The spirit of a dead person, especially one that is believed to appear to the living in bodily form or to haunt specific locations. 2. A person's spirit or soul: was sick for months and finally gave up the ghost. 3. A returning or haunting memory or image. 4. a. A slight or faint trace: just a ghost of a smile.
Jocelyn 2014-11-22T21:18:45+00:00. Graduate school lets you apply the knowledge you gained as an undergraduate to a higher level of study, but many students want to know more about the difference between an MA and MS degree. An MA is a Master of Arts, and an MS is a Master of Science. Both degrees generally take around two years to complete on a full-time basis, but there are a number of differences between the degrees, including the classes you take and what you choose to study.
The A in B.A. or M.A. stands for arts and means that the person who received the degree focused on a liberal arts curriculum as a part of their degree program as opposed to a purely science-focused curriculum (which would earn a Bachelor of Science or Master of Science degree).