From e4efd05c4c75b43c266fc1ae3ef11e2096938c19 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brenton Horne Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2024 16:01:02 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] Australian_education_system: wording improvement --- Australian_education_system.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Australian_education_system.md b/Australian_education_system.md index 23281e9..f7b3384 100755 --- a/Australian_education_system.md +++ b/Australian_education_system.md @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ AQF recognizes three types of master's degree — master's degrees by course An MDC and an MDR typically takes one to two years full-time study to complete, whereas an EMD typically takes three to four years of full-time study to complete (Australian Qualifications Framework Council, 2013). An MDC is typically predominantly composed of coursework as the name suggests, but it often also includes a research project that ends in the submission of a 12,000 to 20,000 word thesis for examination (Australian National University, 2016; Australian Qualifications Framework Council, 2013; Australian Trade and Investment Commission, n.d.-b). As the name suggests, an MDR is predominantly composed of research which also culminates in the submission of a 20,000 to 60,000 word thesis for examination (Australian Qualifications Framework Council, 2013; Australian Trade and Investment Commission, n.d.-b; Victoria University, n.d.). In fact, the Master of Research I undertook at the UniSQ in 2023 was composed entirely of research and my thesis was about 35,600 words long. An EMD is typically designed to train a student for a particular profession (e.g. medicine, physiotherapy, optometry, veterinary medicine, dentistry or law) (Australian Qualifications Framework Council, 2013). -An MDC programme is typically titled "Master of <field of study>", an MDR programme may also be titled this way or as "Master of <field of study> (Research)" or as "Master of Research" (MRes), "Master by Research" or "Master of Philosophy (MPhil). EMDs typically have the word "doctor" in their names despite not being classified as doctorates. Examples include Juris Doctor (JD), Medicinae Doctor (MD), Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS), Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), etc. +An MDC programme is typically titled "Master of <field of study>", an MDR programme may also be titled this way or as "Master of <field of study> (Research)" or as "Master of Research" (MRes), "Master by Research" or "Master of Philosophy (MPhil). EMDs typically have the word "doctor" in their titles despite not being classified as doctorates. Examples include Juris Doctor (JD), Medicinae Doctor (MD), Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS), Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), etc. An MDR programme is categorized as a higher degree by research (HDR), which a category of degrees that share similar scholarship opportunities and similar structures. MPhil programmes are typically treated differently to other MDR programmes in that they typically require demonstrated previous research experience in order to gain entry (for which an honours degree will typically suffice) and they typically provide students the option to articulate into a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme.