Master's degree is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.
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13 Facts About Master's degree
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At Harvard the 1700 regulations required that candidates for the master's degree had to pass a public examination, but by 1835 this was awarded Oxbridge-style three years after the BA.
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At the start of the century, the only master's degree was the MA, and this was normally awarded without any further study or examination.
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However, by the middle of the century the MA as an examined second Master's degree was again under threat, with Durham moving to awarding it automatically to those who gained honours in the BA in 1857, along the lines of the Oxbridge MA, and Edinburgh following the other Scottish universities in awarding the MA as its first Master's degree, in place of the BA, from 1858.
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Probably the most important master's degree introduced in the 19th century was the Master of Science.
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Master of Science Master's degree was finally introduced in Britain in 1878 at Durham, followed by the new Victoria University in 1881.
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In 1983, the Engineering Council issued a "'Statement on enhanced and extended undergraduate engineering Master's degree courses", proposing the establishment of a four-year first Master's degree.
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An integrated master's degree combines a bachelor's degree course with an additional year of study at master's level for a four or five academic year total period.
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Admission to a master's degree normally requires successful completion of study at bachelor's degree level either as a stand-alone degree or as part of an integrated scheme of study.
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Usually focused on academic research, the Master's Degree requires, on any specific knowledge area, the development of a thesis to be presented and defended before a board of professors after the period of research.
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In Brazil, the Master's degree often serves as additional qualification for those seeking to differentiate themselves in the job market, or for those who want to pursue a Ph.
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Master's degree students are required to submit their thesis for examination by two or three examiners.
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