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A magister degree (also magistar, female form: magistra; from Latin: magister, "teacher") is an academic degree used in various systems of higher education.
The magister degree arose in medieval universities in Europe and was originally equal to the doctorate; while the doctorate was originally conferred in theology, law and medicine, the magister degree was usually conferred in the liberal arts, broadly known as "philosophy" in continental Europe, which encompassed all other academic subjects.[1] In some countries, the title has retained this original meaning until the modern age, while in other countries, magister has become the title of a lower degree, in some cases parallel with a master's degree (whose name is cognate).
- ^ Verger, Jacques (2003). "Teachers". In Ridder-Symoens, Hilde de (ed.). A History of the University in Europe: Volume 1, Universities in the Middle Ages. Cambridge University Press. p. 146. ISBN 9780521541138.