1. Definition of master's degree and master's degree
Master's degree: Academic degree master's degree student. It is set up by discipline and is oriented towards academic researchEmphasis on theory and researchto train university teachers and researchers in scientific research institutions.
Master's degree: Professional degree master's degree students. Guided by professional practice,Emphasis on practice and applicationto cultivate high-level talents who have received formal and high-level training in professional and specialized technology.
In short,The master's degree focuses on research, and the master's degree focuses on practice.
2. The difference between a master's degree and a professional master's degree
1. The training goals are different
Master's degree:It is set up according to disciplines, and it is oriented towards academic research, with a bias towards theory and researchto train university teachers and researchers in scientific research institutions.
Master's Degree:The salient features are:Academic and professional are closely integrated, a person who has obtained a professional degree, mainly in a job with a clear professional background, such as an engineer, physician, teacher, lawyer, accountant, etc. It's a professional practice-oriented,Emphasis on practice and applicationIt is a training method to cultivate high-level talents who have received formal and high-level training in their profession and expertise.
2. Different cultivation methods
Master's degree:The curriculum focuses on strengthening the study of basic theories and cultivating students' ability and quality to engage in scientific research and innovation.
Master's Degree:The curriculum is oriented to practical application, aims at vocational needs, and focuses on the improvement of comprehensive literacy and applied knowledge and ability. The teaching content emphasizes the organic combination of theoretical and applied courses, and highlights case analysis and practical researchThe teaching process attaches great importance to the use of team learning, case analysis, on-site research, simulation training and other methodsIt focuses on cultivating students' awareness and ability to study practical problems. In the specific learning process, it is required to have a practical session of at least half a year, and the proportion of practical credits is greater than that of an academic degree.
3. The application conditions are different
Master's degree:The application requirements are:
a. Fresh undergraduate graduates with nationally recognized academic qualifications (including fresh undergraduate graduates of higher education held by ordinary universities, ** universities, and ** higher education held by ordinary universities) and undergraduate students who can graduate from self-study examinations and online education at that time, must obtain a nationally recognized undergraduate graduation certificate before September 1 of the year of admission;
b. Persons with a bachelor's degree recognized by the state;
c. Applicants who have completed 2 years (from graduation to September 1 of the year of admission, the same below) or more than 2 years after obtaining a nationally recognized higher vocational college graduation degree, as well as undergraduate graduates who have recognized their academic qualifications and meet the specific academic requirements of the recruiting unit according to the training objectives of the unit, shall apply for the examination as undergraduate graduates with the same academic ability
d. Those who have obtained master's and doctoral degrees.
Master's Degree:The entry requirements for some majors are the same as those for academic master's degrees.
The entry requirements for the Master of Law (Non-Law) Professional Degree are:
The major studied before applying for the examination is a non-law major (graduates of law majors [** is 0301] in the law category of the undergraduate major catalog of ordinary colleges and universities, law graduates at the junior college level and law graduates in the form of self-study examinations are not allowed to apply for the examination).
The application requirements for applying for the Master of Law (Jurisprudence) Professional Degree are:
The major studied before applying for the examination is a law major (only graduates of law majors [** is 0301] in the law category of the undergraduate major catalog of ordinary colleges and universities, law graduates at the junior college level and law graduates in the form of self-study examinations can apply for the examination), and those who have obtained a second bachelor's degree in law can apply for a professional degree in law (law).
Business Administration, Public Administration, Engineering Management, Tourism Management, Project Management in the Master of Engineering, Educational Management in the Master of Education, Competition Organization in the Master of Physical EducationThe application requirements are:
a. Those who have more than 3 years of work experience after graduating from university;
b. Persons who have obtained a nationally recognized higher vocational college diploma or a bachelor's degree after graduation, meet the relevant academic requirements of the enrollment unit, reach the same academic ability as a bachelor's degree and have more than 5 years of work experience
c. Those who have more than 2 years of work experience after obtaining a master's degree or doctoral degree.
4. The enrollment majors are different
Master's degree:The enrollment majors include 13 university disciplines, including philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, history, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, military science, management, and art, as well as their subordinate first-level disciplines and second-level disciplines, covering all professional directions.
Master's Degree:Enrollment MajorsMore targeted
According to the "Professional Knowledge Database" of the research and recruitment website, the enrollment majors of "Professional Degree Master's Students" include: Finance, Applied Statistics, Taxation, International Business, Insurance, Asset Valuation, Auditing, Law, Social Work, Police, Education, Physical Education, Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages, Applied Psychology, Translation, Journalism and Communication, Publishing, Cultural Relics and Museums, Architecture, Urban Planning, Electronic Information, Machinery, Materials and Chemical Engineering, Resources and Environment, Energy and Power, Civil Engineering and Water Conservancy, Biology and Medicine, Transportation, Agriculture, Veterinary, There are 47 majors in landscape architecture, forestry, clinical medicine, stomatology, public health, nursing, pharmacy, traditional Chinese medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, military, business administration, public administration, accounting, tourism management, library and information, engineering management, art, etc.
Note: For specific enrollment of a specific major of a certain enrollment unit, please refer to the enrollment major catalog of the enrollment unit in the current year.
5. The requirements for dispensing are different
The basic conditions for candidates to adjust the major to be transferred to are the same or similar to the major they apply for in the first choiceIt should be within the same subject category. The subjects of the preliminary examination are the same or similar to those of the transferred majorAmong them, the national unified proposition subjects in the preliminary examination should be the same as the national unified proposition subjects of the transferred major.
The examination subjects of the master's degree can generally cover the preliminary examination subjects of the master's degree, so the adjustment is generally the transfer from the master's degree to the master's degree. In general, an academic master's degree can be transferred to a professional master's degree.
6. The difficulty of admission is different
For most majorsProfessional master's degrees are slightly less difficult than academic master's degrees.
English 2 is mostly taken in the English subjects of professional master's courses, which is relatively difficultThe English subject of the academic master's degree public course is more difficult to take English I.
Most professional master's degrees do not take mathematics subjects in public courses or take mathematics.
Third, the comprehensive ability of the economic joint examination is relatively difficult;Mathematics is examined in the public course mathematics subject of the academic master's degree.
1. Mathematics. 2. Mathematics.
3. Mathematics (agriculture) or self-proclaimed science and mathematics by the enrollment unit is more difficult.
7. The tuition fee standard is different
In general, the tuition fee for a master's degree is higher than that for a master's degree.
The fee standard for full-time professional master's degree shall be determined according to the current fee standard for academic self-funded graduate students of general majors (schools without academic self-funded graduate students of general majors shall refer to the relevant fee standards of similar majors in other local universities).
Starting from the fall semester of 2014, the fee standard for academic master's degree is not more than 8,000 yuan for master's students and 10,000 yuan for doctoral students per year.
8. The school system is different
Master's degree:Generally 3 years.
Master's Degree:Generally 2-3 years.
The specific situation shall be subject to the policy of each enrollment unit in the current year.
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