It depends on the programme you study. Structuralia hands out mostly EQF 7, but backed by a number of Spanish universities that are wholly recognized by the government, and also several British universities. There may be other universities and countries they are working with, but those are the only ones I know of. These are "Master's diplomas", for all intents a Master's degree without thesis, I have a couple of those.
OpenClassrooms also does EQF 6 (Bachelor's) and EQF 7 (Master's) diplomas, some of them are backed by Universities in France (Ecole de Management, Central Supelec, and others), and again, may be a degree or may be a diploma - but if it is a degree or diploma backed by a University with a charter, then it is a real qualification. Same goes for Structuralia. You need to check the programme. At the end of the day, if you have an EQF 6 (Baccalaureate) or EQF 7 (Master's), and it is underwritten by a university with a charter, you're golden. It only matters if you need the thesis for going on to a terminal degree (and even then) or want to be in academia. I don't. I'll take the five master's and be happy with it. If you do any of those courses, you're still going to get put through the wringer, it ain't a walk in the park. I'd say the AI one, though easy because I knew the subject pretty well, was the hardest because I really stretched far beyond what I had grown comfortable with.
I have studied at nine different European universities/colleges at various levels, one in Asia, and four in the US. I feel I got value out of all the education (except that one MBA with a concentration in HR that I absolutely hated), but I prefer the European system most.
Footnote: When my wife mentions my qualifications in conversation, I correct her and say "two master's degrees, three master's diplomas." I still have that conscious bias myself. But every time I check the paperwork and every university I've shown them too for my next educational step, the university has come back with "that'll do nicely. These look good." It's that impostor syndrome kicking in again.
And one more thing...
Bachelor's and Master's with and without thesis doesn't delineate degree or diploma. It comes down to how the certificate is awarded, not what you had to do to get it. My Master's degree in Computer Science was a "without thesis option." Education above grade-school gets muddy, which is why you need to do research on the subject.
Thank you for your reply. That's quite impressive, I've rarely ever come across someone who has studied at that many schools across so many continents! Do any of the programs you've studied at offer Bachelors in CS or Linguistics? That's what I would need first, unless there is a program to go straight through to the Master's.
I would need to pull up my notes but Univeristy of Kent, University of Sheffield, Open University, Thomas Edison, and Open Classrooms all offer CS degrees that are recognized. Again, do your own research. Sheffield and Thomas Edison both offer Master's for educated professionals without a Bachelor's. You generally have to write out a bunch of statements on why you are qualified to enroll.
You can earn an entire Bachelor's by testing out and/or doing prior learning assessements (I've thought about that if I could find a subject that interested me). PLA acceptance is far more prevalent in Europe than in the US, though Thomas Edison in US does let you test out or do PLA for the entire degree if you are capable of it. I'll point out that doing PLA is not a walk in the park. I've done a couple of prior learning assessments where I felt I knew the class subject really well - it was probably more work to do the assessment (lots of writing and gathering of research notes and documentation) than it would have been to just finish up the prescribed projects.
I am no expert in any of this, and I strongly recommend you do your own research.
OpenClassrooms also does EQF 6 (Bachelor's) and EQF 7 (Master's) diplomas, some of them are backed by Universities in France (Ecole de Management, Central Supelec, and others), and again, may be a degree or may be a diploma - but if it is a degree or diploma backed by a University with a charter, then it is a real qualification. Same goes for Structuralia. You need to check the programme. At the end of the day, if you have an EQF 6 (Baccalaureate) or EQF 7 (Master's), and it is underwritten by a university with a charter, you're golden. It only matters if you need the thesis for going on to a terminal degree (and even then) or want to be in academia. I don't. I'll take the five master's and be happy with it. If you do any of those courses, you're still going to get put through the wringer, it ain't a walk in the park. I'd say the AI one, though easy because I knew the subject pretty well, was the hardest because I really stretched far beyond what I had grown comfortable with.
I have studied at nine different European universities/colleges at various levels, one in Asia, and four in the US. I feel I got value out of all the education (except that one MBA with a concentration in HR that I absolutely hated), but I prefer the European system most.
Footnote: When my wife mentions my qualifications in conversation, I correct her and say "two master's degrees, three master's diplomas." I still have that conscious bias myself. But every time I check the paperwork and every university I've shown them too for my next educational step, the university has come back with "that'll do nicely. These look good." It's that impostor syndrome kicking in again.
And one more thing...
Bachelor's and Master's with and without thesis doesn't delineate degree or diploma. It comes down to how the certificate is awarded, not what you had to do to get it. My Master's degree in Computer Science was a "without thesis option." Education above grade-school gets muddy, which is why you need to do research on the subject.