Stocks and shares courses focus on the stock market, instructing students on the fundamentals required to work with stocks. Courses teach students how the system works and how to analyze the market to find the best stocks to buy.

Master-level studies involve specialized study in a field of research or an area of professional practice. Earning a master’s degree demonstrates a higher level of mastery of the subject.
Earning a master’s degree can take anywhere from a year to three or four years. Before you can graduate, you usually must write and defend a thesis, a long paper that is the culmination of your specialized research.