Master degree programme manual: necessity and concept

The article reveals the problem of the lack of manuals for new levels of higher education such as bachelor and master degrees. Different variants of educational and methodological support for special disciplines at master degree levels are analyzed. A conclusion is made and stipulated that it is a manual that should be used as a basis for educational and methodological support of a discipline at a master degree level, and, moreover,r this manual should be different from a manual used while teaching specialists. Eight demands which should be met by a manual of new level for a master degree programme are formulated. The author shares his personal experience of creating and editing educational and methodological literature aimed at master degree students.