Contents

Unit 1. Becoming a Master’s Degree Student

Unit 2. Becoming a Member of an Academic Community

Unit 3. Becoming a Young Researcher

Unit 4. Becoming a Conference Attendee

Unit 5. Becoming a Job Applicant

Field-Specific Section

Appendix 1. Useful Phrases

Bibliography

1. first-year (adj)

1. award (n)

2. applicable (adj)

2. specialized (adj)

3. second-year (adj)

3. advisor (n)

4. graduate (n)

4. dissertation (n)

5. requirement (n)

5. freshman (adj)

6. intended (adj)

6. investigation (n)

7. thesis (n)

7. agenda (n)

8. conferral (n)

8. appropriate (adj)

9. supervisor (n)

9. planned (adj)

10. progress (n)

10. advance (n)

11. field-specific (adj)

11. sophomore (adj)

12. research (n)

12. alumnus, alumna (n)

13. schedule (n)

13. prerequisite (n)

1. An advisor is

1. the act of giving an honor or degree.

2. To enhance means

2. to improve something, or to make it more attractive or more valuable.

3. Exposure is

3. someone whose job is to give advice on subjects they know a lot about.

4. To comprise means

4. the act of providing someone with the opportunity to experience new ideas, activities etc.

5. A conferral is

5. you have to do it, for example, because of the rule or law.

6. Full-time means

6. working or operating the customary number of hours in each day, week, or month.

7. A coursework is

7. a sequence of events to occur at or during a particular time or period.

8. If you are required to do something,

8. a work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's grade in the course

9. A schedule may refer to

9. to get (something desired), esp. as a result of one's efforts; obtain.

10. To gain means

10. to consist of two or more things.

a) Course load for first year students

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b) The aim of the master’s degree

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c) Course load for second year students

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