Master's degree

A master's degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate or graduate course of one to three years in duration. In the United Kingdom it is sometimes awarded for an undergraduate course whose final year consists of higher-level courses and a major research project. In the recent standardized European system of higher education diplomas, it corresponds to a two-year graduate program to be entered after three years of undergraduate studies and in preparation for either high-qualification employment or for doctoral studies.

See also

• Bachelor's degree
• Professional Master's degree
• Master of Business Administration
• Master of Engineering
• Master of Fine Arts
• Master of Theology
• Licentiate
• Engineer's degree
• Doctorate
• British degree abbreviations
• Degrees of Oxford University
• Degrees of Cambridge University