Since many colleges and universities announced that they would stop recruiting masters, the discussion about whether to withdraw from the stage of history has become very hot. The graduate students began to express their worries and puzzlements, and they had doubts about the development prospects of the master's degree. The reasons for this decision are twofold: on the one hand, the expansion of colleges and universities has led to a shortage of resources, and they have to reduce the enrollment of master's students;On the other hand, China is promoting the increase in the proportion of professional masters. However, is the master's degree really going to withdraw from the stage of history?What are the prospects for its development?The following will analyze the reasons for the suspension of master's enrollment through some cases and data, analyze the development trend of professional and master's degrees, and put forward some suggestions for graduate students.
In the past year, the number of applicants for graduate school has decreased by 360,000. One of the reasons for this decline is that some colleges and universities have begun to stop recruiting master's students. For example, Tsinghua University's engineering management and chemical engineering and technology majors have announced that they will stop recruiting academic master's students from next year. Not only Tsinghua University, but also the School of Mathematical Sciences of Peking University has announced that it will stop recruiting master's students. Behind this phenomenon is that the expansion of university enrollment has seriously squeezed the resources of master's students, forcing some universities to choose to reduce the enrollment of master's students.
However, this does not mean that the master's degree should be completely withdrawn from the stage of history. There are differences in the situation of different universities and majors, and candidates can flexibly adjust their preparation plans according to their interests and needs, and choose the majors that are still enrolled. In addition, although some colleges and universities have stopped recruiting master's students, they still continue to recruit professional masters. Therefore, candidates do not need to be overly anxious and there are still plenty of opportunities for choice.
In recent years, more and more colleges and universities have begun to expand the enrollment scale of professional and master's degrees, while the enrollment scale of master's degree has been relatively reduced. For example, Sun Yat-sen University's data science and big data technology major has expanded its enrollment by 400 this year, while only 50 students have been enrolled for master's degrees. This phenomenon has been seen in many universities.
The reason behind this is that the employment prospects of professional and master's degrees are better. In the context of the upgrading of China's industrial structure and the increase in the demand for application-oriented talents, professional masters pay more attention to practical application and can better meet the actual needs. While the basic theories are still important, there are some challenges to the development of a master's degree.
Some experts are optimistic about the phenomenon of stopping the recruitment of masters. They believe that the withdrawal of masters from the stage of history is only a short-term phenomenon. Experts believe that with the further improvement of the scientific research system, the master's degree will still return to the historical stage and achieve a balanced development with the master's degree. The master's degree focuses on the cultivation of application-oriented talents, while the master's degree focuses on theoretical research, both of which have an important position and role in China's higher education.
Professor Zhao of Tsinghua University said that the suspension of master's enrollment is only an adjustment, not a complete exit. He believes that the importance and necessity of the master's degree still exists, and with the further improvement of the scientific research system, the master's degree will return to the historical stage.
To sum up, the suspension of master's enrollment is related to many factors such as the shortage of resources in colleges and universities, the upgrading of industrial structure, etc. Although the master's degree may be affected in the short term, it will not completely retire from the stage of history. In the future, the master's degree still has broad development prospects, and is expected to achieve balanced development with the master's degree.
For graduate students, there is no need to be too anxious and confused in the face of the fact that the proportion of professional masters continues to increase and the enrollment of master's students in individual schools is suspended. Different schools and majors vary, and candidates can consider and choose according to their interests and needs. If the major is no longer recruiting master's students, you can consider transferring to a master's degree, which has better employment prospects, and you can also make up for the lack of theoretical foundation through study. The most important thing is that no matter whether you choose a master's degree or a professional master's degree, the road to postgraduate entrance examination is always full of challenges, and candidates need to make full preparations and efforts to continuously improve their comprehensive quality and academic ability.
(The above views are personal views only and are for reference only).