After the reform of the Russian system of higher education, there was a certain confusion associated with such concepts as “specialist”, “master” and “bachelor”. Employers are a little skeptical about the last two entries in the diploma of a jobseeker, as a "graduate" is still more familiar.
If a person encounters these concepts rarely or has not met at all, he does not see any differences at all. But in reality there is still a difference.
A person graduates from a higher educational institution and becomes a certified specialist, that is, receives a diploma from the end of this very educational institution. The concept of "graduate" is familiar to us from Soviet times. In those days, it also meant a person who
received higher education, that is, he graduated from an institute or university.
Today, a graduate is a practitioner who also graduated from an institute or university. But there is no such qualification in the territory of the European Union. Therefore, due to the fact that Russia is switching to the European type of training, it is planned to refuse to award the title of "graduate specialist" to university graduates.
How do they become such a specialist in Russia? After five or six years of study at the institute, a graduate diploma is awarded to his graduate. And a new graduate can start working as an engineer or teacher. However, if the graduate has a desire, he can continue to study further. In this case, he will receive the next degree - a master.
Which is better: specialist or master?
A master’s degree can be obtained both by a bachelor, whose higher education was limited to acquiring basic knowledge in the chosen specialty, and by a specialist. To become a master, you need to spend another two years on training, and then a diploma will be issued in your hands, indicating that a person has been awarded a master's degree in any science. Usually, a person who has received such a degree does not practice, his path is a scientific activity.
So, what is the difference between a specialist and a master?
A master is a degree, which, having studied for two years in addition, can be obtained not only by a graduate, but also a bachelor. At the same time, if a graduate should be engaged in practical work, the master devotes himself entirely to scientific work.
A specialist receives higher education for at least five years, and sometimes six. The bachelor receives it in a shorter time — for four or three years, depending on what kind of educational base he has.
For the first three years, future students applying for a bachelor's degree study in the same curriculum in the direction they choose. This time is given for training a specialist in a wide profile, and in the fourth year they choose a narrow profile.
That is, a bachelor's degree is a great opportunity to determine the profile of your education to those students who have not yet done so. There is still the opportunity to study several profiles simultaneously.