Candidatus magisterii (male),
Candidata magisterii (female), i.e.,
Latin Candidate of Arts, abbreviated
cand.mag., is an
academic degree used in
Denmark, roughly corresponding to an American
Master of Arts and officially translated as such. The degree currently requires 5 years of studies. The degree was introduced in Denmark in 1883 and later also introduced in
Norway and
Iceland, based on the Danish degree. The formal requirements for the degree have varied somewhat in these countries depending on time, place, institution and discipline.