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Citation reference: Harvey, L., 2004-24, Analytic Quality Glossary, Quality Research International, http://www.qualityresearchinternational.com/glossary/
This is a dynamic glossary and the author would welcome any e-mail suggestions for additions or amendments.
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Diploma
Diploma is:
1. a generic term for a formal document (certificate) that acknowledges that a named individual has achieved a stated higher education award.
2. an award for a specific level of qualification – diploma level – which in some countries is between a bachelor and a masters-level award.
3. a term for any award beyond bachelors level up to but excluding doctoral level awards, including continuing education certification.
Diploma is an imprecise term whose meaning is context-dependent and varies from country to country.
HEFCE (2010) defines a diploma as:
A qualification awarded for a course of higher education.
HEFCE (undated) changed the definition to:
Diploma: A qualification awarded for a course which may or may not be at higher education level.
For HEA (2004) a diploma is an:
Award usually granted to students upon successful completion of a two or three-year course at undergraduate level. Postgraduate diplomas, generally lasting one or two years, are also available.
The term ‘Diploma’ can mean a number of different things. The following three examples cover most cases: 1. a document which functions as proof of a qualification having been obtained 2.the qualification obtained at the end of the first cycle 3.a qualification with professional meaning or status. For example, in some conservatoires, all qualifications, including those given at the highest level, are called ‘diploma’
Association europeenne des conservatoires [Academies de musique et musikhochschulen] (AEC), 2004, Glossary of terms used in relation to the Bologna Declaration http://www.aecinfo.org/glossary%20and%20faq%20english.pdf, accessed September 2004. Not available at this address 31 January 2011.
Higher Education Authority (HEA) [of Ireland] 2004, Glossary http://www.hea.ie/index.cfm/page/sub/id/519
Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), 2010, About us: Glossary, available at http://www.hefce.ac.uk/aboutus/glossary/glossary.htm, updated 8 November 2010, accessed 29 January 2012, not available
Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), undated, Glossary, available at http://www.hefce.ac.uk/glossary/, accessed 3 January 2017, not available 20 June 2019.