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honours degree

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Noun1.honours degree - a university degree with honors
academic degree, degree - an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude"
first-class honours degree, first - an honours degree of the highest class
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
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Spanish honours degree n (UNIV) → licenciatura superior
honours degreeTras un período de estudios de tres años normalmente (cuatro en Escocia), los universitarios obtienen una licenciatura llamada honours degree. La calificación global que se recibe, en una escala de mayor a menor es la siguiente: "first class" (I), "upper-second class" (II:1), "lower-second class" (II:2) y "third class" (III). El licenciado puede añadir las letras "Hons" al título obtenido tras su nombre y apellidos, por ejemplo "BA Hons"

French honours degree [ˈɔnəz-] honour n (Scol) → licence f avec mention
honours degreeUn honours degree est un diplôme universitaire que l'on reçoit après trois années d'études en Angleterre et quatre années en Écosse. Les mentions qui l'accompagnent sont, par ordre décroissant: "first class" (très bien/bien), "upper second class" (assez bien), "lower second class" (passable), et "third class" (diplôme sans mention). Le titulaire d'un honours degree a un titre qu'il peut mettre à la suite de son nom, par exemple: Peter Jones BA Hons; voir "ordinary degree".

German honours degree [ˈɔnəz-] honour nakademischer Grad mit Prüfung im Spezialfach
Honours DegreeHonours Degree ist ein Universitätsabschluss mit einer guten Note, also der Note I (first class), II:1 (upper second class), II:2 (lower second class), oder III (third class). Wer ein honours degree erhalten hat, darf die Abkürzung Hons nach seinem Namen und Titel führen, z. B. Mary Smith MA Hons. Heute sind fast alle Universitätsabschlusse in Großbritannien honours degrees. Siehe auch ordinary degree.

Italian honours degree, honors degree n (SCOL) → laurea (con corso di studi di 4 o 5 anni)
hono(u)rs degreeIn Gran Bretagna esistono titoli universitari di diverso livello. Gli studenti che conseguono ottimi risultati e che approfondiscono una o più materie possono ottenere l'honours degree. Questo titolo, abbreviato in Hons., viene posto dopo il titolo ottenuto (ad esempio BA Hons) vedi anche ordinary degree.

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