postgraduate courses

Beyond bachelor's education

Postgraduate courses are academic programs pursued after completing an undergraduate degree.

These include master's degrees, doctoral programs, and professional certifications.

The term is more common in British English; Americans typically say graduate courses or graduate school: She's taking postgraduate courses in biochemistry.

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academic level

postgraduate coursesundergraduate courses

Academic offerings for degree-seeking students

undergraduate studies · undergraduate education · introductory courses · secondary education · elementary education

educational formality

postgraduate coursesinformal education

Unstructured knowledge acquisition

on-the-job training · vocational training · apprenticeships · self-directed learning · self-education

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