Editing Master of Advanced Studies (section)

== United States ==
In the United States, the Master of Advanced Study or the Master of Advanced Studies<ref>Example of Master of Advanced Studies degree in the United States: [http://students.ucsd.edu/finances/fees/registration/spring-2012/MAS-registration-fees-static.html List of Master of Advanced Studies offered at the University of California San Diego] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325011657/http://students.ucsd.edu/finances/fees/registration/spring-2012/MAS-registration-fees-static.html |date=2012-03-25 }}</ref> degree is a [[post-graduate]] [[professional degree]] issued by numerous academic institutions, but most notably by the [[University of California]]. M.A.S. programs tend to "concentrate on a set of coordinated coursework with culminating projects or papers rather than emphasizing student research" and frequently are structured as interdisciplinary offerings.<ref>Hayward, Brad. [http://www1.ucsc.edu/oncampus/currents/98-99/07-27/degree.htm "UC to offer 'Master of Advanced Study' degree"], ''The University of California, Santa Cruz Currents'', July 27, 1998.</ref>