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An engineer's degree is an academic degree which is intermediate in rank between a master's degree and a doctorate; it is occasionally to be encountered in the United States in technical fields. (Not all universities with engineering and technical departments award them, however.)

The requirements differ considerably, depending on which university awarded the degree, but they are usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate course of one or two years in duration longer than the normal master's degree. A thesis of a quality higher than that acceptable for a master's degree is also generally required, although it usually does not have to be about original research, as would be required for a doctoral dissertation; there is often no thesis defense.

Unlike the master's degree, which is standard step for those who are on the way to a doctorate, for those who get an engineer's degree it is usually their final academic degree; it is usually used for higher qualification employment, and not as a prelude to doctoral studies.

Note: A degree with some form of "engineer" in the name is not necessarily an Engineer's degree. For instance, a "Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering" (B.S.E.E.) is not an Engineer's degree; similarly with the "Master's in Biomedical Engineering" (M.S.Bm.E.), which is also not an Engineer's degree.

Engineer's degree abbreviations (US)

The following list gives the most common ones:

• Chemical Engineer - Ch.E.
• Civil Engineer - C.E.
• Electrical Engineer - E.E.
• Engineer in Aeronautics and Astronautics - E.A.A.
• Engineer in Computer Science - E.C.S.
• Environmental Engineer - Env.E.
• Materials Engineer - Mat.E.
• Mechanical Engineer - Mech.E.
• Naval Engineer - Nav.E.
• Nuclear Engineer - Nucl.E.
• Ocean Engineer - Ocean E.

Engineer's degrees in Europe

In countries the higher technical education of which has been touched by German influence, universities specializing in technical studies award their students an Engineer's degree instead of a Master's degree. In addition to Germany, these countries include states like the Belgium, Serbia, Czech Republic, Greece, Finland, the Netherlands, Portugal Slovakia, Spain and Sweden. The degree of Engineer may be the first one received (after five years of study), or more often it follows a Bachelor's degree (usually three years for Bachelor's plus two years for Engineer's). In local language, the degree is called "inžinier" (Slovak) or "inženýr" (Czech), the abbreviation is "Ing." and is written before the person's name. In German the degree is Diplomingenieur and in Finnish, diplomi-insinööri, abbr. DI. The word diplom refers to the thesis written at the end of the studies. In Belgium the degree is Burgerlijk Ingenieur (abbrev. "ir."). In Portugal the degree is Engenheiro (abbrev. "Eng."), and in Spain is called Ingeniero ("Ing"). In Greece the degree is "diplomatouhos mihanikos" (Διπλωματούχος Μηχανικός) and the abbreviation is "Διπλ.-Μηχ.". In the Netherlands the degree is "Ingenieur" (abbrev. "ir."). Also, "ing" is used in the Netherlands, but this is a non-academic, professional degree. In Sweden the degree is Civilingenjör (both regardless of the actual specialty). This retains the 19th century idea that the "actual" engineers were the military ones. In France the degree is Diplôme d'Ingénieur, the title is Ingénieur diplômé (ID) but is never used before the holder's name.

German-style Engineer's degree is considered equivalent to a MSc. degree in U.S. or U.K. and in international context, the holders of the Engineer's degree are authorized to use degree MSc. However, there has been some debate over whether the Engineers should differentiate themselves from Masters of Science, this degree having become victim of inflation lately. It might be argued that, because the European high school curriculum covers the topics of the typical U.S. freshman year, the five-year-long Engineer's degree is actually complete equivalent of the U.S. degree.

In the UK, undergraduate engineering students are usually awarded the Master of Engineering (MEng) degree. This is not really an Engineer's degree in the meaning of this page since it is specifically a Master's degree and follows a four year course of study. The concept of Engineer's degrees as used in the US and the countries discussed above is absent from UK higher education.

In France, the Diplôme d'Ingénieur (word to word: Engineer's Degree) can be obtained after five years of engineering studies after the Baccalauréat. Engineering is taught in Ecoles d'Ingénieurs which are part of the French Grandes écoles famous system. Since the Bologna process, the Diplôme d'Ingénieur is officially considered as at the European Masters level, though many argue that it is a bit more than a mere Masters since competetive exams allows only top students to enter the Grandes écoles system. It is often considered as something between MSc and MEng when compared to the U.S. system as it is a blend of strong theorical knowledge and professionnal experience. But as for the German system, considering that the final year of Lycée (French High School) overlaps the U.S. freshman year, the Diplôme d'Ingénieur could be held actually as a complete equivalent of the U.S. Engineer's Degree.

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