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Originally Posted by issybird
Not so fast! The difference is one of philosphy, whether a bachelor's degree is for breadth or depth and arguments can be made for both.
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I agree. I didn't say that it was better - just different. As you rightly say, our two countries have a different educational philosophy in that respect. Not everyone likes A-levels for that very reasons, and some schools and colleges now teach the International Baccalaureate for that very reason - that it teaches a much broader range of disciplines.
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Seriously, are you suggesting that a bachelor's degree from the local redbrick is the equivalent of a master's from Harvard?
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I very much doubt it. But in technical subjects (my degree is in physics) it's certainly true that a bachelor's degree from an American university doesn't teach you nearly as much about that core subject as a British university does. Of course, the flip side is that the American university teaches you other subjects too. Perhaps that's better - I don't know.