Similarly, does bachelor(')s degree have an apostrophe?
2007-09-17 15:29:35 · 4 answers · asked by cool girl 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
...and if you have a source or sources, that would be helplful, too. Thanks.
2007-09-17 15:31:27 · update #1
"Master's" this also applies to "Bachelor's" but not to "Associates" -- it applies whether we say master's degree or simply master's.
source is the AP Style Book
Now, when we are referring to the degree itself by full title, it is non possessive 'master'. This would be Master of Arts, Master of Science, Master of Business Administration.
We could say "he has a master's degree" or "he has his master's" -- we'd say "he earned the Master of Arts"
note: I do indeed have bachelors degrees in music and performing arts. In this case, it is plural use. One is a Bachelor of Arts in music and the other is a Bachelor of Science in performing arts. It can be said that I have completed my bachelor's and master's degrees (possessive although the bachelors are also plural in my case).
2007-09-17 16:18:47 · answer #1 · answered by CoachT 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I spent a little bit of time googling both "Masters" and "Master's".
Most academic institutions offer various Master's Degree programs...which makes sense. If you are going to be a Master of Fine Arts, then your degree (possessive) would be a Master's degree.
Googling Masters without the apostrophe resulted in many other results not related to a degree granted by an academic institution.
I'd surmise, based on that information, the apostrophe is the correct way of spelling that.
2007-09-18 09:55:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everywhere I've seen it's "Master's of." Some just have "Master of." But I don't believe it is ever "Masters," that indicates plurality - which I suppose may apply if you were getting two separate master degrees in different areas of arts and science (i.e. masters of science in chemistry and biology, masters of arts in English and history).
Sorry, besides the Dictionary.com reference, I couldn't find any sources dedicated to this subject. Hope it helps!
2007-09-17 22:53:06 · answer #3 · answered by je094 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's Master's and I know it is. Also it's Bachelor's.
2007-09-18 00:21:03 · answer #4 · answered by thetechnitiondude 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋