bishbash72

A levels are more specialised than the standard High School Diploma/Scottish Highers/Baccalaureate. Spend two years studying only 3 or 4 subjects and you don't need that extra year at uni.

Plus a standard Scottish degree is a masters, rather than a bachelors.

Reply 3

roar558

Original post by addh

The MEng is a Masters degree while the BEng is a Bachelor degree. I'd have to point out though that many if not most Scottish students continue to do Scottish Advanced Highers before applying to University.

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 4

Smack

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Scottish education has always been different from English education. A Scottish degree is designed to start at an earlier level than an English one and at the end you should have covered about the same material.

So a Scottish MEng or BEng = and English MEng or BEng.

Original post by Callum828

Plus a standard Scottish degree is a masters, rather than a bachelors.

No it's not.

Reply 5

ArcadiaHouse

Don't know but Scottish degrees are long and hard and keep you up all night :sexface:

(... in the library :emo:

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Reply 6

craftySnake

People really should be more aware of the way Scottish Education works if they plan to study here, I'm fed up of hearing Non-Scottish students & even Scots with Adv Highers complain about how much old stuff is covered in 1st year :frown:

Reply 7

ZombieCharge

Original post by devstudies

• You don't graduate until you've got your degree.
• People finish their Highers at 16.
• Most degrees offer second year entry for those with Advanced Highers or A-levels.
• You can't change subjects a lot, but it does mean you change your degree more easily.

Reply 8

devstudies

Original post by ZombieCharge

okay, i think i got my terminology mixed up, my bad.
anyway from my experience as someone that has a levels and is about to finish the 4 year degree ...
people are usually starting with 17, whilst in england they start with 18.
and it is really easy to switch subjects. i did. i needed to retake one first year module in 2nd year, thats it. (for comparison you usually do 6 first year modules when i did it)
the 2nd year entry is precisely the point, those that stayed in school a year longer skip a year of uni, hence my point that the 1st of the 4 years can be seen as more equivalent to A2

Original post by Smack

No it's not.

it is in the social sciences and humanities at the ancient unis, but in name only. its equivalent to a BA hons.

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 9

Vitamin D

Original post by craftySnake

I'm a Scottish student who never did any Adv Highers and I've still found that a lot of old stuff is covered :frown:

Reply 10

craftySnake

Original post by Vitamin D

I'm a Scottish student who never did any Adv Highers and I've still found that a lot of old stuff is covered :frown:

Really? I found that the subject that covered a lot of stuff I had met before was vectors in maths, but they went into more detail and I got more of an understanding of it. :-) And it