Mastery is the ability and expertise to do or teach something. Depending on the context, the term is applied in different ways.
In colloquial language , mastery is the talent or ability that a person has that allows them to stand out from the rest in a specific context. For example: “The Swiss tennis player once again showed his mastery in several points that the public applauded standing up” , “The mastery of the Italian pianist was evident in the concert he gave last night at the Teatro Colón” , “The Ecuadorian striker defined with mastery before the goalkeeper came out and scored his team's first goal."
To replace the term "mastery" when used in this sense we have a long list of synonyms, some of which are mentioned below: expertise , skill, experience, dexterity, craft, authority, wisdom, art and capacity . Two of its most common antonyms, on the other hand, are clumsiness and incompetence .
If we study the etymology of the word "mastery" we notice that it is composed of the term "master", which originates from the Latin magister , and the suffix -ia , which denotes "quality." In this way we can say that when someone performs an action with mastery, they exhibit qualities typical of a master, of someone who has a high degree of skill and skill in that field .
While the noun “mastery” is very useful for focusing on action, its adjective “ masterful ” allows us to place greater emphasis on performance. It is a nuance that can go unnoticed, but that gives movement to the speech if we use it appropriately.
For example, if we say "The soprano performed Rossini's difficult aria with mastery" the focus is on the aria and its characteristics, rather than on the skill exhibited by the singer, while the sentence "The soprano's interpretation of the "Rossini's difficult aria was masterful" generates a certain suspense that is only resolved with the appearance of the adjective, and that is why the emphasis is on the performance rather than the action.
A master's degree is also a postgraduate course . Upon completing a university degree, it is possible to develop additional studies of one or two years to achieve another academic degree: the master's degree, also known as a master's degree .
The objective of a master's degree is for the graduate to acquire specific knowledge that makes him or her a specialist in a certain field of knowledge. It is important to keep in mind that, to take the master's degree, it is essential to have completed the previous degree (the university degree).
Let's take the case of the Faculty of Law of the University of Buenos Aires ( Argentina ). Once the subject has graduated as a lawyer , they can expand their training by taking one of the available master's degrees, such as the Master's Degree in Commercial and Business Law ; the Master's Degree in International Human Rights Law ; the Master's Degree in Family, Childhood and Adolescence Law ; and the Master's Degree in Labor Law .
There are several reasons why professionals often pursue a master's degree. Let's look at some of them below:
* greater competitiveness : the master's degree provides the student with ideal technical training to overcome work challenges with greater self-confidence;
* more chances of promotion : in the inevitable competition that takes place within a company, an employee who has completed a master's degree usually has more tools to assume leadership positions than others;
* updating knowledge : every field of knowledge evolves, and that is why it is necessary to continue studying. In a course specifically designed to enhance professional skills, this is one of the fundamental aspects, as well as the exchange of knowledge and experience with other students.