A master's degree is a postgraduate degree between a bachelor's degree and a doctorate. A master's degree usually symbolizes the ability to think independently according to his concentration and research field.

Master's courses are generally arranged after bachelor's degree. Generally speaking, master's courses take 2-3 years, but depending on the country and departments, some masters can be obtained in one year, and some take 3-4 years. Units that recruit and train graduate students include both ordinary colleges and universities with master's degrees and relevant scientific research institutions with graduate degrees.

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Postgraduates, doctoral students. Postgraduates are academic degrees, and bachelors, masters and doctors are degrees. Postdoctoral students are not degrees, but doctoral degree recipients who are allowed to enter Post-Doctoral Research Center for scientific research. It can also be said that postdoctoral represents a kind of work experience. Therefore, what we call "graduate students" refers to graduate students and doctoral students.

For undergraduates, the reference to "graduate students" usually refers to master students. The graduate students mentioned in this manual also refer to master students.