Strictly speaking, graduate students can be divided into three situations: master students, doctoral students and postdoctoral students. However, since postdocs are usually people who study special topics, they no longer belong to the scope of students. So we often refer to graduate students as master students and doctoral students.

Applying for postgraduate courses at Birmingham University usually requires an honorary bachelor's degree in related disciplines from British universities 2: 1. International students applying for postgraduate courses at Birmingham University need to obtain a four-year bachelor's degree, with an average score of 80%-85% according to the college background.

The significance of graduate students:

If a student succeeds in postgraduate entrance examination and is admitted as a master, he can only be regarded as a master in a strict sense after graduation. Only when you have a master's degree can you choose to study for a doctorate. What you usually mean by postgraduate entrance examination is to take a master's degree. Take the doctoral exam, which is what we usually call the exam.

The order of degrees of undergraduates, masters and doctoral students from low to high is: bachelor, master, doctor and postdoctoral.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Birmingham University