How does a college Bachelors Degree in Applied Technology differ from a regular university bachelors degree?
The college applied degree has the same level of academic rigour as a university degree, but applied degree programs of study are not available at any Ontario university and are designed to produce graduates who are immediately employable in a given occupation. The description of an applied degree provided by the Ontario government is as follows: A bachelor’s program in an applied area of study is normally designed to require a level of conceptual sophistication, specialized knowledge, and intellectual autonomy similar to that in an academically-oriented honours program but with the disciplinary content oriented to an occupational field of practice. Students in applied programs learn by doing, with a focus on preparing for entry into an occupational field of practice. Such programs incorporate a blend of theory and practice, and normally include a terminal project or other practice-based exercises intended to develop and demonstrate the student’s readiness for employment in the occupat
