Editing Master of Advanced Studies (section)

== France and francophone countries<!--'Diplôme d'études approfondies' and 'DEA (former French degree)' redirect here--> ==
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A master of advanced studies exists in France: ''[[Diplôme d'études supérieures spécialisées]]'' (DESA). It is not to be confused with the '''''Diplôme d'études approfondies'''''<!--boldface per WP:R#PLA--> or '''DEA''' (equivalent to Master 2 in France and a MPhil in the UK) program<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/definition/c2147 | title=Définition - Diplôme d'études approfondies / DEA / DEA &#124; Insee }}</ref> and the French MBA and Mastère which titles are not accredited by the State in France.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.lemonde.fr/campus/article/2020/06/17/financement-contenus-positionnement-les-mba-contraints-de-se-reinventer_6043201_4401467.html | title=Financement, contenus, positionnement… les MBA contraints de se réinventer | newspaper=Le Monde.fr | date=17 June 2020 }}</ref> The Master of Advanced Studies is open to people with a 4 years undergraduate degree (Master 1) and a minimum of 4 or 5 years of experience. It is usually taken by full-time workers. It is a selective degree. It is compliant with the Bologna ECTS and provides 60  ECTS.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.univ-nantes.fr/etudier-se-former/partir-a-letranger-etudes-et-stages/quest-ce-que-lects | title=Qu'est-ce que l'ECTS ? }}</ref> The majority of executive masters have full days (no more than a full week) of courses per month over a period of two to three years.

The Master of Advanced Studies is also known in France as Executive Master.