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A master's degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded after the completion of a program of one to four years in duration.

In the recently standardized European system of higher education diplomas, it corresponds to a two years postgraduate program undertaken after at least three years of undergraduate studies Licence, similar to the U.S. Bachelor's level, to obtain higher qualification (5 or more, usually 6, years of studies), for employment or in preparation for doctoral studies. In the U.S. and Canada, a master's degree entails a one- or two–year course in which students would normally enroll after completing a bachelor's degree. A master's degree is required for licensing in some professions.

Master's degrees are often called magister, which is Latin for master (teacher). In some languages, magister or its cognate is the word used for person who has the degree. However, in some European countries, a magister is a first degree and may be considered equivalent to a modern (standardized) Master's degree.

The Master of Arts (Magister Artium) and Master of Science (Magister Scientiæ) degrees are the basic degree types in most subjects, and may be course-based, research-based, or (more typically) a mixture of the two. There are also degrees of the same level, such as engineer's degrees, which have different names for historical reasons.

Admission to a master's program normally requires holding a bachelor's degree (in the United Kingdom an 'honours' bachelor degree), although relevant work experience may qualify a candidate. Progressing to a doctoral program often requires that the candidate first earn a master's degree. In some fields or graduate programs, work on a doctorate begins immediately after the bachelor's degree, but the master's may be earned along the way, as a result of the successful completion of coursework and certain examinations. A thesis may or may not be required, depending on the programme. In some cases the student's bachelor's degree must be in the same subject as the intended master's degree, or in a closely allied discipline; in others, the subject of the bachelor's degree is unimportant.

There has recently been an increase in programs leading to these degrees in the United States; more than twice as many such degrees are now awarded as compared to the 1970s. [1]

Some university programs provide for a joint bachelor's and master's degree after four or five years. Some universities use the Latin degree names, and because of the flexibility of word order in Latin, Artium Magister (A.M.) or Scientiæ Magister (S.M.) may be used; Harvard University and the University of Chicago for instance, use A.M. and S.M. for their master's degrees and MIT uses S.M. for its master of science degrees. The Master of Science degree usually is abbreviated MS in the USA and MSc in British Commonwealth nations and Europe.

For specific master's degrees, see below.

See also

References

1. ^ "Master’s Degrees Abound as Universities and Students See a Windfall" by Hannah Fairfield, , New York Times, Sept 12, 2007

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A bachelor's degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years.
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Magister (also magistar, from lat.: magister = Teacher) is an academic degree used in various systems of higher education.

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In Austria and Germany, the Magister / Magister (FH) is about equal to a Master's degree.
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A Master of Arts (Latin:Magister Artium) is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in a large number of countries.
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An engineer's degree is a graduate academic degree intermediate in rank between a master's degree and a doctoral degree in the United States.
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A bachelor's degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years.
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doctorate is an academic degree of, in many countries, the highest level, second only to the habilitation in those (primarily Central and Eastern European) countries that grant the latter. The term doctorate comes from the Latin doctor, meaning "teacher.
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    Master of Arts (MA) is awarded to Bachelors of Arts of those universities on application after six or seven years' seniority as members of the university. There is no examination or study required for the degree beyond those required for the BA.
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    An associate degree is an academic degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges, business colleges and some bachelors degree-granting colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study usually lasting
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