MEdS

18:33 Dec 13, 2012 

Yes, it's a Master's degree in Higher Education. (as I said; pardon me for mentioning it). Master's degrees in education in the US (if that's your target) are called a variety of things in different places: sometimes M.Ed. (Master of Education), sometimes M.A.Ed. (Master of Arts in Education), sometimes M.S.Ed. (Master of Science in Education). Any of these would be correct and there's no particular reason to put one rather than another. The vital thing is to include "Higher Education".

In principle, it usually better to translate degree titles by a general descriptive formula rather than something as specific as "M.S.Ed.", otherwise you imply a closer equivalence between specific degree programs than actually exists.

This is a degree which, as far as I know, doesn't exist in the US (I'm sure it doesn't exist in the UK). You can probably take an M.Ed. with an emphasis in Higher Education, at least in some universities, but I'm not aware of a US master's degree in education entirely devoted to higher education and with higher education in the degree title. All the more reason, then, to express it in general descriptive terms.

18:14 Dec 13, 2012 

Hi people! Thank you all for your contributions! And you were right, the translation is from an Argentinean degree and it should be int English (my mistake!!!).
So, now I know that MEdS means Maestría en Educación Superior, which I think is equivalent to M.S.Ed (in Higher Education).

12:44 Dec 12, 2012 

Interesting... You may be right about it being an Argentine degree. On the very website of the University of Colorado (UC), I couldn't find any evidence of an "MEdS" degree (and there's not much included in the instructor's bio at Narapo.edu). I did find this link to UC's Ed.S. though (which is offered in the same area of education as its master's degree):
http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/SchoolOfEducation...

If it is, in fact, an Argentine degree, I wonder if the direction should be changed for the benefit of the glossary. It would also be helpful to know the target audience/variety of English. Cheers, Charles!

12:09 Dec 12, 2012 

I did find this person, who is "MEdS, University of Colorado"
http://www.naropa.edu/academics/snss/grad/contemplative-educ...
but had no luck trying to find out what it means. And I can't find any evidence elsewhere of a Colorado degree called MEdS. I think you're probably right about the US.

For various reasons I'm almost 100% sure this is an Argentine degree. I think I've identified the person the text refers to, but I don't want to give details because of client confidentiality. Anyway, Gabriela will know.

11:18 Dec 12, 2012 

Where was this "MEdS" earned (in the US, Argentina, some other country)? If it was in the US, it's definitely a mistake. (If it's a back-translation from Argentina, amen.) It's worth noting that the "S" is also capitalized as it is in the Ed.S.---a fairly common post-master's credential at US universities. As a former research assistant in the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies of Florida State University, I'm just not aware of any MEdS degree offered in the US. Indeed, it makes no sense (if the direction is truly English to Spanish). IMO I hope this helps!

23:47 Dec 11, 2012 

The Education Specialist, also referred to as Educational Specialist, Specialist in Education, or Ed.S., is an advanced terminal degree in the U.S. that is designed for individuals who wish to develop advanced knowledge and theory beyond the master's degree level, but may not wish to pursue a degree at the doctoral level.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_specialist