Choose your path – specialize expertise or professional evelopment
你选择的路径 - 专业知识或专业发展
There are two types of master’s egrees: those that focus on research (thesis-base) an those that are intene to prepare you for avance professional practice (course-base). Your choice will epen on your own stuy preferences an professional goals.
有两种类型的硕士学位：研究型和授课型。你的选择将取决于你自己的学习偏好和专业目标
If you are self-motivate an intereste in eveloping your knowlege in a specialize area of research, thesis-base stuy is ieal. With this option, you can pursue research at the PhD level, work closely with a leaer in your fiel an unertake a substantial research project. *
如果你有自我激励和兴趣在专门的研究领域发展知识，那么研究型是理想的。你的这个选择，可以让你继续攻读博士学位，与你研究领域的领导者紧密合作，并进行实质性的研究项目。 *
The course-base path may appeal to you if you are more intereste in avancing your professional skillset. Some course-base master’s egrees are intene for stuents who have recently complete a bachelor’s egree, while others may require prior work experience for amission.
如果你更有兴趣提高您的专业技能，那么授课型可能会吸引你。 一些授课型的硕士学位是针对即将完成学士学位的学生，并且一些是要求有工作经验才能入读。
After completing a bachelor’s egree, a master’s egree is normally the next step, though it’s sometimes possible to move irectly into a PhD.
*Note: Some course-base research egrees allow you to pursue a PhD.
完成学士学位后，下一步通常是硕士学位，虽然有时可能直接进入博士学位。注意：某些以授课型为基础的硕士学位允许你攻读博士学位。。
Course-base stuy
授课型
What is a course-base program?
什么是授课型
In a course-base program, all egree requirements are fulfille by completing courses. These may inclue courses that involve a project, such as a major research paper or group project.
在授课型课程中，通过完成所有课程来实现学位的要求。这些可能包括课程涉及到研究项目，主要包括研究论文或小组项目讨论。
How many courses are require per year?
每年需要学多少门课程？
A full course loa consists of three to six courses per term, or six to 12 three-unit courses per year. Part-time enrolment is possible in some programs.
全部课程由三到六课程每学期，或6-12三个单元课程每年。有一些课程是可以非全日制的。
How long will a course-base program take to complete?
课程需要多长时间才能完成？
Most course-base master's programs are esigne to be complete in one to two years full-time, an up to a maximum of six years part-time.
全日制需要1-2年完成，非全日制最多六年。
Thesis-base stuy
研究型论文
What is a thesis-base program?
什么是研究型论文课程
Thesis-base programs require that you pursue inepenent an original research culminating in a thesis. You will work uner the supervision of a faculty member whose expertise matches your research area.
基于论文的课程项目，要求你进行独立和原创性的研究，最终达成论文。你将在与你的研究领域相匹配的导师的辅助下完成。
What is a thesis?
什么是论文？
Stuents must prepare a substantial research ocument that makes an original scholarly contribution to their fiel. A PhD thesis is often calle a issertation. Doctoral an master's stuents must also efen their thesis in front of an examination committee.
学生必须准备一份内容充分的研究型文件并且对其领域做出原创性的学术贡献。 博士论文通常被称为专题论文。 博士生和研究生也必须在考试委员会面前进行答辩。
How long will a thesis-base program take to complete?
需要多长时间才能完成
A thesis-base master's programs typically takes two years to complete, with a maximum of four years. A octoral program will take four years, up to a maximum of six years.
研究型硕士课程通常需要两年时间才能完成，最多四年。 博士课程将需要四年，最长不超过六年。
Supervisor
导师
What is a supervisor?
什么是导师
A supervisor is a faculty member who oversees your research an the evelopment of your thesis.
导师是负责你研究的项目和对你论文开发的老师。
When o I nee one?
我什么时候需要导师
Some grauate programs require stuents obtain a supervisor prior to application, whereas other programs will assign a supervisor upon amission.
一些研究生课程要求学生在申请前获得导师，而其他课程将在入学后分配导师。
How to Fin a Grauate Supervisor
如何找到研究生导师
The stuent/supervisor relationship
学生和导师的关系
Your supervisor’s research interests shoul be similar to your own, an they shoul be prepare to provie mentorship throughout your time in gra school.
你的导师研究的项目应该与你自己的研究的项目相似，他们会在你研究生期间对你进行辅导。
