First, the training objectives are different.
Professional masters pay more attention to the combination of academics and majors, so that candidates can work as engineers, doctors, teachers, lawyers, accountants and other professional backgrounds as soon as they graduate.
Academic masters focus on academic research and tend to be theoretical and research.
Second, the teaching methods are different.
Professional masters pay more attention to practicality, the teaching content emphasizes the organic combination of theory and application courses, highlights case analysis and practical research, and attaches importance to team learning, case analysis, field research and simulation training to cultivate students' ability to actively find and solve problems. In the course of study, there will be more than half a year's practical stage, and credits account for a large proportion of comparative degrees.
If it is an academic master's degree, we should focus on strengthening students' basic theoretical study and cultivating their scientific research and innovation ability and quality.
Third, the registration conditions are different.
Professional masters have strict requirements for applicants' social experience and career planning, such as business management, public management, project management (engineering management and project management), tourism management, master of education (education management) and master of sports (competition organization). Candidates who graduate from undergraduate courses need more than 3 years of work experience, candidates who graduate from undergraduate courses and higher vocational colleges need more than 5 years of work experience, and candidates who graduate from master's and doctoral degrees need 2.
In addition to these majors, other majors and masters do not have this requirement.
Fourth, the enrollment majors are different.
Professional masters are more targeted. According to the "professional knowledge base" of China Graduate Admissions Information Network, the majors are finance, applied statistics, accounting, taxation, auditing, asset evaluation, international business, insurance, law, social work, electronic information, machinery, materials and chemicals, enterprise management, nursing, pharmacy, traditional Chinese medicine, clinical medicine, stomatology and enterprise medicine.
Education, sports, news and communication, publishing, cultural relics and museums, Chinese international education, applied psychology, translation, architecture, urban planning, resources and environment, energy and power, civil water conservancy, biology and medicine, transportation, agriculture, veterinary medicine, landscape architecture, forestry, military affairs, business administration, tourism management, library and information, engineering management, art and other 47 majors (.
The academic master is the 13 discipline of philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, history, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, military science, management and art, and all the disciplines covered by the two disciplines.
Verb (abbreviation of verb) has different adjustment requirements.
According to the relevant regulations, "the initial test subjects are the same as or similar to the major change, and the initial test subjects are the same as the major change", while the examination subjects of the master can generally cover the initial test subjects of the master, so the adjustment is generally from the master to the master, and it is difficult for the master to adjust to the master.
Sixth, the difficulty of admission is different.
Generally speaking, the difficulty of entering a master's degree is lower than that of an academic master's degree. For example, academic masters should take English I and Mathematics I, and professional masters should take English II and Mathematics II. Judging from the difficulty, English 1 > English 2, Mathematics 1 > Mathematics 2 > Mathematics 3 > Mathematics (agriculture).
In order to reduce the difficulty of enrollment, some colleges or majors also take English II and Mathematics II.
Seven, different tuition fees
The annual tuition fee for professional masters ranges from 8,000 to 40,000 yuan, while the average annual tuition fee for masters is 8,000 yuan, and the annual tuition fee for doctors does not exceed 10000 yuan.
Eight, different academic systems
The academic system of professional masters is 2-3 years, including 2 years, 2.5 years or 3 years, while academic masters are generally 3 years. The specific situation is subject to the policies of each enrollment unit in the current year.
Nine, the tutorial system is different
The tutorial system of professional masters is a "double tutorial system", that is, the on-campus tutor is the main guidance, and the off-campus tutor guides the work by participating in the practical process, project research, courses and papers. On-campus teachers mainly teach theoretical knowledge and academic guidance, while off-campus tutors mainly cultivate skills and guide practice.
X. Dissertations are different
Professional master's thesis is generally in various forms, and it is encouraged to be written in the form of research report, planning and design, product development, case analysis, project management and literary works. The academic master's thesis is relatively simple, mostly academic papers, emphasizing scientific theoretical research and original academic innovation.
To sum up, choosing a professional master's degree is better and has a greater prospect.