MEng vs MS.

[pr9306]

hey guys!

i've been admitted to the ME program in CpE at uva. i wanted to know more about the ME program (particularly at UVA) . I'm aware of the more popular MS program in general and have heard people's opinions be more in favor of MS over ME in terms of jobs and research. To be more specific, my questions are:

1. How different is the curriculum of ME from MS? do students from each program take the same courses minus the thesis for ME or are the courses entirely different? any info about the structure of ME vs MS would be helpful.

2. I do not wish to pursue a PhD. degree immediately after Masters (ME/MS) and would like to find a engineering job. So, how do the degrees ME/MS offer advantages over each other, if any, in terms of obtaining at job after completion? how has the ME program at UVA fared in terms of internships/jobs in the past few years?

Thanks.

 

Edited March 12, 2015 by pr9306

[pr9306]

i apologize if my post wasn't clear. 

 

ME(Master of Engineering) in CpE(computer Engineering)

MS(Master of Science) in CpE(Computer Engineering)

[.letmeinplz//]

These questions are probably better answered by the DGS at UVA.

 

Generally non-thesis degrees (be they called a different name like ME, MR, etc) require a few more courses to complete than thesis degrees (MS). From the schools I've applied to you take 6-9 hours of thesis but non-thesis would take another 6-9 hours of courses instead.

 

Some non-thesis degrees still have a final project/paper/etc that you present/defend but that could be answered by UVA (especially the placement questions) better than I could answer it.

Edited March 12, 2015 by <ian>

[Edge]

Nowadays there's no difference if the institution is accredited, but historically BEng and MEng were originally considered professional degrees and BSc and MSc were more theory based.

[Texan_Air]

It mainly depends on what path you want to take. A MEng will most likely be non-funded but can be finished quicker and is easier to get accepted into in my opinion. Now a MS has funding opportunities (still generally low to get), is better if you want to continue on to a Phd, and is better if you want a career path that involves research, but takes longer to do and is hard to get into.

 

Now I have seen schools have MS programs (no MEng) that also offer non-thesis and thesis options. So to be honest, when it comes to the fact that only a MS has a chance for funding....I think it is actually unfair to applicants that schools create a separate degree called MEng. For my application I want the chance at least to be considered for funding, and if I don't get it then I want want the chance to decide on non-thesis vs thesis. I have seen some schools get rid of the MEng program so I hope this continues because I don't understand why it needs to be named differently.