Master’s degree (from Latin magister, “teacher”) is an educational degree obtained at the second level of higher education and awarded by a higher education institution upon successful completion of a relevant educational program by a higher education student, the volume of which is 90-100 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) credits.
A master’s degree is obtained through an educational-professional or educational-scientific program. The scope of the educational-professional master’s program is 90-120 ECTS credits, and the scope of the educational-scientific program is 120 ECTS credits. The educational and scientific master’s program must include a research (scientific) component of at least 30 percent.
A person has the right to obtain a master’s degree provided that they have a first degree of higher education — a bachelor’s degree.
Within the field of “G Engineering, Manufacturing, and Construction,” the Department of Foundry Production trains master’s degree students in the following specialties:
G9 “Applied Mechanics”
G10 “Metallurgy”
Graduates are awarded the qualifications listed in the table:
| Specialty | Qualification |
| G9 “Applied Mechanics” | Master’s degree in applied mechanics |
| G10 “Metallurgy” | Master’s degree in metallurgy |