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Education / Pedagogy / British universities | | English term or phrase: Graduate Diploma, Graduate Certificate, Pre-Master | 以前こちらに"Graduate Diploma'の質問があり、それも参考にさせて頂きましたが、同じ学校のコース案内に上記の表現が出てくるのですが、その違いがあるのか、それぞれの訳は違うのか、教えて頂けるとありがたいです。
セクションは違うのですが、次のように出てきます。
Graduate Diploma in Architecure
Pre-Master English Language for the Creative Arts
PGCert Learning and Teaching in the Creative Arts
Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Practice |
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| | GC < GD < PGD; pre-masters as a preparatory course for masters | Explanation:
In the UK (and in Hong Kong, where some schools still follow British models), there are so-called conversion courses for college graduates to convert their majors (e.g. from business to psychology) by doing a program that provide just the minimum required coursework for the target discipline. The coursework alone does not amount to a second degree (so, a student does not end up with a BA, for example, but a cert. or diploma).
These programs have different academic weight or demands for required coursework. They may be arranged (in ascending order) like this:
graduate certificate (GC) -- covers some UG (undergraduate) courses for a major
graduate diploma (GD) -- usually covers all UG courses required for a major
pre-masters program -- for preparation for a masters course (when a person's previous UG work is found not sufficient)
postgraduate diploma (PGD) -- covers some masters/PhD coursework for a major but eventually the candidate may have chosen not to finished all coursework (esp. for masters degree)
So, in terms of workload, the order is like this:
GC < GD < PGD
The pre-master is a fairly loose term, which can be part of a GC or GD.
FYI
http://www.gre.ac.uk/international/pre-session_english_cours...
Pre-Master's Programme
For international students who wish to study for a Master's degree in Business, Computing or Engineering at the University of Greenwich but whose academic qualifications and language level may not quite satisfy the requirements for direct entry onto a postgraduate programme.
Further details of the International Pre-Master's Programme
http://prospectus.shu.ac.uk/op_pglookup1.cfm?id_num=419
Graduate Diploma Psychology
Full-time and part-time
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This course is for non-psychology graduates who have some previous study in psychology, including joint psychology degrees not accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).
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1 hr confidence:   | graduate diploma, graduate certificate, pre-master GC < GD < PGD; pre-masters as a preparatory course for masters
Explanation:
In the UK (and in Hong Kong, where some schools still follow British models), there are so-called conversion courses for college graduates to convert their majors (e.g. from business to psychology) by doing a program that provide just the minimum required coursework for the target discipline. The coursework alone does not amount to a second degree (so, a student does not end up with a BA, for example, but a cert. or diploma).
These programs have different academic weight or demands for required coursework. They may be arranged (in ascending order) like this:
graduate certificate (GC) -- covers some UG (undergraduate) courses for a major
graduate diploma (GD) -- usually covers all UG courses required for a major
pre-masters program -- for preparation for a masters course (when a person's previous UG work is found not sufficient)
postgraduate diploma (PGD) -- covers some masters/PhD coursework for a major but eventually the candidate may have chosen not to finished all coursework (esp. for masters degree)
So, in terms of workload, the order is like this:
GC < GD < PGD
The pre-master is a fairly loose term, which can be part of a GC or GD.
FYI
http://www.gre.ac.uk/international/pre-session_english_cours...
Pre-Master's Programme
For international students who wish to study for a Master's degree in Business, Computing or Engineering at the University of Greenwich but whose academic qualifications and language level may not quite satisfy the requirements for direct entry onto a postgraduate programme.
Further details of the International Pre-Master's Programme
http://prospectus.shu.ac.uk/op_pglookup1.cfm?id_num=419
Graduate Diploma Psychology
Full-time and part-time
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This course is for non-psychology graduates who have some previous study in psychology, including joint psychology degrees not accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).
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