MBAs or masters of business administration are postgraduate courses for graduates and young professionals interested in a career as a manager. It is specialization paths for boys and girls, men and women who are already working but with leadership ambitions. MBA students seek expertise related to human resource management, leadership and strategic vision.
Research and development in master programs and higher education courses after bachelor's or master's degree are specialization programs for graduate students, boys and girls who will become future researchers, analysts, chemists, statisticians. Postgraduate courses are alternating classroom lessons to laboratory analysis, research and development projects, applications, materials, products.
Master programs lasting more than 18 months are usually postgraduate courses designed for students, graduates and young professionals interested in a path that will lead them to a career in management or research. They require to spend more than a year and a half - in some cases up to two years and beyond - for further specialization.