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This might sound really dumb, but what is the difference between a degree and an honours degree?
also, if i have a confirmed conditional offer but decide i want to change course but stay at the same uni, would that be allowed or not?
also, if i have a confirmed conditional offer but decide i want to change course but stay at the same uni, would that be allowed or not?
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here's some info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honours_degree#England.2C_Wales_and_Northern_Ireland
"Honours degrees are of a superior academic standard."
changing course at the same uni is often very easy to do once you get your foot in the door. give the uni a call and have a chat with them about it, you may not even have to fiddle your ucas stuff around.
an honours degree requires 120 credits at level 3 (honours level) an ordinary degree or a "degree" only requires 60
God damn dissertation writing!!!!
I did a joint honours degree so no dissertation and mine still has (hons) at the end of it.
I did a single degree and no dissertation, and mine still has (hons) at the end. The dissertation rumour went round people on our course, and our lecturer said it was bullshit. I think it's just the number of credits you do (but I don't think you can fail a few and get it downgraded). I've also heard that it requires a piece of independent research, but I'm not sure (presumably an honours course would have this as a compulsory module if it was true).
At Bristol, everyone gets (Hons) after their BSc, BA, LLB etc. unless they fail an exam outside of first year. Thus if you have to retake anything, you lose your (Hons) bit.
So barring a fail in my 5 remaining exams (unlikely since I heard, unofficially, that I bagged a 1st in my Russian oral - fuck yes), I'll be a lovely BA Hons chap.
The thing with credits are all specific to individual universities as is the requirement for research etc.
Some of the 'better' (i.e. higher up most league tables) universities only issue honours degrees, if you don't pass with honours then you don't graduate!