Editing Master of Science (section)

==United Kingdom==
The Master of Science (MSc) is typically a taught postgraduate degree, involving lectures, examinations and a project dissertation (normally taking up a third of the program). Master's programs usually involve a minimum of 1 year of full-time study (180 UK credits, of which 150 must be at master's level) and sometimes up to 2 years of full-time study (or the equivalent period part-time).<ref name="QAA master's">{{cite web|title=Master's Degree Characteristics Statement|publisher=[[Quality Assurance Agency]]|url=http://www.qaa.ac.uk/publications/information-and-guidance/publication?PubID=2977#.WK59n38WI2g|access-date=23 February 2017|date=September 2015|archive-date=8 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108041006/http://www.qaa.ac.uk/publications/information-and-guidance/publication/?PubID=2977#.WK59n38WI2g|url-status=dead}}</ref> Taught master's degrees are normally classified into Pass, Merit and Distinction (although some universities do not give Merit).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.postgrad.com/advice/masters_programs/msc_degree_classification/|title=MSc Classification|publisher=Postgrad.com|access-date=23 February 2017}}</ref> Some universities also offer MSc by research programs, where a longer project or set of projects is undertaken full-time; master's degrees by research are normally pass/fail, although some universities may offer a distinction.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.postgrad.com/advice/masters_programs/masters_degree_grades/|title=Masters Degree Grades|publisher=Postgrad.com|access-date=23 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/msc-research-mathematics?wssl=1|title=MSc by Research in Mathematics|publisher=[[University of Oxford]]|access-date=23 February 2017}}</ref>

The more recent Master ''in'' Science (MSci or M.Sci.) degree (Master of Natural Sciences at the [[University of Cambridge]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Cambridge |url=https://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/so/2019/chapter07-section12.html |website=Admin.cam.ac.uk |access-date=24 April 2021 |location=Chapter VII: Degrees, Diplomas, and Other Qualifications – Master of Natural Sciences (M.Sci.)}}</ref>), is an undergraduate (UG) level integrated master's degree offered by UK institutions since the 1990s. It is offered as a first degree with the first three (four in Scotland) years similar to a BSc course and a final year (120 UK credits) at master's level, including a dissertation.<ref name="QAA master's"/><ref name="FHEQ">{{cite web|title=The Frameworks for Higher Education Qualifications of UK Degree-Awarding Bodies|url=http://www.qaa.ac.uk/publications/information-and-guidance/publication?PubID=2843#.WK5-J38WI2g|publisher=[[Quality Assurance Agency]]|access-date=23 February 2017|date=November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013061809/http://www.qaa.ac.uk/publications/information-and-guidance/publication?PubID=2843#.WK5-J38WI2g|archive-date=13 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The final MSci qualification is thus at the same level as a traditional MSc.<ref>{{cite web |title=University of London Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations |url=https://london.ac.uk/sites/default/files/governance/regulation-1-uol-awards-governance.pdf |website=London.ac.uk |access-date=25 September 2021|location=Regulations, Regulation 1 University of London Awards, Section A: List of Degrees and Other Awards which may be Granted: THE DEGREES}}</ref>