ENEB Master Thread

[eLearner]

I am wondering if the Master's degree is actually a real Master of Arts (MA) and if you are allowed to use the title behind your name? I cannot find anything on the ENEB website in regards to that. To me the MBA degree would be the better choice then. What do you think?

The Arts and Sciences designations we're familiar with in the United States are not common to Spain. However, ENEB has said that it's okay to write it as 'MA' and probably because they know that Americans will be looking for familiar terms.

My take: don't write it as MA even though the school is okay with it. It's unnecessary and even though you are doing it with the permission of the school, it will not be written that way on the diploma or transcripts so you'll want to avoid any possible appearance of shenanigans on your part. 

Here is the good thing: Just like the American Master of Business Administration (MBA), the Master of Professional Studies (MPS), and a number of other American degrees that don't carry Arts or Sciences designations, they still have their post-nominals built-in. For instance, if you finished a Master of Project Management from a school in Spain, you'd have an MPM. Another poster put up an example of the MPM being written as such coming from an American school, too.

So in short, to be 100% honest and safe, always stick to what's written on your diploma no matter where you earn it from, and only use post-nominals that fit your degree title.