Master's degree

===Admission===
Admission to a master's degree normally requires successful completion of study at bachelor's degree level either (for [[Postgraduate education|postgraduate]] degrees) as a stand-alone degree or (for integrated degrees) as part of an integrated scheme of study. In countries where the [[Honours Degree|bachelor's degree with honours]] is the standard undergraduate degree, this is often the normal entry qualification.<ref name="Master's Characteristics"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Verification of Compatibility of Irish National Framework of Qualifications with the Framework for Qualifications of the European Higher Education Area|date=November 2006|url=http://www.ehea.info/Uploads/QF/QF-Ireland_en.pdf|page=7|access-date=14 July 2016|archive-date=22 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322060821/http://www.ehea.info/Uploads/QF/QF-Ireland_en.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, students will normally have to write a personal statement and, in the [[liberal arts|arts]] and [[humanities]], will often have to submit a portfolio of work.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prospects.ac.uk/postgraduate-study/masters-degrees/applying-for-a-masters-degree|title=Applying for a Masters degree|date=June 2016|access-date=13 July 2016|publisher=Graduate Prospects|website=prospects.ac.uk|archive-date=17 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817010256/https://www.prospects.ac.uk/postgraduate-study/masters-degrees/applying-for-a-masters-degree|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the UK, students will normally need to have a [[British degree classification|2:1]]. Students may also have to provide evidence of their ability to successfully pursue a postgraduate degree to be accepted into a taught master's course, and possibly higher for a research master's.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ucas.com/ucas/postgraduate/postgraduate-study/why-study-postgraduate/faqs-about-postgraduate-study|title=FAQs about postgraduate study|date=5 January 2015|publisher=[[UCAS]]|access-date=14 July 2016|archive-date=22 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822093918/https://www.ucas.com/ucas/postgraduate/postgraduate-study/why-study-postgraduate/faqs-about-postgraduate-study|url-status=live}}</ref> Graduate schools in the US similarly require strong undergraduate performance, and may require students to take one or more standardised tests, such as the [[Graduate Record Examinations|GRE]], [[GMAT]] or [[LSAT]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.topuniversities.com/student-info/admissions-advice/graduate-admissions-tests-glance-gmat-gre-lsat-toefl-ielts|title=Graduate Admissions Tests at a Glance: GMAT, GRE, LSAT, TOEFL & IELTS|website=Top Universities|publisher=QS Quacquarelli Symonds|date=13 November 2013|access-date=14 July 2016|archive-date=26 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160726041155/http://www.topuniversities.com/student-info/admissions-advice/graduate-admissions-tests-glance-gmat-gre-lsat-toefl-ielts|url-status=live}}</ref>