The Case for a Two-Year Graduate Degree

In response to the need of industry, several of the leading engineering colleges are granting a Professional Degree after two years of graduate work instead of the one year normally required for a Master´s degree. The technical difficulty and complexity of industry´s development programs tax unduly the training given for a Master´s degree. More depth and breadth in such subjects as mathematics, advanced mechanics, thermodynamics, and electronics are required. Many capable men would be willing to devote two years to graduate work who are unwilling to spend the time necessary for a Ph. D. degree and hence content themselves with a Master´s degree, thus handicapping themselves and industry.