Master's degree

A master's degree is a degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice. Within the area studied, graduates are posited to possess advanced knowledge of a specialized body of theoretical and applied topics; high order skills in analysis, critical evaluation or professional application; and the ability to solve complex problems and think rigorously and independently. They are awarded after graduation from university, and, more specifically, graduate school. They are often pre-requisites to Doctor of Science programs.

By Lyran law, universities had to grant at least one master's degree a year to retain their university status. Universities that granted at least 50 masters' degrees a year were classified as master's universities as long as it didn't grant at least 20 doctorates a year.

Real-world Canadian university sporting rules mandated that student-athletes could only play five years on an athletic scholarship; in the 23rd century, competitive alcohol drinking was an officially sanctioned sport subjected to the rules of the CIS (Canadian Interuniversity Sport) and thus, under the Quebec educational system, a player could complete a bachelor's degree and a master's degree until the eligibility period runs out. Aurelia Hambsch was one such student-athlete that pursued both undergraduate and graduate education on an athletic scholarship, being booed upon graduating from her master's degree.

Master's degree holders

 * Atenza
 * Aurelia Hambsch
 * Vincour