étudiant en master
A master student in French is étudiant en master.
étudiant en master names someone studying for a master's degree at a university.
Which one should you use?
Étudiant en deuxième cycle and Étudiant de niveau master are more formal ways to say the same thing. To give the year of the program, add the number 1 or 2 after master.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Canada, especially in Quebec, the degree is often called maîtrise, so a master student is an étudiant en maîtrise.
How does it change in a sentence?
For a female student, étudiant becomes étudiante, giving étudiante en master.
Did you know?
- In France, the 'LMD' system (Licence, Master, Doctorat) was adopted to align French degrees with the European Higher Education Area. This is why the English word master replaced the older term maîtrise in most French universities.
- The word master is a doublet of the Italian maestro and the French maître. All three words trace their lineage back to the Latin magister, meaning 'teacher' or 'chief'.
- In Quebec, using the word master instead of maîtrise can be seen as an Anglicism and is generally avoided in official academic documents.
Examples in context
- Mon frère est étudiant en master de biologie.My brother is a master's student in biology.
- Je cherche un étudiant en master pour m'aider.I am looking for a master's student to help me.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking at a university cafe.
- ChloéTu es étudiant en master ici, Gabriel ?Are you a master's student here, Gabriel?
- GabrielOui, je suis étudiant en master d'histoire.Yes, I am a master's student in history.
- ChloéC'est passionnant, quel est ton sujet de recherche ?That's exciting, what is your research topic?
- GabrielJe travaille sur la Renaissance française.I am working on the French Renaissance.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries en, master, CC BY-SA 4.0.
