Abstract
MEng Courses — A clarification for readers of the following article: The Engineering Council defines MEng Degree courses in its Sartor document as follows: ‘It is Council policy that degree courses in engineering accredited in relation to stage 1 of the Chartered Engineer Section of the register should be designated as Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) or if appropriately extended as Master of Engineering (MEng). The Council disapproves of and will strongly discourage, the use of these titles for other courses.’ The Engineering Council further defines MEng as ‘an extended course’ and recommends that selection to an ‘extended’ degree course should include assessment during the first two years of an accredited ‘enhanced’ degree course and performance at an interview.
The Durham MEng Course (as well as some other similar courses at various Universities) is a very good course but is essentially a one year postgraduate Course and therefore runs counter in concept to the stated policy of the Engineering Council. This explanation is given to avoid any confusion which may be engendered in the mind of the reader.
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