Research students

Check your knowledge of the useful vocabulary on the topic in question.

1. 
   Give English equivalents to the Russian ones:
   

абитуриент
высшее образование
последипломное образование
оценка знаний
закончить вуз с отличием
гуманитарные науки
поступить в магистратуру/аспирантуру
присуждение степени
специальные знания
группа специалистов, комиссия
ученый совет
ученая степень
почетная степень
лектор, преподаватель
научный работник
индивидуальные практические занятия
нагрузка
представлять диссертацию
защитить диссертацию


b) Fill in the chart below.

Master’s Course

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taught and …

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… one year full-time or two years …

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the course … to MA or MSc

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students … lectures and seminars

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… is a major component of Master’s course

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the course completes with … exams and … of a thesis

c) Complete the sentences using the words and phrases from the texts and topic related vocabulary:

1. 
   The first degree obtained at the end of a University course is usually called either … or …
   
2. 
   A student who has already obtained a first degree and is studying for a higher degree is called …
   
3. 
   Dissertation production is a major component of … studies.
   
4. 
   The MAs awarded by Oxford and Cambridge are colloquially known as …
   
5. 
   The requirements for an MA or PhD degree usually include the preparation of …
   
6. 
   The most common types of masters programmes are …
   
7. 
   The use of the word “philosophy” in the abbreviation PhD does not mean that …
   

Maria Brown tells us about her educational background. Complete each sentence with one of the words or phrases from the box below. Then speak on your own educational background. You may use Maria’s as a model.

apply	graduated	grant	higher degree
honours degree	job	option	PhD
place	primary school	scholarship	secondary school
stay on	study	subject	thesis

1. 
   I started at … in London when I was 5.
   
2. 
   At the age of 11, I went on to …, also in London.
   
3. 
   At 18, I … to university.
   
4. 
   I got a … at Manchester to … Engineering.
   
5. 
   In fact I was awarded a … .
   
6. 
   But at the end of the first year I changed to another …
   
7. 
   I … from University in 2003.
   
8. 
   I have a first class … in Economics.
   
9. 
   I decided to … at university.
   
10. 
    So I did a … in business administration at the University of California.
    
11. 
    During the course, I did an … on small business development.
    
12. 
    I found the topic so interesting that I applied for a … to do a doctorate on the same subject.
    
13. 
    Once I had got the money, I had to write a 50,000 word …
    
14. 
    So now I have a BA, an MBA and a …
    
15. 
    All I need now is a …