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Filling out the UCAS application

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Nope. Read it too the other day.

    Thanks for the concern. Really nice of you to be so conciderate :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Erm, what do Edinburg mean by calling their degree an MA? I am sure I applied for undergraduate studies and not a master.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Eek I got all this UCAS stuff to come next yr.

    I'm not 100% sure about that MA thing at Edinburgh but I think the system works differently in Scotland. My brothers at a Scottish uni and he's an undergrad but it's called an MA, whereas in England I think it's called a BA. I think degrees are a year longer in Scotland too, might be something to do with that too. Anyway good luck with it all!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Checking the course content it seems as if you're very much right. 4 years, and all of the courses at the undergraduate section were marked as MA's.

    Thanks J :)

    Btw, where does your brother study? Does he like it?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Jacqueline the Ripper wrote:
    Checking the course content it seems as if you're very much right. 4 years, and all of the courses at the undergraduate section were marked as MA's.

    Yes. For Arts degrees, Scottish unis only offer a masters (or at least all the ones I looked into did). So you do four years instead of three, and get an MA instead of a BA. It's still equivalent to an MA from an English university, you just don't get the option to stop at BA.

    As far as I am aware.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Lil Laura wrote:
    Yes. For Arts degrees, Scottish unis only offer a masters (or at least all the ones I looked into did). So you do four years instead of three, and get an MA instead of a BA. It's still equivalent to an MA from an English university, you just don't get the option to stop at BA.

    As far as I am aware.

    Whoa, that's actually pretty cool.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Jacqueline the Ripper wrote:
    Btw, where does your brother study? Does he like it?

    St. Andrews, he loves it lol. I wouldn't really wanna go there as it's a pretty small town, I want to go in a city I think. But it is nice.
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