Baccalaureat in sciences
The baccalaureat in sciences or science baccalaureat has been a diploma or an existing university degree in the countries of Anglo-Saxon university tradition (in English baccalaureate off science ) like in Belgium for a few years and in France at the XIXe century.
Country of Anglo-Saxon university tradition
In North America, obtaining the baccalaureat in sciences requires that the student follow a majority (half or three-quarters) of his courses in scientific matters in the life sciences, the physical sciences or in Mathématiques. The remainder of the courses is of general education.
With the the United Kingdom, the disciplines considered are varied and can include, for example, the economic scenes. But this also depends on the universities which can, for similar sets of themes, rather to give baccalaureats are Arts. With the University of Oxford, this diploma was initially a diploma of second cycle ( Postgraduate ) but was since famous in Master off Science .
It is obtained after three years of study in Great Britain, Wales, Northern Ireland, Quebec, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, HongKong and South Africa and four years in the remainder of the North America, in Ireland and Scotland. This term is often shortened in B.Sc. or B.S. (more rarely in S.B. or Sc.B. ), initial of the expression Latin E Baccalaureus Scientiæ .
In Canada, the baccalaureat in sciences ( baccalaureate off science in English) is delivered after formation a 4 years (3 years in Quebec since the formation préuniversitaire lasts one year more there) in sciences.
Belgium
In Belgium, after the university reform related to the Process of Bologna, the baccalaureat in sciences is obtained after 3 years of studies at the university.
France
In France, the science baccalaureat existed of 1808 on 1927, date to which the science and arts baccalaureats were replaced by the baccalaureat of secondary education. It was about a diploma finishing the secondary studies. According to the laws of the March 15th, 1850 and June 14th, 1854; decrees of the August 22nd, 1854 and August 23rd, 1858; decrees of the August 7th, 1857, July 15th, 1858 and January 24th, 1859:To be allowed with the examination of the complete science baccalaureat, it is necessary to be 16 years old. The examination is composed of a written test and an oral test. The written test includes/understands a Latin version, a composition of mathematics and one of physics. The oral test includes/understands explanations of works Latin, French, German or English and interrogations on the matters of the program concerning logic, the history geography, mathematics pure and applied, physical sciences and the natural science. The arts graduates are exempted literary tests.
The Faculty of Science holds three exam sessions annually.
The restricted science baccalaureat includes/understands a composition of natural history instead of the composition of mathematics. It is intended future to the medical students.
See also
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