master's student
Advanced degree seeker
A master's student is someone pursuing a master's degree—a graduate-level academic credential between a bachelor's and a doctorate.
The program typically takes one to three years and involves advanced coursework, often culminating in a thesis or comprehensive exam: She's a master's student in public health.
Also called a graduate student or postgraduate student.
- graduateOne who earned degree
- graduate schoolInstitution awarding advanced degrees
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- advisorOne who gives guidance
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
literature review · research · research assistant · coursework · seminar · academic writing · academia · degree · PhD · candidacy · comprehensive exams · defense · scholarship · library · deadline · stipend · supervisor · office hours
- scholarsscholar, professors, professor, researcher, researchers
- grad studentsdoctoral candidate, postgrad, first year, second year, third year
- academiaprofessors, universities, graduation cap, biology department, professor
master's studentkindergartener
Early elementary pupil
preschooler · high school student · tenured professor · doctoral student · PhD candidate
master's studentprofessor
Senior university teacher
thesis advisor · faculty member · master · tenured professor · instructor
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