LSE這個分一vs兩年MSc Econ的, 正正說明了歐洲大學有多著重專業對口 - you need to spend an extra year for this (same logic for various Dip for Grad in Econ in UK, e.g. Cambridge, UoL, Nottingham and etc.)
2. 美國master本來就是用來賺錢的......自然不能緊卡主修, 否則客源就太少了.
(美國和非美國不同的點是, master degree is not a requirement for admission to PhD, but normally a must for others.)
而不卡主修, 自由度高也不一定是好事: 學生背景太參差, 很難教/學提高學術水平的....
3. UK的grad dip 樓主可以一試, 但正常grad dip不保證master year admission的......