Education Flashcards
Studies beyond high school
Higher education
Ex: in the western world higher education is usually voluntary.
A qualification you receive for short academic programs
Certificate
Birth/death/marriage certificate
Ex: the certificate will be issued upon payment of the fee.(officially provide)
A document showing that someone has successfully completed a course of study shorter than a degree
Diploma
Ex: I am hoping to get my teaching diploma this year.
A qualification that is given to you when you have successfully completed a relatively long academic program
Degree
Ex: applicants must have a degree in engineering.
The first degree you aquire
Bachelor’s degree
Ex: a Bachelor of Education course lasts three or four years.
Ex: he received a bachelor’s degree in sociology.
A university degree you can get by studying for one or two years after your first degree
Master’s degree
Ex: he could consider himself a gentleman only on the basis of having been to university and acquired a Master of Arts degree.
Doctor of Philosophy
A university degree of a very high level which involves doing advanced research
PhD or Ph.D.
Ex: he has got a PhD in Biochemistry.
Do/start/finish a PhD
A requirement for prospective students which could be expressed as their minimum grade level
Entry Admission = entrance requirement
The subject that are taught by a school or college or the things that are studied in a particular subject
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Curriculum (pl curricula)
Ex: languages are an essential part of the school curriculum.
Ex: IT is now on the curriculum in most schools.
The money you pay for being taught
Tuition (fee)
Ex: when I started college, tuition was $350 a quarter.
Pf the highest level or quality
= prestigious = leading
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Top-tier
Ex: a top-tier medical institution
Prestigious/influential/distinguished/notable institution
An amount of money that is given to someone by an educational organization to help pay for their education
Scholarship: for scholastic achievement
Bursary: on the basis of financial need
Grant
Fellowship: in support of post baccalaureate or pre baccalaureate projects
An examination intended to qualify successful candidates for higher education
Or
A university bachelor’s degree
Baccalaureate degree
A combination studying of on campus and distance
Blended mode
To make changes especially to correct or improve
Or
To study again
Revise
Ex: forecasts of economic growth are being revised downwards.
Ex: she is revising for her history exam.