3.What is a Master’s Degree? Where do you get one? How long does it take?
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A Master's Degree is one step above a Bachelor's Degree.  It is usually achieved by one additional year of study.  You might see people with an MBA, which is Masters of Business Administration.  However, an MD is not a Master Doctor, but is viewed in the Latin way, Doctor of Medicine.
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You need four years of an undergraduate degree. A Masters degree can take one or two years if you go to school full time.
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An Associate Degree is a college degree that on average takes two years to achieve. You get one from a Community/Junior College. An Associate Degree is less prestigious than a Bachelor's Degree (four years to achieve) or a Masters Degree.
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It depends on what you are going for. The Ma degrees offered in the US are NOT focused 100% on research, they combine theory and research. In the UK you can have a purely research Ma or a taught Ma but not one that combine s both. Also, Ma degrees last about 2 years in the US while its only one year in the UK.. I depends on what you want to do really... I m finshing my Ba in the UK and going to the US for my Ma.
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Bachelor's degree (BA,  BSc) 3 years but Law, Architecture and Medicine can take up to 7 years.\n\nMaster's degree (M.A. M.Sc) Normally 1 or 2 years. \n\nA Cambridge or Oxford M.A. however involves no study whatsoever but isawarded ten terms (3 years 4 moinths) after the Bachelor's degree, automatically.\n\nM.A.s can be taught or by research.\n\nDoctorate. (PhD) minimum of 3 years, many candidates take 5 or 6 years and do it part-time. Always involves research.
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They are a good way to get a degree for people with limited time, such as working parents, etc.\n\nMy friend received her master's degree through online courses.  It took her only one year as opposed to the normal two years.  She had to write papers and participate in weekly chat groups, but nothing very extensive.  While she's enjoying the salary hike thanks to having her master's degree, she says that she didn't really get a lot from the courses themselves.  She also admits that she didn't put as much effort into it as she could have, though.\n\nIf you were able to choose either online courses or a traditional classroom setting for your bachelor's degree, however, I would definitely opt for the classroom!
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I think it is Masters of Science. Never seen MSC.
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Its called B.S and M.S in the US for undergrad and masters respectively (B.Sc and M.Sc in the UK). As far as my knowledge goes all B.Sc degrees in UK are 3 years. Unlike the US where the first year is spent studying subjects from other majors, in the UK students start studying courses from their respective major (for which they enrolled) right from the first day.\n\nUS grad. schools usually require 16 years of education (highschool + undergrad). Hence having a B.Sc from the UK may eliminate you from applying to some of them unless you are going to Cambridge, Oxford etc. which are well renouned.\n\nUS undergrad education is more well rounded and much tougher than UK's. This may differ based on what you want to major in, but overall for example in Engineering US education is way ahead!
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When you get out into the "real" world, and begin to develop a career, you will be starting from zero.  You will not have all of the subtle knowledge that involves your field of study until you actually get out there and practice it.  Rules change in the world over time, and your piece of paper, simply because you have one does not mean you will know more than someone who has no degree yet has worked in your field of study for many years.  A 4 year degree is not as prestigious as it used to be, if I were you I'd hang in there for a Masters.
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I'm quite sure exactly how long but one of my professors is working on his PhD from Cambridge and lived there for I think 1-2 yrs and he is now teaching at Mcmaster University while he works on his PhD research so I guess it takes as long as it takes you to get the research done. Sorry for the lack of specifics but I'm not sure if there is any. Good Luck in the UK if you end up going I've been considering going as well but to get my masters.
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I would vote for the Associates at the local community college if you do not want to spend the time for a Bachelor's Degree. The masters degree would assume you have completed a nursing degree or program diploma. However, there might be a program or two out there, and I noticed there is one called an accelerated program in Texas which would take you three years.
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Master's degrees generally only allow you to teach at the community college level, although that's a great place to start (while you obtain your Phd).\n\nMost colleges require a Phd, as well as a commitment to continue publishing works related to your field.  The requirements are generally more school specific, rather than state specific, since there are so many private institutions.\n\nGood luck.
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that takes 2 years of college, then 2 more years for BA, then 2 more years for Masters.
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I've almost finished my MSc and Liverpool Uni also do MBA's.  I don't have a BSc, but as I had 10 years + of relevant experience, I was allowed.  (I think my A Level might have helped too).\n\nIt can take as little as 1 year to 3 years of study and can be extended to 4 years but requires additional funding.  I spend between 2-3 hours every night and it's taken me just over 2 and a half years.  If you can commit to 8 hours a day, it could take 1 year.  This involves taking on more than one module at a time.  I've done my course through an online programme and would highly recommend it.\n\nP.S.  I get a referal fee if you decide to go ahead, so contact me using my user name and I'll split it with you!!
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The more education you have, the more potential opportunities are available to you. Ask yourself, how far do I want to go in life?What level of success do I want to achieve? If you want to flip burgers or deliver pizza, I wouldn't study for a Master's degree. Standards are set for a minimum level of education so that society can be somewhat assured of your ability to function within it, anything beyond that remains soley your choice.
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If you're looking for an MBA, they usually require you to have fulltime work experience anyway. Generally, the minimum is 2+ years of work. Other Master's degrees may not require the experience, but I do suggest you try to get at least 1 year of work under your belt before pursuing anything beyond your Bachelor's. \n\n2 Reasons:\n\n1) You may not like your first job and realize the industry is not a good career path you want for the longterm. \n\n2) Fulltime employees receive benefits, some of which include tuition reimbursement. Why not use your employer's money instead of your own?
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AS degree must be an Associates Degree which generally takes two years to complete.\nBA is a Bachelor of Arts Degree and would generally take four years to complete.  A BS Degree is a Bachelor of Science degree which is the same as a BA except you take different courses such as two years of a foreign language instead of a statistics class.\n\nA Masters degree is obtained once you receive a BA or BS in a subject such as English, Political Science, Biology, Social Science, Psychology, etc.  A Masters Degree generally takes two years to complete, during which you do research on a topic of interest to you for presentation.\n\nPhD. requires another two plus years and involves writing a doctoral dissertation and presenting it to the university for review and certification.  I am sure there are many more requirements that I am unaware of as I only recently received my BS in Social Science myself.