The master's thesis is an academic thesis written by master students, which has a certain theoretical depth and a high academic level. It emphasizes the originality of the author's thoughts and viewpoints, and the research results should have stronger practical value and higher scientific value. * * * is classified as 12.

From the point of view of the national administrative department, the annual work meeting of the National Professional Degree Education Steering Committee of the Ministry of Education in March 2009 also proposed that the expansion of graduate students should mainly cultivate academic talents and applied talents, and that applied talents are degree types relative to academic degrees, and cultivate applied "high-level" talents that meet the actual work needs of specific occupations or positions.