BA or BSc?

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Right, I'm just wondering what the general thought surrounding this is.

Basically, I've been offered the choice to choose which classification I get. I originally signed up for a BSc but due to the modules I have picked; a BA is more appropriate.

I'm likely to be awarded the BA, but i've been given the option of requesting a BSc with an explanation should I want to.

I have no initial problem with a BA classification, but recently a friend was over and subsequently saw the letter. When I said I was happy with a BA, he claimed that no-one really seems to care for BAs and BScs are worth more in terms of the workplace.

Am I incorrect to disagree with this? Would I really be better off with a BSc rather than a BA?
 
I don't see why they'd offer you a BA for your course, it is Geography type stuff yeah? Definitely BSc in my opinion.
 
It's in Geography.

It's a strange subject as it steals from every other subject. It is essentially trying to understand the world around us; you have the physical stuff and you have the human aspect.

The physical side includes glaciers, coastal processes, etc. and the human side includes things such as politics, social science, history, etc.

I've mainly picked the latter group due to where my interests were but I have also done physical modules.
 
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gumbald said:
Science > Art ;)
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Personally, if I saw BA, I'd have to check that it wasn't from some mickey mouse institution in some rubbish subject. BSc seems more of an authentic degree. This is only my opinion and I do apologise to everyone who has a proper BA.
 
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.

To me a BSc implies specific knowledge of a certain subject whereas a Ba implies a broader knowledge of a wider range of subjects, without the specific knowledge a BSc carries. Different, not better. I would have thought Geography is a Ba becuase a lot of it is not exactly black and white.
 
There's naffy prejudice against BA's, although one of Cambridge and Oxford does (or did? Might have changed) only ever issues BA's regardless of subject.

If it's from a decent university, in a decent subject, at a decent grade I doubt any employer is really going to care.
 
Half the problem is that most of the crap degrees in David Beckham Studies or Sport Centre Vending Machine Servicing tend to get classified as a Ba.
 
[TW]Fox;11040982 said:
To me a BSc implies specific knowledge of a certain subject whereas a Ba implies a broader knowledge of a wider range of subjects, without the specific knowledge a BSc carries. Different, not better. I would have thought Geography is a Ba becuase a lot of it is not exactly black and white.
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Exactly, that's how I view the subject too. You really need to be able to jump between subjects quickly, which is a skill in itself.
 
[TW]Fox;11041003 said:
crap degrees in David Beckham Studies or Sport Centre Vending Machine Servicing
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You saying that three years studying at confectionary mechanisms has been a waste for me? :(
 
Well, I'm considering taking a year out then perhaps persuing a masters, so I'm pretty sure that they're more interested in the grade rather than the actual degree classification.

This is the first time I've come across the classification bias. Surely a degree is a degree nonetheless?
 
[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 to BSc/MSc. :)
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Well, I'm considering taking a year out then perhaps persuing a masters
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My thinking on this is if that if you want to do it, do it now, becuase after a year of earning money you wont want to go back. Thats what I'm considering anyway.
 
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My thinking on this is if that if you want to do it, do it now, becuase after a year of earning money you wont want to go back. Thats what I'm considering anyway.
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I can't afford to and I'm pretty drained with the whole university thing at the moment. I just want to start earning some money so I can stand on my feet again. Once I'm at that position, I'm more likely to entertain a masters.
 
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