Spanish word

postgrado

Pronunciation

IPA/postˈɣɾaðo/

Meaning

  • masculine noungraduate studies

Example

Estoy haciendo un postgrado en educación.

I am doing graduate studies in education.

Illustration for postgrado (graduate studies)

More examples

¿Vas a hacer un postgrado después de la carrera?

Are you going to do a graduate degree after graduation?

Core concept

Further academic specialization or research pursued after a university degree.

Common phrases

  • hacer un postgrado

    do a graduate degree

  • estudiar un postgrado

    study for a graduate degree

  • programa de postgrado

    graduate program

Similar words

posgrado: Post-degree academic programs that deepen a field through advanced coursework or research.
máster: University program that awards a master's degree through taught modules and a final thesis.
doctorado: Top-level university program focused on original research and completion of a doctoral thesis.
especialización: Short, specialized professional course that builds practical skills in a narrowly defined field.

Definition in Spanish

Estudios universitarios o cursos avanzados que se realizan después de obtener el grado para profundizar o especializarse, como másteres y doctorados.

Word origin

Compound of Latin post 'after' and gradus 'step, degree', the Spanish term labels postgraduate-level study that follows a university degree.

Usage tips

  • Postgrado functions as an umbrella term that can mean a full master's program or a shorter specialization course, so conversations often specify the program type for clarity.

Other meanings

  • graduate schoolnoun
  • graduate studynoun

Opposites

  • pregradoundergraduate degreenoun

Related words

  • postgraduadograduate-leveladjective
  • postgraduacióngraduate studiesnoun

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