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Higher Education

Date: Oct 28 2007

Lesson

Here's some vocabulary terms relating to higher education. Add more if you know them or ask about others you're not sure about.

Higher Education

Vocabulary

A. = Adjective ADV. = Adverb IDM. = Idiom N.= Noun V. = Verb

a college	N. an educational institution similar to a university
a degree	N. a title given by a university
facilities	N. services or conveniences
a junior college	N. an educational institution where students can begin their university education or complete two year programs
a major	N. the main field of study in which a student specializes
a minor	N. the secondary field of study in which a student specializes
to stand for	V. to be the short form of, to represent, to mean
terminology	N. specialized words or expressions used in a particular field, activity, job, science, etc.
to transfer	V. 1) to move from one place to another said of people or things
B.A.	N. Bachelor of Arts, a university-level degree in a humanities-related subject
B.S.	N. Bachelor of Science, a university-level degree in a science-related subject
Masters	N. the graduate-level degree after a Bachelor and before a Ph.D. There are also different kinds of Masters, including M.A. (Master of Arts), M.S. (Master of Science), M.B.A. (Master of Business Administration), etc.
Ph.D.	N. Doctorate, highest graduate-level degree Although Ph.D. stands for Doctor of Philosophy, it is commonly used to refer to a doctorate in any field.

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Juwana

United Arab Emirates

thank you

Leenz

Saudi Arabia

... good addin' , thnx man

lili_call

China

Very useful…....

qiuziyi

China

Thank you for providing the useful vocabularies .

jinlejuan

China

Thank you for the information

lemur

Russian Federation

I've found it :)

Doctor of Marine Histories (DMH) (formerly Marine Histories Doctorate or MHD) (from Wikipedia)

Tnx :)

Rain Forest

China

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qaws4444

Malaysia

thanks a lot its really helps me

annisaLo

Netherlands

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ronan young

China

SUPPORT

gelham13

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

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هنـــــــــــــــد

Oman

thanks alot

helpful words

apple tree柳

China

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little-frog

China

Firstly,I here thank you! These vocabularies is a good summing-up for higher education.

jinlejuan

China

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muhammadasslam

Pakistan

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Lisa li

China

That's a good information! Everybody, please share with all about yours. Thanks!

littie

China

gkisseberth

Germany

I also have heard MhD abbreviature. What does it mean? Is it the same as “Masters”?

I've never heard of that degree. I did a very quick search and couldn't find anything like that. Maybe someone used it and thought it meant the same as a master's degree.