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This is a postgraduate academic degree that requires one to three years of study after receiving the bachelor degree. The master degree is designed to provide additional education or training in the student’s specific branch of knowledge.

Many students earn a master’s degree to extend their passion for a certain field of study, for intellectual curiosity, for expert advice on a remarkable topic or to land a high paying job. Other students earn a master’s degree to later earn a doctorate degree or Ph.D.

The academic schedule for a Master degree is less rigid than that of an undergraduate; graduates students have more freedom at the moment to choose courses and plan their academic goals. But not all is easy, usually graduate programs require students to write good and original works (thesis) on a chosen topic. Their works can be complicated and prolonged. Even though many of these courses can be rigorous, students now have more flexibility with the addition of online education. Online education makes it easier for students to complete their assignments without it interfering with their current work schedule, which has given rise to more online masters in education programs. Many students completing their master's degree have careers in place or have some sort of job commitment. It's the best way to improve the career of students that don't have much time to study for a master at the University. Many companies are looking for candidates that have a master in education.

  Types of Master degree

There are two types of Master degree:
  Academic Master’s:

Usually the most common master degrees are the Master of Arts (M.A.) and the Master of Sciences (M.S.) which are awarded in art, sciences and humanity disciplines. These programs require the completion from 30 to 60 credit hours and they may lead directly to the doctoral level.

Students may also choose between thesis and non-thesis programs, the degree is the same in both cases the difference is in the academic requirements. For students in the non-thesis program, there is more coursework in place of writing the thesis and they have also to take a written complete examination.

For students in the thesis program, they have to research and writing a thesis and a complete oral examination covering both coursework and their thesis.

  Professional Master’s:

These programs do not lead to doctoral degrees as the academic master’s do, for this reason they are known as “terminal” master’s programs.

Professional master’s degrees are more oriented to the direct application of knowledge than the original research; students have to take a similar program of study that lasts from one to three years. These programs require completion of from 36 to 48 units and commonly not offer a thesis option.

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