@crowleyskeeper I'm just tagging you in here as the discussion's not that relevant to Ruby. I agree with this bit
''The part that's supposed to be challenging in a master's degree is the independent thought and analysis. Not the course load'' but then you say ''Her course load is not anything to write home about in either education system but especially compared to the US''.
You honestly can't really compare the UK to the US when it comes to degrees. US is broader although you 'major' in stuff, but UK you specialise quite early. You can literally do a whole essay on a pencil visible on a piece of art from the 1600s for a whole term and that's it. Neither method is better or worse- like plenty of Brits do MBAs for example at Harvard as the breadth of education is better. But suggesting there's more work in a US course is slightly off base
Not fighting with ya and I'm noooo expert, just you probs don't have a super deep knowledge of exactly how UK degrees work- no reason why you should!