Graduate diploma in hand, several suggestions for specialization courses, but you still don't know which step to take to continue your studies? A world of opportunities and various postgraduate options: with masters, specializations, MBAs and doctorates that make you question what is the best path to follow?
If your answer was yes to these questions, you don't need to worry anymore, because we're going to tell you the difference between these study possibilities after graduation 🤓 To begin with, let's make it clear that everything you decide to study after graduating is a postgraduate course. degree, which are subdivided into: Lato Sensu or Stricto Sensu
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Lato Sensu and Stricto Sensu
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Here we have reached a stopping point to assess your main objective with the course: Pursue a career as a specialist or become a researcher and/or academic professor?
The right choice for anyone who wants to become an academic professor is within the Stricto Sensu programs, which encompass master's and doctorate degrees. The master's degree is the first step towards teaching at a higher education institution and deepening theoretical concepts. It lasts two years and you become a master and researcher in the area of the course, as well as being an essential step in continuing your studies towards a doctorate, which lasts four years.
Now, if you want to specialize in order to grow in the job market, the best way forward is with a Lato Sensu postgraduate degree. Here are courses aimed at the professional market and knowledge for everyday life. And here we come to yet another division: specializations and MBAs.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Specializations and MBAs
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Unlike what happens in master's and doctorate courses, which issue diplomas upon completion, upon completing a specialization or MBA the student will have a specialist certificate. Ah, but if the certification gives the same title, what is the difference between them?
It's simple, a specialization brings more technical content and will help you delve deeper into different areas, which should not necessarily be related to your initial training. These are more objective courses, with a minimum of 360 class hours and can be taken by recent graduates.
This is not the case with MBAs, which are a course aimed at professionals who already have some experience in the job market. MBA is the acronym for Master in Business Administration , which in free translation means Master in Business, which is why it is aimed at professionals who hold management positions or are looking for a promotion in the area.
And there? Can we help you a little in choosing what your next step in your studies will be? To give you another boost, come and see our two MBA launches: one in Data Journalism and the other in Data Driven Marketing . Come build your path with us!
