Naval Postgraduate School the thesis is required to be "more extensive and complete in problem scope and solution than a master's thesis", although "not necessarily meeting the test of original research and contribution to fundamental knowledge that is applied to PhD dissertations.
"[5] At UCLA, the engineer degree is explicitly set at the level of the preliminary PhD examination, i.e. not including the contribution to fundamental knowledge.
[10]The Unirank system can be used to determine the level of a five year engineering program from an accredited and reputable school.
[12] This may be translated as "Engineer", however, its international academic equivalence depends on each country's educational system and can be compared to a six-year post-master's degree.
Its award may imply obtaining a state licence to legally practice in the field or a professional certification outside the academic environment.
Chile's higher education system differs from the US model, with a six-year "Título Profesional en Ingeniería" granting the title of engineer.
This professional title encompasses a bachelor's degree in science, allowing graduates to enter a master's or doctoral program.
Prior to the Bologna Process, In most countries of continental Europe, universities specializing in technical fields traditionally awarded their students an engineer's degree after five years.
Following German custom in higher education, the engineer's degree was called the Diplom.
In addition to Germany itself, this system was common in states like Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
In the western Slavic-speaking countries, the engineer's degree is called inżynier (Polish), inžinier (Slovak) or inženýr (Czech) and the abbreviation is inż.
In Poland, the degree of inżynier is available after 3.5 or 4 years of studies (like the licencjat in non-engineering science) after a final thesis is completed.
Graduates can pursue double degrees, doctoral studies, and careers in academia or industrial research.
Universities in France are comprehensive institutions composed of several faculties covering various fields (natural sciences, engineering, law, economics, medicine, humanities, etc.)
The German "universities of applied sciences" (Fachhochschule) awarded the traditional engineering degree Diplom-Ingenieur (FH) (Dipl.-Ing.
(Grad)", which was previously awarded by universities of applied sciences and engineering schools after three years of study.
This is not an academic degree as it is given to graduates of HTLs (Höhere Technische Lehranstalt), secondary schools with technical focus.
The Austrian engineers' law (Ingenieurgesetz 2017[17]) specifies the criteria for obtaining the title: graduation from a technical high school (HTL), verifiable practical experience of three years, and an oral examination with a certified committee to prove advanced skills and knowledge in their field.
These are 240 (previously 210, 1983–1995) ECTS credits leading to an award at ISCED level 6, equivalent to a bachelor's degree.
The five-year course concludes with a comprehensive set of specialising exams (examen de diploma).
Some universities had called Diploma de Sub-inginer which was a three-year course equivalent with a college degree.
In this case the Inginer Master degree is obtained after an additional one- or two-year graduate program.
The situation in Spain is very similar to France but without the grandes écoles and Germany-UK in relation to the Technical Engineering Degrees.
Long cycle Engineer's degrees (Ingenieros) traditionally used to be (at least nominally) six-year programs but the tendency since the mid-1990s has been to reduce them to five years.
[26] The supplemental charter of Queen's College, Birmingham in 1852 also specified that it could award the academic rank of Civil Engineer.
[28] Most countries follow the French system of higher education, the engineer's degree was called the Diplôme d’ingénieur.
It is considered more prestigious by recruiters than a master's degree due to the electricity[clarification needed] of the program.
Most grandes écoles allow their students to join a double degree with a university (in France or abroad).
Furthermore, Diplôme d'Ingénieur graduates can pursue a selective PhD after their engineering studies and later join academia or an industrial research and development department.
Egypt and South Africa do not follow the French education system and offer the traditional bachelor's and master's programs, which can be taken separately.