The first two years of a Scottish Master of Arts course consist of ordinary Bachelor level courses; however, after these, students who are accepted to pursue the Honours route will complete more advanced subjects and write a dissertation in their fourth year.[6] Students who choose to do a "general" degree will complete their third year at a lower level of specialisation,[7] and receive a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree or MA without Honours.[8] For the postgraduate degree referred to in other places as "Master of Arts", Scottish universities usually award the degree of Master of Letters (MLitt) or Master of Science (MSc). Generally, non-ancient universities in Scotland (e.g. University of Strathclyde, The Robert Gordon University, Edinburgh Napier University, etc.), award arts degrees as Bachelor of Arts.
Subjects awardededit
At these ancient Scottish universities, the degree of Master of Arts (MA) is usually awarded only in the liberal arts, the humanities, the fine arts, the social sciences and theology. For some science subjects, the degree of Bachelor of Science (BSc) is awarded for four years of study and that of Bachelor of Laws (LLB) after a four-year course in law. Both of these can be awarded with honours after four years or as ordinary or designated degrees after three years. An LLB can also be awarded in two years on an accelerated programme if the student has already obtained a first degree.
Degrees in some disciplines, such as psychology, can lead either to the degree of MA or that of BSc. For example, those studying psychology or management at the University of St Andrews or the University of Dundee may graduate MA or BSc, depending on whether they are a member of the Faculty of Arts or the Faculty of Sciences respectively. At the University of Aberdeen, students studying psychology are awarded an MA or a BSc, depending on which of the two they register for; while the psychology content is identical for both, the difference lies in the non-psychology constituent courses taken in the first and second years. Those on MA programmes study psychology alongside the lit arts (such as languages) or social sciences, while those on BSc programmes study pure sciences such as biology.
The Universities of Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Edinburgh also offer the degree of Bachelor of Divinity (BD) as a four-year course. This degree is offered at St Mary's College, St Andrews, but as a postgraduate degree for a graduate who is already a Master of Arts, while the undergraduate degree in divinity (theology) is designated Master of Theology (MTheol).
Newer undergraduate courses lead either to a bachelor's degree or to a master's degree in the advanced undergraduate degree scheme as above.
Referencesedit
^Mackie, Robert Laird; Lindsay, Maurice (30 January 1967). "A Book of Scottish Verse". Oxford U.P. – via Google Books.
^Smith, Sydney Goodsir (30 January 1954). "Under the Eildon Tree: A Poem in XXIV Elegies". Serif Books – via Google Books.
^"Teagasg, Sgoilearachd agus Cosnadh Beatha Oilthigh Shaw ann an 2020". World Scholarship Forum. 12 June 2020.
^"Luchd-ealain air leth | HR Giger - Maighstir nan ealan dorcha".
^"United Kingdom (Scotland) Bachelor". Eurydice. European Commission. Certification.
^Davies, Graeme (4 February 2000). "Why I believe the Scottish MA should be preserved". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
^. University of St Andrews. Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
^"Studying for a degree in Social Sciences". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
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master, arts, scotland, other, uses, master, arts, disambiguation, some, scottish, universities, master, arts, scots, maister, arts, scottish, gaelic, maighstir, ealan, holder, degree, awarded, undergraduates, usually, first, degree, follows, either, three, ye. For other uses see Master of Arts disambiguation In some Scottish universities a Master of Arts MA Scots Maister o Arts 1 2 Scottish Gaelic Maighstir nan Ealan 3 4 is the holder of a degree awarded to undergraduates usually as a first degree It follows either a three year general or four year Honours degree course in humanities or social sciences and is awarded by one of several institutions Chiefly these are the ancient universities of Scotland St Andrews Glasgow Aberdeen and Edinburgh Other institutions which provide undergraduate programmes leading to an MA degree include the University of Dundee because of its history as a constituent college of the University of St Andrews or Heriot Watt University at honours level only 5 The first two years of a Scottish Master of Arts course consist of ordinary Bachelor level courses however after these students who are accepted to pursue the Honours route will complete more advanced subjects and write a dissertation in their fourth year 6 Students who choose to do a general degree will complete their third year at a lower level of specialisation 7 and receive a Bachelor of Arts BA degree or MA without Honours 8 For the postgraduate degree referred to in other places as Master of Arts Scottish universities usually award the degree of Master of Letters MLitt or Master of Science MSc Generally non ancient universities in Scotland e g University of Strathclyde The Robert Gordon University Edinburgh Napier University etc award arts degrees as Bachelor of Arts Subjects awarded editAt these ancient Scottish universities the degree of Master of Arts MA is usually awarded only in the liberal arts the humanities the fine arts the social sciences and theology For some science subjects the degree of Bachelor of Science BSc is awarded for four years of study and that of Bachelor of Laws LLB after a four year course in law Both of these can be awarded with honours after four years or as ordinary or designated degrees after three years An LLB can also be awarded in two years on an accelerated programme if the student has already obtained a first degree Degrees in some disciplines such as psychology can lead either to the degree of MA or that of BSc For example those studying psychology or management at the University of St Andrews or the University of Dundee may graduate MA or BSc depending on whether they are a member of the Faculty of Arts or the Faculty of Sciences respectively At the University of Aberdeen students studying psychology are awarded an MA or a BSc depending on which of the two they register for while the psychology content is identical for both the difference lies in the non psychology constituent courses taken in the first and second years Those on MA programmes study psychology alongside the lit arts such as languages or social sciences while those on BSc programmes study pure sciences such as biology The Universities of Glasgow Aberdeen and Edinburgh also offer the degree of Bachelor of Divinity BD as a four year course This degree is offered at St Mary s College St Andrews but as a postgraduate degree for a graduate who is already a Master of Arts while the undergraduate degree in divinity theology is designated Master of Theology MTheol Newer undergraduate courses lead either to a bachelor s degree or to a master s degree in the advanced undergraduate degree scheme as above References edit Mackie Robert Laird Lindsay Maurice 30 January 1967 A Book of Scottish Verse Oxford U P via Google Books Smith Sydney Goodsir 30 January 1954 Under the Eildon Tree A Poem in XXIV Elegies Serif Books via Google Books Teagasg Sgoilearachd agus Cosnadh Beatha Oilthigh Shaw ann an 2020 World Scholarship Forum 12 June 2020 Luchd ealain air leth HR Giger Maighstir nan ealan dorcha United Kingdom Scotland Bachelor Eurydice European Commission Certification Davies Graeme 4 February 2000 Why I believe the Scottish MA should be preserved Times Higher Education Retrieved 22 January 2017 The General Degree University of St Andrews Archived from the original on 26 October 2013 Retrieved 18 February 2015 Studying for a degree in Social Sciences University of Glasgow Retrieved 18 February 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Master of Arts Scotland amp oldid 1152407062, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
