BA or BSc?

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Pinback said:
[TW]Fox;11040982 said:
I think it depends more on what the subject is rather than what its classed as, and how relevant it is to the job at hand. If you wanted to be an engineer, then I'm afraid nothing less than a BSc will suffice.

Erm, beg to differ but Engineering has B.Eng, M.Eng and are considered to be of equal stature.:)
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Generally, do BEng and MEng not have a higher stature in engineering? Therefore "nothing less than a BSc" stands.
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I'm on a degree course that will give me a BA at the end of it and as much as I love what I do I would much prefer a BSc after my rather than a BA.

If I went for a non arts job against someone with a BSc, I would expect that person to get the job 9 times out of 10.
 
[TW]Fox;11041062 said:
I doubt it'd come down to just that unless you were the exact double of the other candidate.
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well yeah, you're right, but assuming you and the other candidate were pretty similar.

I know if I was employing someone, I would prefer the BSc over the BA, unless, like you say, the BA candidate was noticeably 'better' than the BSc one.
 
I would expect it would make little to no difference to prospective employers. They will be concerned with:

1. The classification of the degree
2. The SUBJECT of the degree
3. Where you got it from

Pretty much in that order.

On the subject of BEng vs BSc, they are both equivalent too. An MEng is on a par with an MSci (i.e. a MPhys or a MChem) as they are all undergraduate courses. An MSc/MRes would be considered slightly better as it is purely a postgraduate degree.
 
Whiskas said:
I would expect it would make little to no difference to prospective employers. They will be concerned with:

1. The classification of the degree
2. The SUBJECT of the degree
3. Where you got it from

Pretty much in that order.
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I would think they'd consider someone with a 2:2 from Oxbridge ahead of a First from the Bolton Institute or whatever it is!
 
Which would explain why most graduate recruitment schemes tend to stipulate a minimum 2:1 to get on ;)

I would imagine in a direct comparison of a person with a 2:2 from Oxbridge vs someone with a 1st/2:1 from an ex-poly (where no minimum classifaction/ UCAS points were stated) the job should go to the person whose course is more relevant to the job or the one with more relevant experience.

There are no hard and fast rules or magic formulas but Id imagine my hastily-prepared rule of thumb would reflect a good majority of cases.
 
So you're saying if I had this just as an example:

BSc (Hons) Subject - 2:1
BA (Hons) Subject - 2:1

The BSc has the advantage?
 
Nix said:
So you're saying if I had this just as an example:

BSc (Hons) Subject - 2:1
BA (Hons) Subject - 2:1

The BSc has the advantage?
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Depends where you want to head. If your going into an industry where science/maths is key, you will need BSc most likely. They are one and equal in terms of qualification, it just depends on who is looking at it.

.walls said:
BSc = how/why does that work?
BA = would you like fries with that?
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Funny that, I have a BA and will soon be a qualified teacher.
 
.walls said:
BSc = how/why does that work?
BA = would you like fries with that?
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That's absolute rubbish. Not every career is concerned with how or why something works. A BSc from a respected institution is in most cases a route to immediate employment in a relevant sector. But what good is a BSc to me if I want to become an interpreter? Why is having a BA going to stop me getting a job in the Civil Service?
 
Mattus said:
That's absolute rubbish. Not every career is concerned with how or why something works. A BSc from a respected institution is in most cases a route to immediate employment in a relevant sector. But what good is a BSc to me if I want to become an interpreter? Why is having a BA going to stop me getting a job in the Civil Service?
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Did you leave your sense of humour at the door? care to go and collect it before coming back in?
 
It would make absolutely no difference to me if someone had BSc or BA, B.Eng for that matter, after their name as long as their qualification was relevant and they had the classifcation I was looking for.

My wife's Geography Degree is a BA, and I don't even thing BSc was an option.
 
Only judging by what I've read re future careers but tbh I don't think it really matters for most jobs at all. Take accountancy for example, technical role in many ways but a BA is fine as long as you can pass the numeracy tests. I'm currently doing a BSc in Economics but many places offer BAs in Economics iirc
 
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