postgraduate degree
Credential after college
A postgraduate degree is an academic qualification pursued after completing an undergraduate degree.
Master's degrees and doctorates are the main types.
The term is more common in British English; Americans typically say graduate degree.
She's working on a postgraduate degree in biochemistry.
- comprehensive examsQualifying doctoral examinations
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- viva voceSpoken academic examination
- universityHigher education institution
- student loansBorrowed funds for tuition
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First post-secondary qualification
bachelor's degree · associate degree · high school diploma · GED · elementary education
postgraduate degreeself-taught
Educated without instructors
autodidact · apprenticeship · on-the-job training · life experience · street smarts
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