Master of Education and Master of Education are two different degrees. The former is a professional degree, which is called a professional degree in China, while the latter is an academic degree. The training objectives and methods of professional degrees are different from those of degrees. The training method of academic degree is mainly research-oriented, and the degree course only needs three or four courses. Finally, the research paper is the main achievement.

1April, 1996, the State Council Academic Degrees Committee passed a resolution to establish a professional degree of Master of Education (ed. M), and from 1997 to start the pilot enrollment work. ? The establishment of master's degree in education in China has opened up channels for primary and secondary school teachers to obtain graduate degrees. By offering a master's degree in education, teachers can systematically learn new knowledge, master the frontier of disciplines and receive training in educational research.

On August 17, 2020, the executive meeting of the State Council decided to promote the reform of teachers' qualification for teachers with certificates without examination, and colleges and universities should assess their teaching ability. Accelerate the promotion of graduates with a master's degree in education or above and teachers' qualifications at public expense.

The professional degree of master of education is a professional degree with a specific educational background, which mainly cultivates high-level talents for basic education, teaching and management needs. The master of education and the present master of education are at the same level, but with different specifications and different emphases.

The winner of this degree should have good professional ethics, not only master the solid basic theory and systematic professional knowledge of a certain subject, but also understand the basic theory of modern education and the theories and methods of subject teaching or education management, have the ability to solve practical problems in the practice of subject teaching or education management by using the theories and methods learned, and be proficient in reading foreign language materials of this major.

According to the requirements of implementing two certificate systems, namely, diploma and vocational qualification, put forward in the Outline of Education Reform and Development in China, according to the training goal of master of education, combined with the needs of national economy, science and technology and education development and the progress of professional degree work, the master of education degree is gradually regarded as one of the qualifications for full-time teachers in ordinary middle schools or managers in primary and secondary schools to hold higher positions.