Masterliness 2004

What makes a masters degree different from a bachelors degree?

Responses from 2004-2005 full-time students

  1. BSc is aimed at practitioners

MSc is…

  1. Deeper
  2. More specialised
  3. More intensive
  4. Better preparation for work
  5. More analytical
  6. More contact with staff
  7. More abstract
  8. More disciplined
  9. More choice for the student
  10. More research-based
  11. More self-study
  12. More self-reliance/self-management
  13. Needs better time management by the student
  14. Further understanding
  15. Better self-awareness
  16. Better opportunities for a job
  17. Better able to separate objectivity and subjectivity
  18. Better able to reflect on subject
  19. More critical of others and yourself
  20. Better qualify your opinions
  21. More originality