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postgraduate

postgraduate

8 4.8
Relating to studies done after a bachelor's degree at a university
  • adjective
  • /ˌpoʊstˈɡrædʒuɪt/
translation icon : de posgrado
  • After completing her bachelor's degree, she enrolled in a postgraduate program to specialize in environmental science.
  • postgraduate education
  • postgraduate training
  • postgraduate level

How many of us wish that Anne Marie had an announcement today that some wealthy Neiman alum has decided to create a postgraduate Neiman Fellowship?

Examples

  • "Almost all students take postgraduate education thinking that the knowledge and skills obtained during postgraduate education contribute to their career development."

    Academic text (2011)
  • All were well educated: 69% held a bachelor's degree and 31% had completed postgraduate work.

    Academic text (1994)
  • A similar model is used with several postgraduate training programs in Australia.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Now, these are graduate level and, and postgraduate level students, of course.

  • Most of the students in postgraduate education think that "postgraduate education determines status in society."

    Academic text (2011)
  • Voting profiles by education now show a dramatic break at the postgraduate level, especially for women.

    Academic text (1995)
  • For various reasons, some of our undergraduates choose to do their postgraduate work in the United States.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The CIEHF website has details of training opportunities through short courses and at postgraduate level.

    Academic text (2015)
  • This makes China the leading source of foreign students studying in the United States and an important contributor to postgraduate research in many fields.

  • Student teachers entering these postgraduate degree programs must hold a BFA or Bachelor of Arts degree before admission.

    Academic text (1996)

Synonyms

graduate
vspostgraduate
  • US
1 5.3

Relating to study after a bachelor's degree at university

has identical meaning but is a different word form

How Qualified

doctoral
  • Specialized
24 6.3
postgraduate
8 4.8
degreed
2 4.4
educated
36 3.2
trained
1.9
uneducated
56 2.8

Surface Forms

postgraduate positive

Morphology

postgraduate = graduate (transparent) = post + graduate

The prefix 'post-' clearly indicates 'after', making the meaning 'after graduation' easily understandable.

Etymology

Postgraduate joins post- 'after' and graduate 'to finish a degree'. So postgraduate studies are courses you take 'after' your first degree.