Методические указания по английскому языку для студентов I курса всех факультетов. Часть 1. Сергееева Т.В - 29 стр.

Local Education Authorities7. The most usual route to a teaching qualification is
by way of three or four year course, leading to the Bachelor of Education
Degree.
       The universities and teacher-training colleges are classed as higher
educational institutions because they award degrees. The normal duration of a
first degree course is three of four years. At the end a Bachelor Degree is
awarded on the results of examinations. A Master Degree is usually awarded
after a further year or two years of studies. The highest degree is the Doctor of
Philosophy. It is awarded for research and submission of a thesis-normally after
Bachelor and Master Degrees.
       Apart from the Universities and teacher-training colleges there are 30
polytechnics in England and Wales and 14 Scottish central institutions.
       The work of the Polytechnics is of university level. But the universities,
funded directly by the state, are less controlled than the Polytechnics. Local
Education Authorities are responsible for the budgets of the Polytechnics. Their
work is planned and financed by the Polytechnics and Colleges Funding
Council8.
       Most degrees in Polytechnics are awarded by a national body called the
Council for National Academic Awards9. The Council ensures that the degrees
awarded in polytechnics are equal to the degrees awarded by universities.
       Polytechnics award the Diploma in Technology. The usual course for the
diploma is 3 years for full-time students and 4 years for “sandwich” course ones.
The “sandwich” course students alternate periods of full-time education and full-
time employment. These courses provide many people with the opportunity of
receiving higher technical education.




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