Spanish word

posgrado

Pronunciation

IPA/posˈɣɾaðo/

Meaning

  • masculine noungraduate school

Example

Quiero hacer un posgrado después de graduarme.

I want to go to graduate school after I graduate.

Illustration for posgrado (graduate school)

More examples

¿Vas a hacer un posgrado o a buscar trabajo?

Are you going to enroll in graduate school or look for a job?

Core concept

Advanced academic program taken after a bachelor's, for specialization or research.

Common phrases

  • hacer un posgrado

    enroll in graduate school

  • estudiar un posgrado

    study in graduate school

Similar words

maestría: Graduate program leading to a master's degree, centered on advanced coursework and applied study.
doctorado: Graduate program leading to a doctoral degree, centered on original research and a dissertation.
especialización: Short, intensive postgraduate course that develops practical professional skills in a specific area.

Definition in Spanish

Programa académico de nivel superior que sigue al grado universitario y está orientado a la especialización o a la investigación, como un máster o un doctorado.

Word origin

From Spanish pos- 'after' + grado (from Latin gradus 'step' or 'degree'), literally 'after the degree' and used for studies pursued after the undergraduate degree.

Usage tips

  • In conversation posgrado is enough, but on a résumé or in formal descriptions specify máster or doctorado to avoid ambiguity.

Opposites

  • gradoundergraduate programnoun

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