ENEB Master Thread

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Hello, all. I've just signed up to the ENEB/Isabel I MBA and Masters in Project Management. I'm from the UK, so I can hopefully shed some light on how the ECTS works, and hopefully some opportunities.

In the UK we earn credits as part of our degrees and these can be translated to ECTS by halving the value. For example, 120 credits will equate to 60 credits, or in obverse you can double the ECTS to calculate the UK credits.

Hopefully, I can provide a little insight into how these courses translate to UK masters degrees. In the UK we have different types of masters degrees and I'll explain each of them here.

Integrated Masters - These are also known and undergraduate masters degrees. These are usually four year programs each consisting of 120 credits for levels 4, 5, 6, and 7. These can be awarded with honours if you complete both a third (level 6) and fourth year (level 7) thesis. I have one of these degrees and it is awarded the post nominals MArts instead of MA. It is viewed as a masters degree but equates to 120 credits (60 ECTS) at level 7.

The second type is a standard masters degree. These degrees have three sections that are Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert), Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip), and full masters (MA, MSc, MBA, etc). These usually consist of 180 credits at level 7 (90 ECTS). The first two parts (PgCert and PgDip) consist of taught subject matter and equate to 60 credits (30 ECTS) each. The remaining 60 credits (30 ECTS) consists of a thesis.

The last type I mention are the research masters degrees. The consist of a research project and equates to 180 credits (90 ECTS) at level 7. These degrees that include the MRes, and MPhil are usually used as part of the PhD matriculation process.

From what I gather from the ENEB website the MBA earns you 60 ECTS (120 UK credits) and the masters in project management 30 ECTS (60 UK credits). By understanding this conversion between credits and ECTS. we can see that the MBA is equivalent to a Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) and the masters a (PgCert), neither achieving full masters degree status.

For my two pence worth, this is a degree earnt from a university (even if it isn't highly rated) and you should be able to use the degree and post-nominals anywhere in the world.
It only falls down when trying to convert it to credits for studying elsewhere. I fully intend on listing it as it is on my CV and LinkedIn and so should you.

Now, if you're still hankering for a direct conversion for a 180 credit masters. You could consider doing a top-up degree at a UK university. These usually require 120 credits (60 ECTS) at level 7 to enter into the masters (thesis) stage of the masters degree. There are a number of universities in the UK that do this, but the ones that I am considering are University of Gloucestershire (https://www.glos.ac.uk/courses/course/mb...istration/) for the MBA and Portsmouth University (https://www.port.ac.uk/study/courses/msc...ent-top-up) for an MSc.

Personally, I'm looking at doing the DBA or PhD and I don't think I will have an issue with this degree as an entry requirement as I already have a MArts degree. This MBA is just icing and a box ticking exercise. If I have to fully matriculate to a UK MBA I'll most likely choose the MBA from University of Gloucestershire, which from personal experience I can say is a good university. There are others and google is your friend.

Anyhow, I hope that helps in understanding from a European perspective.