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Q: Are there any colleges in the UK which offer Aeronautical Science degrees aswell as flight training?
Basically i want to know whether there is any college in the UK that offers a degree in Aero Sci and Flight training in order to become an Airline Pilot?

A: http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/cua/ Cranfield University

Q: How early in the 19th century were Universities offering science degrees in Europe?
I'm more interested in English speaking Univeristies. If you know of any in the U.S that would be helpful as well.

A: The earliest degrees in Europe were awarded in the 12th century.

Q: What 4 year science degrees are there that make more than nurses?


A: Here is the best answer: Really only an engineer and school psychologist (only bachelor required, but hard to get without MA), which is a science degree, will make more than a nurse with bachelors degree. There is a list of the top paying 4 year degrees below. Good luck!!!

Q: What is the difference between Computer Science and Information Technology degrees?
Hi, I am an Australian who wishes to study computing in Australia (beginning 2008). I am not sure what the differences are between a degree in Computer Science and a degree in Information Technology. Is one more "watered-down"? I am a very creative person who hates math and theory, yet enjoys programing and most other practical things to do with computers. Help is much appreciated!!

A: G'day, I've studied Bachelor of Business (Management Information System) in an Australian uni and after helping many students with similar inquiries, this is what I can tell you hopefully in plain English (and also summarising what the previous answerers told you): Comp Science is usually part of Faculty of Science. Therefore it is very technical. You will learn 'machine languages'. You are the programmer, the one creating the programs eg. games, word processing, spreadsheets etc. So Math and theory... definitely a must in this course. Info Tech is sometimes called business computing. You are the middle person between the Comp Science ppl, who only know abt computer and programs, and a businessppl, who know only abt business, but little computer. You will learn both aspects of the world, so in most cases you will learn programming, and also some business studies (maybe as electives). You will also learn how to determine the flow of information. This is crucial to know, b'cos if a businessppl call you b'cos they want to computerised their 'manual/paper-based' system, you will need to know how the information flow in the organisations. Once knowing this, you can then advise the programmers on what kind of programs that they need to do (you dun have to do it yourself, but you can tell programmers what to do, b'cos you got the knowledge as well). Once programs done, you can implement it to the business and also give training for them as well. Hope this helps. Good luck on your study :)

Q: What kind of science degrees are related to Crystallography?


A: definitely chemistry as separating out crystals is what you do in the lab classes. but probably geology as a minor or dual major if that is your interest. much harder than it sounds!!

Q: Is a bachelors in Information systems or Computer Science Similar degrees?
Lets say i had a bachelors in Information systems can i apply for a job that required a bachelors in Computer science?

A: Yes - In most cases they are not picky what computer related major you have. I have a CIS degree and took no business courses as another answerer suggested was part of that major.

Q: Do corperations ever hire peopel with science degrees?
I have heard some do. Just wondering.

A: Absolutely. Who do you think does most of the research for new products and technologies? Some of the largest companies in the world hire thousands of scientists. Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, even General Motors and Apple hire scientists.

Q: How can i heat up water just using the sun by 40 degrees? (material ideas) FOR SCIENCE PROJECT?
i have a science project in which i need to make something that will make water in a 40ml beaker heat up by 40 degrees using only sunlight in one hour. i should probably use mirrors and lenses.. but if you know of any good sites could you refer them to me? thank you!

A: You will need mirrors to reflect all the sunlight that you can. You need to focus this light also, a lens can be used or curved mirror. Put the water into a black container since black absorbs the heat . Concave sides lined with aluminum foil will focus the light to the middle.

Q: Why don't we demand that politicans have science degrees?
Some of the problems that we have at the moment- global warming ect- and the developing problems with technology, stem cell research are so scientifically complicated. Why, then, are we not asking whether politicans have a scientific understanding?

A: While that sounds nice in theory, it's entirely unrealistic. If that were the way things worked, politicians would be required to have a finance/economics degree, for example. The economy is certainly important. Politicians certainly can't get every degree relevant to the nation's "business". They are meant to make policy decisions based on information supplied to them by the experts.

Q: What's this I hear about science & engineering degrees worthless?
Something about the companies hiring foreign workers and paying them a lot less than a normal citizen. Is this only happening in the states? How about Canada?

A: People who say that are completely ignorant to the situation. While it is true that you can bring an H1B into the US to work for less than you pay an American, the quality of the work is substantially lower (if only because of the language). I used to work at a company that was staffed up with engineers who were happy to earn 20k per year. Junior engineers from the states were making 2-3 times that, but our clients were happy to pay their salaries because of the results they got. The lower rate engineers were kind of like a local low cost center for us. If we needed somebody to do data entry or a simple calculation we would sometimes kick it to them - but we had to be very careful when we checked it. A few were decent at Finite Element work. Some engineerning work has gone overseas to low cost centers in places like India, but the results have been less than impressive with hidden costs and other problems. There will still need to be teams of engineers and managers in the US handling the project. There is a shortage of engineeers that know their butts from a hole in the ground. If you are lucky enough to be able to differentiate the two, you'll always have a job, and you needn't worry about cheap foreign labor cutting into your paycheck.

Q: What's the difference between Associates of Applied Science (AAS) and Associates Science (AS) degrees?
Thanks guys ^_^ I plan on majoring in something sciency lol. So I think I'm on the right track =) I'll go with the AS.

A: With an AAS degree, you don't take as broad of a course base as an AS. AAS degrees concentrate more on the classes that apply directly to your major. They also usually don't have as many required classes to take. You still take the same AMOUNT of classes, but you have more leeway when it comes to WHAT you take to fill those credits. Like an AAS degree in Criminal Justice (I use Criminal Justice as an example just because that is what I am most familiar with) has most of the same course requirements as the AS does, but it doesn't require any foreign language, statistics or college-level math courses...nor does it require as many credits from the sciences or fine arts areas. If you are stopping at an associates, the AAS is probably the easiest to get. But if you are planning on going beyond an associates, I would strongly suggest you go with either an AA (Associate of Arts) or an AS (Associate of Science) degree and NOT an AAS. AAS degrees do not have direct transfer equivalency into 4 year colleges and universities and you could find yourself a lot farther behind than with an AS because the 4 year schools aren't required to transfer everything from an AAS (i.e. they don't hold as much weight as an AA or AS degree). I've had many students that ended up being a lot farther behind in the amount of credits simply because they were guided in the wrong direction by their school advisors and went with an AAS.

Q: Do medical schools give applicants who have advanced degrees in science an advantage?
Do people who hold advanced degrees in biology, chemistry or physics have an advantage when it comes to admissions decisions at medical schools?

A: No! With all due respect to the above. The admissions process to medical school is NOT a uniform process and it is NOT the same for each school or for each admissions officer at each school each year! I've been involved with the admission process in detail at two institutions and at two different levels of medical education, the applicant pool was different however the challenges were similar. Here's what I've learned: There is an overwhelming FLOOD of applications at the outset. There are so many that the first things they look for are criteria for dismissing applications outright. There can be a GPA cut-off or an MCAT cut-off, below which the application gets summarily dismissed. The people who do this initial screen are almost completely uninterested in the school or the subject matter or any extracurricular activities. They only care about making the list smaller. The applications are sorted from most appealing to least, based on the straight data. These are presented to one or several admissions committee officers who read through in detail (as best they can). If there is anything that makes them feel ill at ease, then the application is put to the side. The applications that have interesting features are saved. The committee officers meet and discuss the applications at intervals and either agree to offer an interview or not. The agreement usually happens because one or more of the officers thought something about the application was interesting. They say so in discussion and usually it's agreed to interview the applicant. The kinds of things that might be interesting include the type of academic major and the institution it was studied in, although that's not necessarily a centrally emphasized feature. I'm sure that some medical schools and some admissions committee officers pay a lot of attention to what was studied and where, but others are less concerned. The applicant who clearly took on demanding academic work loads at a reputable college may actually fare better than another applicant who tended to schedule the classes light, even if they did as well, and at a more prestigious college. One of the key things that the GPA and the transcripts tell us about is the ability of the applicant to handle a sustained and taxing academic schedule, because that's exactly what they'll get in medical school. Extracurricular activities are a decent indicator of the applicant's ability to handle the workload and MORE, but these activities aren't necessarily looked upon as indicators of the applicant's "virtue" other than when they include scientific research. Research activities are uniformly well regarded. If the applicant has actually participated in research that has been submitted for publication or even accepted, that's HUGE. Volunteer work, charitable work, and even clinical experience tends to look nice, but it doesn't separate out the applicant from all the other people who are doing whatever they can to prove themselves worthy of the training opportunity found in medical school. All medical school applications are accompanied by a "personal statement" which is a one page free-form essay that is supposed to give the applicant the opportunity to define themselves. I'm here to tell you that this is precisely what it's NOT, and I hate how cynical that must come across. The average personal statement does a LOUSY job of showcasing the applicant's strengths. However, it does a GREAT job of flushing out applicants with maladaptive psychological states, problematic communication techniques and those with just, frankly, no clue. The personal statement is a length of rope given to the applicant in order to see if they accidentally hang themselves.... and many do. The problem is that people tend to be more concerned about writing something ego-gratifying than being grammatically correct. This is a WRITING assignment though, and there is absolutely no time limit upon it. Any failure in the rules of written prose is painfully obvious. If the applicant cannot create something with clarity then this, too, is obvious. Total self absorption is obvious. There are far more ways to hurt oneself with the personal statement than there are opportunities to succeed. Beware the personal statement. So... what do you do if you want to apply to medical school but the application is lackluster? A natural way that people try to "shore up" their application materials involves going after further education. The theory is that a record of consistent improvement over time will show that maturity is being gained which will be adaptive in the medical school environment. However, if the applicant continues to run light on their schedules, it may yet look weak, even if an advanced degree is obtained. Medical school is a tremendous workload at a fast pace and any type of academic schedule that looks like it avoids taking on very taxing work is going to come across as weak.

Q: Why do computer science degrees at the 4 year level require math courses?
Its preparation for graduate courses, research, etc.? It seems to me that the focus should be more about programming, data, and architecture - things you can pick up at any community college if what you want is a job in computers.

A: programming is very much about math.. you use math ALL the time! that is why. it is important also to be able to problem solve. So even if all those math skill are not being used the problem solving skills you learn from math will constantly be applied