Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

ein Studium absolvieren

English translation:

have a university degree

Added to glossary by Susan Welsh
Mar 24, 2010 17:25
14 yrs ago
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German term

ein Studium absolvieren

German to English Social Sciences Education / Pedagogy
Previous Kudoz answers suggest that Studium always refers to university level. If that is true, does this mean that the people were university graduates?

25,2% der Probanden besaßen einen Hauptschul-, 35,1% einen Realschulabschluss und 13,5% Abitur, 20,7% hatten *** ein Studium absolviert,*** bei 5,4% war der Bildungsstand unbekannt.

Thanks in advance!
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have a university degree

You are right. They are talking about the German school system that is divided into 3 levels of secondary education, Hauptschule being the lowest level, Realschule medium, and Gymnasium with Abitur the highest. Studium always refers to university studies.
Peer comment(s):

agree Kim Metzger
3 mins
agree Rolf Keiser
4 mins
agree jccantrell
12 mins
agree Marie Jammers
34 mins
agree Reinhold Wehrmann
10 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks to all, and again to Kim for reference. (I actually used my own original translation, but I award points here because of explanation/reference. I never know how to deal with these things.)"
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university graduate

I prefer your own suggestion
Peer comment(s):

agree Lirka
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agree Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
11 hrs
agree mill2
16 hrs
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graduated from university

'20.7 % of the test subjects graduated from university'

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-03-24 19:38:04 GMT)
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you can also say 'are university/college graduated'.
NB college and university in the USA mean the same level of education
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Susan - unless I'm mistaken "Studium" always refers to university studies.

Studium
Wissenschaftliche Ausbildung – insbesondere an einer Hochschule. Innerhalb eines Studiums sind meist Grundstudium und Hauptstudium zu unterscheiden. Wer zwei Studiengänge gleichzeitig studiert, absolviert ein Doppelstudium. Tut man dasselbe hintereinander, so ist das zweite Studium ein Zweitstudium. Kann der zweite Studiengang nur mit einem ersten Hochschulabschluss studiert werden, handelt es sich um ein postgraduales Studium. In einem dualen Studium kann die Hochschulausbildung mit einer betrieblichen Ausbildung verbunden werden.

http://www.studis-online.de/StudInfo/Glossar/Studium.php
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agree Lirka
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