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International Education: Why is the difference in Master's(Thesis)(Engineering) program structure in US and Canada?

  • I'm a prospective CS graduate student. I've checked the program structure in several renowned universities in US and Canada. There seem to be a major difference in the program structure. While the US universities want their graduate student (Thesis-based Master's) to complete at least 7-8 courses to finish up their study, the Canadian counterparts seem to have a lower requirement. They only want 4-5 courses to be requirement and usually want the students to finish courses by their first year. They want their students to write thesis for the rest of the period in Master's. I've also observed one more difference is that Canadian Universities offer pretty advanced course contents only, for their Graduate Students. While US universities do offer some courses like "Operating Systems", "Advanced Operating Systems" for their graduate students also [which are basically advanced versions of basic subjects], this is not the case at Canadian Universities. So, is it the case that Canadian graduate students are expected to be stronger in academics than US graduate students? Are there any serious implications for not taking the advanced courses of basic subjects in Canadian Universities as they offer limited courses to Graduate Students?

  • Answer:

    Thanks for A2A. As far as CS, is concerned I have the least idea, but only know that U of Toronto has a good CS dept.Apart from I don't know about other things about CS in particular. But regarding Canada, I can tell you something: 1. They are desperate for students to come in, so immigration is easier. 2. They lay much stress on thesis, so you can get RA ships while studying. 3. Course fees is lesser as compared to top US grad schools. 4. Due to somewhat less competition, job hunting in Canada might be slightly easier. Sorry to disappoint you, not being able to help you much :(

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