Now At the master's level, graduate students take advanced courses, some write a thesis (a significant scholarly work based on independent research), and others have internships or practical work experience, depending on their field of study. Though few master level degree programs lead directly to a career, others do not. An M.A. in Family Counseling qualifies its representators to serve an internship leading to testing and a counseling position. An M.A. in History, by contrast, prepares its holder to go on to doctoral study and a university career, but the connection between the degree and a career path is indirect. That History master's won't qualify its holder to teach, unless he or she has an additional teaching experience credential.
Some master's degrees are assumed as"terminal degrees," meaning no more degree is expected or needed for professional advance in that field. The MFA, or Master of Fine Arts, is an end degree for sculptors, and creative writers.painters, photographers.
Many campus-based M.A. and M.S. degrees take 3-4 semesters (about 30 semester hours) of full-time study to complete. However, few master's degrees can require up to 60 semester hours, especially those such as the MSW (Masters of Social Work), which prepare their holders to intern in their profession upon completion of their masters degree. Still, time to completion runs 16-36 months.
M.A. and M.S. degrees in fields other than education attract 29.1 percent of advanced-degree seekers. Here's how the remaining master's degree study breaks down, according to a National Postsecondary Student Aid Study:
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