master's degree

Master's degree — A master s is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.[1] Within the area studied, graduates are posited to… …   Wikipedia

master's — noun Date: 1939 a master s degree …   New Collegiate Dictionary

Engineer's degree — 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. In Europe, it can be an approximately five year degree roughly equivalent to a master s degree. The… …   Wikipedia

Bachelor's degree — 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. It may also be the name of a postgraduate degree, such as a… …   Wikipedia

Master of Science in Management — Master of Science in Management, abbreviated MSc or MSM, is a Master of Science academic degree that is common throughout the United States and Europe. It is similar to the MBA degree, and often requires a dissertation (thesis) before a graduate… …   Wikipedia

Master of Marketing Research — (MMR or M.M.R.) is a graduate degree program that may be from one to three years in length. About 75 percent of the fulltime programs can be studied in about one year while part time Masters in Marketing are studied besides the job and usually… …   Wikipedia

Master of Science in Finance — (MSF) is a Master s degree designed to prepare graduates for careers in financial analysis, investment management and corporate finance. The MSF is generally a one year, non thesis degree, and is often positioned as a professional degree.… …   Wikipedia

master of arts — Degree De*gree , n. [F. degr[ e], OF. degret, fr. LL. degradare. See {Degrade}.] 1. A step, stair, or staircase. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By ladders, or else by degree. Rom. of R. [1913 Webster] 2. One of a series of progressive steps upward or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Degree — De*gree , n. [F. degr[ e], OF. degret, fr. LL. degradare. See {Degrade}.] 1. A step, stair, or staircase. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By ladders, or else by degree. Rom. of R. [1913 Webster] 2. One of a series of progressive steps upward or downward,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Degree of a curve — Degree De*gree , n. [F. degr[ e], OF. degret, fr. LL. degradare. See {Degrade}.] 1. A step, stair, or staircase. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By ladders, or else by degree. Rom. of R. [1913 Webster] 2. One of a series of progressive steps upward or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English