Bachelor's degree in hand, several suggestions for specialization courses, but still unsure which step to take to continue your studies? A world of opportunities and various postgraduate options: with master's degrees, specializations, MBAs, and doctorates, making you question which is the best path to follow?
If your answer was yes to these questions, you don't need to worry anymore, because we're going to tell you the difference between these study options after graduation. To begin, let's make it clear that anything you decide to study after graduation is a postgraduate course, which is subdivided into: Lato Sensu or Stricto Sensu.
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Broad Sense and Strict Sense
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Here we've reached a point where we can assess your main goal with this course: to pursue a career as a specialist or to become a researcher and/or academic professor?
The right choice for those who want to become an academic professor lies within the Stricto Sensu programs, which include master's and doctoral degrees. A master's degree is the first step towards teaching at a higher education institution and deepening theoretical concepts. It lasts two years, and you become a master and researcher in your chosen field. It's also an essential step towards pursuing a doctorate, which lasts four years.
Now, if you want to specialize to grow in the job market, the best path to follow is with a Lato Sensu postgraduate course. These courses are geared towards the professional market and provide knowledge for everyday life. And here we arrive at another division: specializations and MBAs.
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Specializations and MBAs
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Unlike master's and doctoral programs, which award diplomas upon completion, upon finishing a specialization or MBA, the student will receive a specialist certificate. Ah, but if the certification confers the same title, what's the difference between them?
It's simple: a specialization provides more technical content and will help you delve deeper into various areas, which don't necessarily have to be related to your initial training. These are more focused courses, with a minimum of 360 hours of instruction, and can be taken by recent graduates.
This is not the case with MBAs, which are courses aimed at professionals who already have some experience in the job market. MBA stands for MBA. Master in Business Administration, which roughly translates to Master of Business, is therefore aimed at professionals who hold management positions or are seeking a promotion in the field.
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