I’ve been trying to find out what it all means, like there’s Bachelor’s degree, Doctorate, Bachelor of Design and Master of Education. But what do they mean? Is a bachelor’s degree the lowest degree you can get and master’s is the highest or do different courses have different names for their degrees?
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They’re different ways for universities to maximise the lifetime value of each student. There are many degrees and many different things to learn within each degree.
By splitting this knowledge into “levels”, the universities ensure that a single person has a progression track that will keep them coming back and more money can be made from them.
There is no “difficulty” or “hours of study” continuity across courses within each level. You will find that there are bachelors degrees more difficult than masters, and even some PhDs are easy to get you just need to put the time in. It’s also very different if you do a theoretical vs a vocational degree.
The “level” is decided by a few people – the course directors, industry bodies, government education committees… but they all have ulterior motives that outweigh the need to create a fair and knowledge-representative qualification system.
In conclusion – if you’re looking at a degree to tell you whether a person has knowledge or skill in a particular area, it’s probably a poor predictor and you should try to assess their actual knowledge or skills instead.
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