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Higher Education

Date: Oct 28 2007

Lesson

Here's some vocabulary terms relating to higher education. Add more if you know them or ask about others you're not sure about.

Higher Education

Vocabulary

A. = Adjective ADV. = Adverb IDM. = Idiom N.= Noun V. = Verb

a college	N. an educational institution similar to a university
a degree	N. a title given by a university
facilities	N. services or conveniences
a junior college	N. an educational institution where students can begin their university education or complete two year programs
a major	N. the main field of study in which a student specializes
a minor	N. the secondary field of study in which a student specializes
to stand for	V. to be the short form of, to represent, to mean
terminology	N. specialized words or expressions used in a particular field, activity, job, science, etc.
to transfer	V. 1) to move from one place to another said of people or things
B.A.	N. Bachelor of Arts, a university-level degree in a humanities-related subject
B.S.	N. Bachelor of Science, a university-level degree in a science-related subject
Masters	N. the graduate-level degree after a Bachelor and before a Ph.D. There are also different kinds of Masters, including M.A. (Master of Arts), M.S. (Master of Science), M.B.A. (Master of Business Administration), etc.
Ph.D.	N. Doctorate, highest graduate-level degree Although Ph.D. stands for Doctor of Philosophy, it is commonly used to refer to a doctorate in any field.

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Lost_Heart

Russian Federation

Hi. There is another one degree in Russia given after PhD-degree. It calls like Full Doctor, but I'm not sure about it.

安明超

China

thanks !

pixxy

China

i couldn't understand it.

indrayani

Indonesia

thanks this lesson is so useful to me

donn_1

Haiti

just good

Vikky shrestha

Nepal

mbbs – N. Bachelor in medicine ,bachelor in surgery

zah2209

Algeria

thank you for these vocabulary terms try to provide us with others

meta_mehdi

Canada

thx a lot!! interesting

galili

Algeria

i thank also for thanking us

yaravip

Egypt

hi iam yara from egypt

韩晴

China

I am so glad to see all of you that I hope we can help each other in our English study! My name is Han-Qing,I believe we all will become good friends!

Best wishes for everyone!