October 10, 2008

Australian Universities Shape Degree Programs Like Those in the United States

By MARTHA ANN OVERLAND

The University of Western Australia is the latest of a half-dozen Australian institutions to drastically overhaul its academic programs, in a move to bring its degrees more in line with global standards, as well as ensure it remains attractive to prospective students.

The universities are essentially parting ways with the British system and moving closer to an American one by restructuring their undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

The plan does away with nearly all

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