An oral history program may teach a student to learn how to listen to a small piece of the world, transcribe that message and then share it with a larger audience. Capturing key ideas from speeches and performing interviews are some skills of an oral historian.

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.