Q Bachelor,
Q Master
Q and Doctor.
In the United States and Canada,most standard academic programs are based on
q the four-year bachelor's degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), or Bachelor of Science (B.S./B.Sc.),
q a one- or two-year master's degree (Master of Arts (M.A.), or Master of Science (M.S./M.Sc.).
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EX 2
Ex 3 Answer the questions.
1. What does the centralized admission mean?
2. What does the decentralized admission mean?
3. What can any student use to apply to many institutions?
4. What is the tuition fee in the USA?
5. How long does the academic year last?
6. What is a scholarship?
7. What do you know about the range of extracurricular activities?
8. What is an academic degree?
9. What are differences between UK and USA academic degree?
EX. 4 Match the word with its definition:
1. term a) a person following a course of study, as in a school, college, university, etc
2.fresher /freshman b) the act or process of acquiring knowledge
3. student c) a specialized division of a large concern, such as a business, store, or university
4.curriculum d) a teacher in higher education without professorial status
5.education e) a student who has obtained a degree from a university, etc., and is pursuing studies for a more advanced qualification
6.postgraduate f) a list of all the courses of study offered by a school or college
7.department g) a first-year student at college or university
8. lecturer h) one of the two or three periods that the year is divided into at American schools and most American universities.
Ex.5 Match the words on the left with the kinds of teacher on the right ( ).
University teacher
private lecturer
football coach
school instructor
racehorse tutor
driving trainer
Text 2. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
Read and translate the text.
1.Plekhanov Russian University of Economics is an accredited Governmental institution licensed to deliver higher education and additional educational services. Status of "University" means that the institution of higher (undergraduate & graduate) and post-graduate education is specialized in a particular field - Economics & Management.
2.University is the largest economic educational institution in Russia and the former Soviet Union. It consists of the following faculties: General Economics; International Business Relations; International Business School (IBS- Plekhanov); Finance, Accounting and Banking; Economics and Management; Taxation Policy; Commercial Engineering; Business Administration; Economic Cybernetics; Retailing; Economics of Enterprises; Political Studies and Law; Faculty of Business and MBA School.
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3.Plekhanov University offers a two-level system of economic and business education. The first level - a four year full-time Bachelor Degree Program primarily aims at conveying a broad knowledge of fundamentals of economics and business studies. The second level - two year full-time Master Degree Program - will gain students professional skills focusing more closely on their chosen field.
4.Our graduates are capable young people engaged in all aspects of the nation's industry, economy and commerce.
5.We are very proud that many of the most famous scientists, economists, political and business leaders, diplomats and other professionals now active in the new Russian economy are Plekhanov trained.
6.We are also especially proud of the fact that the Plekhanov diploma is certified by UNESCO.
2.Answer the following questions:
1. What does the status of "University" mean?
2. What faculties does Plekhanov University consist of?
3. What kind of system of education does the university offer?
4. What do you know about the first level?
5. The second level of education is 'A' level, isnt it?
6. What do you know about the merge of PRUE with other universities?
7. What faculties do we have in Minsk branch of Plekhanov University?
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4. Translate into Russian and p ut in a suitable preposition if necessary. Make up your own sentences using new phrases:
1. to provide smb. smth.
2. learning doing
3. to study the University
4. to enter the University
5. to put smth. practice
6. to focus smth.
7. to cope smth.
8. To make... ones mind
9. To achieve....smth
10. To promote.... a career
11. To involve smb... smth
12. To attend.... lectures
Text 3 EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY IN RUSSIA AND BELARUS
Studying at university
If you want to go to (= enter) university, you must first pass examinations that most students take at the age of eighteen. Most students take three admission tests or examinations in three different subjects and they must do well in order to get/obtain a place at university because the places are limited.
If you get a place at university, the tuition (= the teaching) is free, and some students also get (= receive) a grant (= money to pay for living expenses, e.g. food and accommodation) as well. But sometimes students must pay money for their studies. Students at university are called undergraduates while they are studying for their first degree.
Most university courses last (= go on for / continue for) four years, some courses e.g. medicine, may be even longer. During this period students can say that they are doing/studying Management, or doing/studying for a degree in Business Informatics, for example. When they finish the course and pass their examinations, they receive a degree (the qualification when you complete a university course successfully). This can be a BA (= Bachelor of Arts) or a BSc (= Bachelor of Science)
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Postgraduate courses
When you complete your first degree, you are a graduate. (In the US, students also use this word as a verb and say, they 'graduated in Management' or 'graduated in Economy', for example.) Some students then go on to do a second course or degree (postgraduate course/postgraduate degree). These students are then postgraduates. There are usually three possible degrees:
MA (Master of Arts) or MSc (Master of Science); usually one year
MPhil (Master of Philosophy); usually two years
PhD (Doctor of Philosophy); at least three years
When people study one subject in great detail (often to find new information), we say they are conducting / doing / carrying out research (U); e.g.
I'm doing some research into/on the languages of different African tribes.
School vs. university
At school, you have teachers and lessons, at university, you have lecturers and lectures. When a lecturer gives/does a lecture, the students listen and take/make notes (= write down the important information), but do not usually say much, except to ask occasional questions.
Complete the following exercises:
Subjects
You can normally do/study these subjects at university but not always at school:
management soci o logy
bus iness studies hi story ..
