Ilimi mai zurfi ya kasu kashi biyu manya:

Higher education is of two main types:

Na farko — Koyo ta hanyar Koyarwa (inda koyarwa ta fi bincike girma): Wannan koyarwa ce mai tsari da ƙa'ida, wadda kwalejoji da jami'o'i ke bayarwa ta hanyar darussa (manhajoji), laccoci da jadawalin lokutan koyarwa.

Firstly—Study by Teaching (where teaching is greater than research): This is organised/formal teaching offered by faculties and universities via courses (manaahij), lectures and educational time tables.

Dalibi yana samun takardar shaida ta "Digiri na Farko", wadda a yau ake kira difloma idan ilimin ya kasance na fasaha ko na sana'a; ko kuma takardar shaida ta ilimi ta biyu (ijaaza), wadda a yau ake kira "lasisi" ko "baccalaureate" a wani takamaiman fanni a ɗaya daga cikin kwalejojin jami'a.

The student attains the “First Degree” certificate known today as a diploma if this education was technical or vocational; or a second academic certificate (ijaaza) known today as a “licence” or “baccalaureate” in a specific subject in one of the university faculties.

Na biyu-Karatu ta Bincike: Wannan karatu ne da ke biye da karatu ta koyarwa, inda bincike ya fi koyarwa yawa. Dalibi yana koyon kirkire-kirkire a binciken kimiyya, kuma yana kwarewa a wani takamaiman fanni na al'adu ko kimiyya. Yana gudanar da bincike mai zurfi da na musamman domin ya gano wata sabuwar ra'ayi ko wata sabuwar kirkira da ba a taba yi ba. Dalibin yana samun "Digirin Farko na Duniya (Ijaza)", wanda a yau ake kira "Digiri na Biyu" (Masters). Bayan haka sai ya samu "Digirin Na Biyu na Duniya", wanda a yau ake kira "Digirin Digirgir" (Doctorate), a fannin binciken al'adu ko kimiyya.

Secondly-Study by Research: This is study that follows study by teaching where research is greater than teaching. The student learns to innovate in scientific research, and specialises in a specific cultural or scientific option. He undertakes precise and specialised research in order to discover a novel idea or unprecedented new invention. The student attains the “First International Degree (Ijaza)” known today as a “Masters” degree. Thereafter he attains the “Second International Degree”, known today as a “Doctorate”, in a cultural or scientific research field.