The degrees of freemasonry retain the three grades of medieval craft guilds, those of dog, Journeyman or fellow (now called Fellowcraft), and Master Mason.
Until the 19th century, a bachelor's degree represented the first degree in a particular faculty, with Arts representing undergraduate study, thus the Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) at Oxford and the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) at Cambridge, for example, were postgraduate degrees
The magister degree, a graduate degree, was awarded after five years of study

