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Higher Education

Date: Oct 28 2007

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Here's some vocabulary terms relating to higher education. Add more if you know them or ask about others you're not sure about.

Higher Education

Vocabulary

A. = Adjective ADV. = Adverb IDM. = Idiom N.= Noun V. = Verb

a college	N. an educational institution similar to a university
a degree	N. a title given by a university
facilities	N. services or conveniences
a junior college	N. an educational institution where students can begin their university education or complete two year programs
a major	N. the main field of study in which a student specializes
a minor	N. the secondary field of study in which a student specializes
to stand for	V. to be the short form of, to represent, to mean
terminology	N. specialized words or expressions used in a particular field, activity, job, science, etc.
to transfer	V. 1) to move from one place to another said of people or things
B.A.	N. Bachelor of Arts, a university-level degree in a humanities-related subject
B.S.	N. Bachelor of Science, a university-level degree in a science-related subject
Masters	N. the graduate-level degree after a Bachelor and before a Ph.D. There are also different kinds of Masters, including M.A. (Master of Arts), M.S. (Master of Science), M.B.A. (Master of Business Administration), etc.
Ph.D.	N. Doctorate, highest graduate-level degree Although Ph.D. stands for Doctor of Philosophy, it is commonly used to refer to a doctorate in any field.

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Abigale727

China

a good thing.THX

a2020

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Semester:one of the two period of academic year

It was nice thx

julie bridget

Uganda

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vaaad7

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

thank you

late word

Oman

Thank you >>

hakimi

Yemen

MHD has the following meanings:

MHD, former name of the HDTV network for MTV, VH1, and CMT now known as Palladia (MTV Networks)
Doctor of Marine Histories (DMH) (formerly Marine Histories Doctorate or MHD), such as issued by Sea Research Society's College of Marine Arts

Tabany_Tombe

Sudan

I like these terminologies or expressions. I wish I could save them to my lessons but this question or issue of upgrading to become a premium member is an Ahilles'heel.