Home – Home – Jornals – Professional Education in the Modern World 2018 number 2

The article explores students’ educational strategies in the conditions of formation the request by high-tech labor market in multiprofile highly qualified specialist who is able to respond flexibly to changes. The authors address to the research request for lifelong learning of the future applicant on the labour market which is seen as an Undergraduate. The authors show that lifelong learning becomes the part of a professional career and professional fulfillment of a person. Master's degree as a stage of higher education remains completely new social practice in the system of professional education. The paper highlights that there many discussions on the criteria for selecting candidates for Master-programs, entrance exams, requirements for a master's degree and advantages of Master-students on the labor market. The article considers the BSc-students’ awareness about the possible options for further education after completing the BSc-course, admission requirements for taking Master-courses, professional profile, continuing education in the previously selected areas or taking a Master-course on another major, the readiness of the master's degree on a commercial basis, expectations from the master's degree as a stage of professional education. Training on Master-courses is evaluated as one of possible variants of building student’s personal educational strategy. The authors suggest to use the obtained results in the development strategy of higher institutions, education quality control, career guidance and management of educational strategies for undergraduate students.