Professional master is a form of postgraduate education in China. According to the orientation of the State Council Academic Degrees Committee, a professional degree is a degree with a professional background to train senior professionals in a specific occupation. At present, there are 15 types of professional masters approved in China, and the learning methods of professional master education are relatively flexible, which can be roughly divided into on-the-job learning and off-the-job learning. ?

The learning methods of professional master's education are flexible, which can be roughly divided into two categories: on-the-job learning and full-time learning. The relatively simple way to distinguish is: the professional degree examination, which mainly focuses on studying in spare time, is usually held in June 65438+ 10 every year, which is called the "national joint examination for on-the-job personnel studying for master's degrees", or "joint examination" for short. After completing the course, the education is still "undergraduate". But there are professional masters to recruit full-time students. Professional master's degree is held in the "National Unified Entrance Examination for Postgraduates" (referred to as "Unified Examination") at the beginning of each year. After graduation, the degree is "graduate", and the two cannot be confused. Full-time professional masters are academic education, but in the past, GCT in-service masters were not academic education.