Three years, the course is in the last semester of the first year and the second year, that is, *** 1.5 years. If you learn quickly, you can finish the course in the first year. Generally, at the end of the first semester of the second year of research, a "opening report" is needed to determine the research content of the paper. The next year and a half is the thesis stage. In the last semester, the third graduate student will make a mid-term defense to judge the progress of the research and whether the paper is published. Thesis defense in May and June next semester.
Two years, complete all courses in the first year or the first semester, and write papers in the second year. The actual situation of two-year master's degree in China, science and engineering are very tense, and the quality of training is not satisfactory. Tsinghua, Peking University and other schools have regulations that two-year master's degree should be studied in their schools for at least four years instead of three years.
As for the internship, it is the students' own business. Now the school and the tutor no longer ask questions, and usually they will find their own way in the last year.