M.A French

The Masters degree is granted by your chosen French University after completing Diplome National Master (DNM) or a similar graduatelevel course usually granted after five years worth of studying after the license Bachelors Higher education institutions for example specialised schools of arts architecture and business are entitled to give the grade of Masters for some of their degrees for programs lasting from 2 to 6 years
In conclusion you cannot get a Masters degree unless you meet the minimum study requirements agreed in the Bologna Declaration for a Masters
Types of Masters Degree in France
In France there are standard Masters degrees like everywhere else in the world and there are also Masters degrees created specifically from and for a university For example arts business engineering etc. There are 4 types of Masters in France and all of them of course have their own subject and duration
1 Masters Specialise (MS)
This degree was created in 1985 for graduate courses completed four to five years after Levels To get this degree Masters Specialise courses are evaluated based on professional needs hourly course content and length at least two semesters completing an internship and finally presenting a thesis
2 Masters in Science (M.Sc)
This degree is granted to courses mostly carried out in English during a minimum of 3 semesters and ending with a research dissertation These labels are granted for each course for a length of 1 3 or 6 years The studies are structured with this duration so that a Master programme lasts long enough for the student to gather a total of 300 ECTS credits
3 Master of Art (MA)
The degree of Master of Arts comes from the University of Paris designed to produce Masters who were graduate teachers to their subjects It contrasts with Master of Science because those with a Master of Arts have studied subjects in the scope of arts and humanities It is often taught in English and requires a research dissertation
4 Master of Business Administration (MBA)
The main courses in an MBA programme cover different areas of business administration such as accounting applied Statistics human resources business communication business ethics business law etc. This degree is mainly for experienced professionals but also offered by some schools to students 4 or 5 years after A levels.