First, according to the way of learning
Master students are divided into full-time master students and part-time master students according to their learning methods. The former refers to graduate students who study full-time in institutions of higher learning and scientific research institutions; The latter refers to graduate students who still undertake certain tasks in their original jobs during their school days.
Two. Classification by admission category
By admission category. Postgraduate admission categories are divided into non-directional employment and directional employment. Candidates who take separate exams can only be admitted as graduate students who return to their original units for directional employment. All graduate students who are oriented to employment must sign a targeted employment contract with the enrollment unit and the employer before admission. After graduation, graduate students with directional employment will return to the directional unit for employment. Non-directional employment graduate students take the way of "two-way choice" between graduate students and employers when they graduate, and implement the employment destination. Admissions units and local provincial graduates' employment departments are responsible for handling relevant procedures.
Third, according to the cultivation method.
According to the training objectives and training methods, it can be divided into academic and professional degree graduates. Professional degree and academic degree are at the same level, with different training specifications and obvious differences in training objectives. The degree is established according to disciplines, oriented by academic research, emphasizing theory and research, and cultivating 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. 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. Professional degree and academic degree have their own clear orientation in training objectives, so they are different in teaching methods, teaching contents, standards and requirements for awarding degrees.
Fourth, according to the examination method.
Classified according to examination methods. Postgraduate entrance examination is divided into two stages: initial examination and second examination. The initial examination is divided into national unified examination, joint examination, separate examination and recommended exemption.
Part of the national unified examination subjects are organized by the Ministry of Education. The joint entrance examination is an examination in which some examination subjects of a specific discipline (category) and major (field) are unified (or merged) by the whole country. Individual examination is a part of the enrollment units approved by the Ministry of Education, and it is an examination for the on-the-job personnel who meet the specific registration conditions. Recommended exemption is a selection method for some colleges and universities to recommend outstanding undergraduate graduates in accordance with the provisions of the Ministry of Education, to confirm their exemption qualifications, and for enrollment units to conduct re-examinations.