 Currently there are two models of higher education in Poland.In the traditional model, a master's degree is awarded after completion of a university curriculum — a 5-year programme in science courses at a university or other similar institution, with a project in the final year called "magisterium" (it can be translated as a Master of Arts or a Master of Science thesis) that often requires carrying out research in a given field.An MA degree is called a "magister" (abbreviated "mgr") except for medical education, where it is called a "lekarz" (this gives the holder the right to use the title of physician and surgeon), a "lekarz weterynarii" in the veterinary field and a "dentysta" in field of dentistry.