escuela de posgrado
/eskwela de posɡɾado/from spelling rules
In Spanish, graduate school is translated as escuela de posgrado.
The term is used to describe a school that awards advanced degrees. In many Spanish-speaking contexts, people often refer to the concept of graduate school simply as el posgrado rather than using the full phrase escuela de posgrado. Additionally, the phrase estudios de posgrado is a very common way to refer to the period of graduate-level education.
Meaning: a school that awards advanced degrees (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word posgrado is a combination of the prefix pos- (after) and grado (degree), meaning post-degree or postgraduate.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, Escuela de Posgrado is a commonly used term for graduate school and Posgrado is a term used for graduate school. In Mexico, you might encounter Escuela de Estudios Superiores or Estudios de Posgrado.
Did you know?
- The word escuela shares a surprising root with the Greek word skholḗ, which originally meant 'leisure' or 'free time'. It suggests that true learning was once a pursuit reserved for those with the luxury of time.
- In formal Spanish academic writing, the term estudios de tercer ciclo is sometimes used to refer to the third cycle of education, which corresponds to graduate school.
- The prefix pos- in posgrado is a simplified version of post-, reflecting a general trend in Spanish to drop the 't' in Latin-derived prefixes.
Examples in context
- Estoy haciendo un máster en la Escuela de PosgradoI'm doing a master's at the Graduate School
- Ella estudia en la escuela de posgrado.She studies at graduate school.
- La escuela de posgrado es muy exigente.Graduate school is very demanding.
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing their future education plans.
- AlejandroLucía, ¿vas a aplicar a una escuela de posgrado?Lucía, are you going to apply to a graduate school?
- LucíaSí, Alejandro, quiero estudiar una maestría.Yes, Alejandro, I want to study for a master's degree.
- Alejandro¿Ya elegiste tu escuela de posgrado?Have you chosen your graduate school yet?
- LucíaTodavía estoy comparando algunas opciones.I am still comparing a few options.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, escuela, CC BY-SA 4.0.
