A specialization means having extensive knowledge on a topic.
Specialization is the action and effect of specializing (to cultivate with specialty a branch of a science or an art , to limit something to a specific use). The concept is linked to terms such as special or specialty .
Special is an adjective that allows us to name something particular or singular , different from what is general or common. What is special is specific or specific for a specific purpose. The specialty , for its part, is the branch of an activity, science or art with a delimited object and about which very precise skills can be possessed.
What is a specialization
Specialization, therefore, consists of the exhaustive study of a limited topic . A person can study Literature and specialize in 18th century English Literature , or have general knowledge of History but specialize in Medieval European History .
For example: "I want to study medicine and then continue with a specialization in oncological therapies" , "To work in this company it is not enough to have a university degree: we look for professionals with some degree of specialization in this industry" , "Professional specialization will open you up to many working doors .
Master's degrees and doctorates are specializations.
The master's degrees
At an academic level, the studies that are developed after completing a degree or diploma are usually known as specialization. Thus, for example, it is considered that one of the training alternatives that graduates have to specialize in a very specific area within their field would be master's degrees .
We could establish that they are educational proposals that usually have a duration of between one to two years, that must be carried out once the corresponding university degree has been obtained, and that are also known in other corners of the world as master's degrees , master's degrees or master's degrees . scientiae .
There are many types of specialization that exist today to meet the needs of those who want to complete their training in the most complete and specific way possible. However, among those we could highlight those of public health, those of education, those of business management, those of public administration or those of fine arts, among many others.
The doctorate, another type of specialization
Likewise, we cannot forget that another type of specialization is known as a doctorate , which, in many cases, can only be carried out when the corresponding master's degree has been completed. Whoever manages to complete it successfully will obtain the title of doctor, which will not only open the doors of the labor market much more easily but will also mean that they can convincingly prove that they are an expert in a very specific area within of your sector.
Specifically, it must also be emphasized that there are various types of doctorates: honorary, research, higher degree or professional, all of them with undeniable academic excellence but with their own characteristics.
The importance of experience
In many cases, however, specialization is gained through practice or work experience.
A journalist can say that he specializes in entertainment journalism after having worked for more than ten years in said information sector, without implying that he has studied at a training center how to specialize in the subject.