Master's Degree - Titles - Types

Types

  • Post-graduate master's degree (MA, MEd, MSc, MSW, MPA, MBA, MBA Tech, MCom, MBus and other subject specific master's degrees) is designed for anyone who holds a bachelor's degree.
  • Business or management master's degree (MSc, MEng, MA, MBA, MCom, MIM) contain some confusion sometimes. On the one side there are programs called Master of Science (MSc) or Arts (MA) or Commerce (MCom) in General Management. These programs are sometimes also called MIM-programs and usually do not require professional experience. Very often the MSc in Management is for people with a first academic degree in a social sciences area while the MA in Management refers to people with other backgrounds. On the other side is the Master of Business Administration (MBA) which requires a minimum of two to three years of professional experience and is open for people with academic background in any field. Beyond the amount of professional experience required, MIM and MBA differ also in terms of title reputation, students' demographics, career purpose behind the program, and tuition fees.
  • Executive master's degree (EMBA, EMS) is a master's degree designed specially for executive professionals. Admission, graduation requirements, and structure of executive master's degrees differ from that of the regular full-time program.

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