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What is the difference between "research degree" and "elective" postgraduate courses offered by the University of Hong Kong?
The difference is that the former focuses on taking the specified courses and can graduate after completing the requirements of various subjects, while the latter focuses on research, and a research paper still needs to be completed after taking several courses.

1, and the academic system of master of teaching is generally 1 year. The academic system of research-oriented masters is generally more than 2 years, and they often study continuously with doctors. The academic system of doctoral degree is generally 3 years.

2. Teaching-oriented master students' learning is mainly based on teaching, including listening to lectures, reading, doing experiments, writing written homework regularly, and completing dissertation with substantial content. Schools use exams or process evaluation to evaluate their academic performance, and the most important thing is the dissertation. Teaching-style teaching enables students to acquire detailed subject knowledge and apply it directly to practical work.

3. Research-oriented masters focus on doing research and more on theory. The school appoints a tutor to supervise the students' research work, but the tutor only provides guidance and advice to the students. Most of the time, students carry out innovative research on their own, and finally write a dissertation of 30-50 thousand words.