Control in arts

The control in arts or control be arts is a category of Maîtrise existing in many countries, in particular the countries of university tradition Anglo-Saxon ( Mastership in Art or Master' S dismantles in Arts in English). He also indicated the principal university degree in old the Université of Paris, on which the Anglo-Saxon universities took model.

The holder of a control in arts carries the main title of in arts or main be arts (shortened M.A. , one can also find the abbreviation MY or AM or A.M. ) who comes from the Latin expression Magister Artium .

Country of Anglo-Saxon university tradition

In North America

The control be arts, just like the science Maîtrise, is a diploma of professional specialization or research. This diploma can be only made up of lectures or then entirely directed towards research but generally it combines a theoretical part and a part seeks.

The admission with the preparation of the control be arts is normally conditioned by preliminary obtaining a Baccalauréat are arts (diploma basic in the majority of the fields, for example: Genius, administration, Trade, Right, etc) and can lead to the preparation of the Doctorat. However, in certain fields or certain universities, the doctorate can be begun just after the baccalaureat. There exist also joined programs baccalaureat and control in five years.

With the the United Kingdom

In the British university system, the control be Arts ( master off Arts ) is decreed in the fields of the Art S, of the Social sciences, the theology and the Social sciences. However, certain universities and particularly in Scotland decree arts controls ( MLitt ) with the students in Arts, Social sciences, theological studies and Social sciences. At the university of Cambridge, the Master off Letters is a diploma of research.

In the oldest universities of Scotland (called ancient universities ) is a diploma of first cycle (cf Master off Arts (Scotland) ). In the universities of Cambridge and Oxford, the master off arts is allotted to all the holders of a bachelor off arts a few years after obtaining the latter, and this without additional examination (cf Master off Arts (Oxbridge) ).

The control be Arts is composed of lectures, of examinations during two distinct six-month periods. The drafting of a report between: 20000 and: 25000 words (references and appendices excluded) sanctions really the end of the course. It lasts on average one or two years full-time.

In the studies of right, the diploma most usually prepared is the Master off Laws but in certain cases, these studies can lead to a control are Arts in right or with an arts control in right.

Control be Arts in France

In France, the control be Arts was the final rank of the studies to the Faculty of Arts (see for example Faculté of Arts of Paris). The minimum age to become Master be Arts was 21 years. The Master be arts then became member of the Faculty of arts.

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