1. There are obvious differences in training objectives: degrees are set according to disciplines, focusing on academic research, emphasizing theory and research, and training university teachers and researchers in scientific research institutions; Professional degree is oriented to professional practice, attaches importance to practice and application, and trains senior talents with formal and high-level training in specialty and specialized technology.

2. The outstanding feature of professional degree education is the close combination of academic and professional. People with professional degrees are mainly engaged in jobs with obvious professional backgrounds, such as engineers, doctors, teachers, lawyers, accountants, etc., rather than academic research.

3. Professional degrees and academic degrees have their own clear orientation in training objectives, so they are different in teaching methods, teaching contents, standards and requirements for awarding degrees.

Extended data

At present, China's degrees are divided into 13 categories, such as philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, history, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, military science, management, art and so on. , and then subdivided into 88 first-class disciplines, and then subdivided into more than 300 two disciplines.

Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Academic Degree