postgraduate
student studying after first degree
A student who studies at university after finishing their first degree, for example for a master’s or PhD.
[someone] is a postgraduate in [subject]
- After finishing her biology degree, she enrolled as a postgraduate in environmental science.
- The university offers scholarships to outstanding postgraduates from developing countries.
- As a postgraduate, he spends most of his time working on his thesis.
- Many postgraduates teach first-year classes to gain experience.
- International postgraduates often find the first semester challenging.
- She is a postgraduate in law.
- The class has ten undergraduates and five postgraduates.
- Many postgraduates work part-time at the university.
- He wants to be a postgraduate at a UK university.
- Postgraduates sometimes help professors with research.
relating to study after first degree
Describes courses, study, or work at university that you do after you finish your first degree, like a master’s or PhD.
[postgraduate] [course/degree/program/study]
- She applied for a one-year postgraduate course in data science.
- The university is expanding its postgraduate programs in engineering.
- He decided to continue with postgraduate studies instead of looking for a job immediately.
- Postgraduate research in this department focuses on climate change.
- Our institution offers a wide range of postgraduate degrees taught in English.
- He is doing a postgraduate course in design.
- I want to get a postgraduate degree in economics.
- This university has many postgraduate programs.
- She is interested in postgraduate study in Canada.
- Postgraduate education can be very expensive.
- Base: postgraduate
- Base: postgraduate
- Plural: postgraduates
postgraduate course
1course for students after first degree
A class or set of classes at university for students who already have a first degree.
- I’m applying for a postgraduate course in international relations.
- The college offers several postgraduate courses taught in English.
postgraduate degree
1degree after a first degree
A university qualification, like a master’s or PhD, that you get after your first degree.
- She plans to get a postgraduate degree in finance.
- Many jobs now ask for a postgraduate degree as an advantage.
postgraduate program
1organized set of postgraduate studies
A complete plan of study at university after your first degree, usually leading to a master’s or PhD.
- She was accepted into a two-year postgraduate program in computer science.
- Our postgraduate program combines coursework with industry internships.
postgraduate research
1research done by postgraduates
Research work that students do for a higher degree after their first degree, often for a master’s or PhD.
- Her postgraduate research focuses on renewable energy policy.
- Funding for postgraduate research is very competitive.
postgraduate student
1student doing further degree
A student who is studying at university after they have already finished their first degree.
- Every postgraduate student must choose a supervisor before the end of the first term.
- Being a postgraduate student can be stressful but also very rewarding.
postgraduate studies
1all study after first degree
All the university study you do after finishing your first degree, for example for a master’s or PhD.
- He moved to Germany to continue his postgraduate studies.
- Balancing work and postgraduate studies can be difficult.