diploma

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

dip·loma [diploma diplomas] BrE [dɪˈpləʊmə] NAmE [dɪˈploʊmə] noun
1. (BrE)a course of study at a college or university
•a two-year diploma course
•She is taking a diploma in management studies.
2. a document showing that you have completed a course of study or part of your education
•a High School diploma

Word Origin:
mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘state paper’): via Latin from Greek diplōma ‘folded paper’, from diploun ‘to fold’, from diplous ‘double’.

Example Bank:
•Most students here are studying for a qualification at diploma level.
•She was taking a diploma in business management.
•The college offers the Higher National Diploma in computer studies.
•The course leads to a diploma in psychiatric nursing.
•The university awards diplomas in higher education.
•a diploma in hotel management
•a fake diploma from a non-existent school
•diploma of higher education