Diplom-Chemikerin
English translation: M.Sc. (Chemistry)
| 11:29 Jul 31, 2000 |
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|  Selected response from: Ulrike Lieder (X) Local time: 18:22 | |||
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| na | Master's degree |
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| na | M.Sc. (Chemistry) |
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| na | chemist with university diploma |
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| na | M.S. in Chemistry [Diplom-Chemist] |
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| na | Certified Chemist, Master's Degree in Chemistry |
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Master's degree Explanation: According to Eurodicautom, "Diplom-" is either a master's or bachelor's degree. Knowing both educational systems, I would lean towards a Master's. If you want, you can kind of dance around the issue by saying that she earned an advanced degree, or that she is a graduate chemist, or a certified chemist. It is not a Ph.D., however. Then there would be mention of "Doktor" or "Dissertation" or "Promovierung" in there somewhere. |
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M.Sc. (Chemistry) Explanation: I agree with the previous posting - a Diplom... is a Master's degree. My academic title is Diplom-Dolmetscher, and for purposes of equating it to a US academic degree, I say that I have a Masters degree (M.A.) in Conference Interpreting. Schäfer, Wirtschaftswörterbuch, 6th ed., also lists Masters. A PhD would be Dr. rer. nat. - you're being overly generous to Frau Kloppenburg ;-) |
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chemist with university diploma Explanation: Neither batchelor's nor master's is equivalent. This is the first level at which you graduate, as in batchelor's. It requires more knowledge than most (but not all) batchelor's degrees, and a thesis, as with a master's (and some batchelor's). A university diploma will let the firm know that the person has finished university. If they know the German system they will understand what it is. |
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M.S. in Chemistry [Diplom-Chemist] Explanation: A Ph.D. is not equivalent to a Diplom, rather a Ph.D. is a doctorate degree for which there are equivalents in many, if not most countries: they usually just go by a different name, e.g. Ph.D., Doktor, etc. So, a Master's degree is roughly equivalent to a Diplom. When I considered obtaining a German Diplom I was assured that my American Master's degree would be recognized by a German university (after taking a couple of final exams). Often times, since those degrees are not quite equivalent, they are sometimes not translated at all or the original name of the degree is added in parentheses. In conclusion, the translation could read:"Frau Kloppenburg passed her Master's exam in Chemistry" and "Based on this performance she was awarded the degree of Master in Chemistry [Diplom-Chemikerin]. Cheerio, Dierk |
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Certified Chemist, Master's Degree in Chemistry Explanation: My Father was a Diplomingenieur, he worked for an American Company and was considered a certified engineer or having a Master's Degree in Engineering. I agree with the translation by Dierk. |
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