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Sign up with Google Sign up with FacebookQ: Is a Chinese degree equivalent to a western degree?
What about a Chinese Masters or a Doctorate?
It would depend on the field.
Take for example, the work required to become an Urologist in USA and China.
In USA, 4 years of College for a BS in Biology or similar, then 4 years of medical school, one year as intern and 2 years as Resident, plus 2 to 3 years in the surgery training.
In China, 4 years of College, one as intern and two as Resident.
In this particular field, evidently not equivalent. Now choose who will operate your prostrate gland..........
Actually, you just need a 4 year degree in America. It could even be a degree in Music Studies. You just need to pass 1-1.5 years of science coursework before or after, and maintain good grades, take your MCAT, get a good score, and then get accepted.
China considers 60% to be a passing score (70% at Fudan, but Fudan is just as stupid). I was able to go to "medical school" here if I wanted to, but decided against it. China considers color blindness to be a disability which makes you ineligible to study medicine. In America, even deaf people can become surgeons, let alone color blind folk.
And then there's all the rampant cheating and bribing. In America, even 80% on all courses will unlikely get you into medical school, let alone 60%. It's just not happening. No, a Chinese degree is in no way equivalent to a western degree.
You might browse a few worldwide university ranking sites to find an answer. There are too many reasons for Chinese university's low rankings to list here.
I doubt it, I strongly doubt it! The answer it's obvious. Mostly any studies here, expect them outside of China to be downgraded to the point that you may have to start studying over again.
I am sure that as an educational background filling in your CV with studies done in China may have an important weight at finding a job or I don't know what else. But to get the equivalence for them it's just impossible as to my understanding.
The most efficient way to use your time and never find problems about your degree you get in China is studying Chinese language. If you can get a Master or PhD in Chinese literature,for example, then you will never be denied the equivalence at all. Well, to behonest, in Western Countries you don't need an equivalence for Chinese langauge.
Asi Asi ...no problemo about the degree Trav. It doesn't matter your grade just if you have the paper.
most post grads i met simply do errands for their "tutors" like cook dinner, clean their homes, baby sit, do their work for them. and then after a few years they are given a degree. i taught a masters english class. it was a joke , they asked me to do it the day before the class started, a didn't give me the book until half way through. but they made it very clear that i was to be "friendly and entertaining"
when it comes to schools in china the hard work is to get in (tests), but once in just pay your tuition and show up to class
LAR:
crimo,
Exactly!!! South Korea is the same!! Once the students get to university, it's just Party Time! I could give you many examples myself of lazy,unmotivated,rude and obnoxious Chinese university students.
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha......are you sh****** me??!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Take 360 of them and you get a circle regardless of what country so I would say yes
with chinese population problems, 4 year undergraduate, 3 year masters,3 years doctorate,its just a babysitting government program to hide how bad the educated unemployment would be if they did not keep students warehoused until there 30 years old.
considering how many western graduates pursue a masters to chinese graduates and your have to wonder how legitimate the whole process is even if you have never gone to china.
my friend has a Masters in Economics from a University in Canada ..... smart well educated guy ,,,,,,,, works for about 9000RMB/mo.. for the Local tax guy in Guangzhou.......silly guy, loves China, his home................. could make $10000/mo easily overseas