Academic degrees

ACADEMIC DEGREES

Teacher : Khamdamova G.Kh.

Stage 2: Warming up

• Brainstorming questions:
• What is Bachalor’s Degree?
• What is Master’s Degree?

BACHELOR DEGREES (undergraduate programs)

• An undergraduate degree is your first degree in a particular subject. This is usually a bachelor’s degree (generally three years) or a

a bachelor’s degree with honours (generally four years)

MASTER’S DEGREE

• is an advanced degree completed after the person has completed his or her bachelor’s degree

PATH TO A DOCTORAL DEGREE

• Note: Associate’s degree- an academic program taken at the undergraduate level(the first stage after secondary shcool)

1. Match the expressions a - h and 1-8 so they make word combinations.

a. to earn	1.	a Ph.D.
b. a degree	2.	programme
c. Coursework	3.	requirements
d. to pass	4.	qualifying exams
e. to be dictated	5.	by the dissertation research
f. to conduct	6.	a research
g. a book-length	7.	scholarly work
h. defense of	8.	the dissertation findings

Possible answers:

• To earn a PhD
• A degree programme
• Coursework requirements
• To pass qualifying exams
• To be dictated by the dissertation research
• To conduct a research
• A book-length scholarly work
• Defense of the dissertation findings

2. (T7) Read the statements below. Listen and complete the sentences.

• To complete a Ph.D. program usually takes_____________________________________
• The candidate can be required to take_________________________________________
• A Ph.D. advisor determines _________________________________________________
• The central feature of Ph.D. programme is_____________________________________
• A researcher defends his/her dissertation findings before__________________________

Possible answers:

• 1. Three years full time
• 2. Different additional exams on several subjects
• 3. Some special rules o f defense
• 4. Defense o f the dissertation work
• 5. A group o f scientists in his sphere

ICE-BREAKING

• For students № 1
• primary and

• are obligatory

• secondary education

• In Uzbekistan

• In Uzbekistan primary and secondary education are obligatory

ICE-BREAKING

For students № 2

• the first

• degree is

• A master’s

• Study

• level of graduate

• A master’s degree is the first level of graduate study.

VENN DIAGRAMM: System of Education in Uzbekistan and Gr.Britain

• A four year

degree demonstrates that a student has a general

and broad education with a focus on ………

Ownership of an academic degree qualifies …….