Master off Arts (Oxbridge)

For more general information on the Master off Arts , to see the article Master off Arts .

In the universities of Cambridge and Oxford mainly but also with the University of Dublin, the term of Master off Arts indicates an university degree of first cycle ( Undergraduate ). One often specifies Master off Arts obtained with Oxbridge , Oxbridge being a familiar term to indicate the universities of OX Ford and Cam' bridge' . It does not have the same statute as the Master off Arts " classique" popularized by the British universities and the American universities and which corresponds to him with a diploma of second cycle ( Postgraduate ). This diploma of first cycle is also delivered in the Ancient university of Scotland but in a slightly different form (see: Master off Arts (Scotland) ).

This practice is the heritage of a long story and always is not very well seen by the more recent universities. With Oxbridge , the diploma of Bachelor off Arts is initially delivered and can be transformed into Master off Arts three years later against payment of a weak amount. The principal reproach makes with this practice is that the students " achètent" this title without to have studied more whereas everywhere else, the level Master requires one, even two, years of deepening after a Bachelor as well as the drafting of a report.

This Master of first cycle is often regarded as having a value slightly higher than the Bachelor and this practice is likely to again last since the crétion Master of first cycle ( undergraduate master ) such as the MSci , MEng or MMath , which is diplomas higher than the Bachelor but which have a statute lower than the traditional Master .

External bonds

Histoire of the '' Master off Arts '' in Cambridge
'' Oxbridge MY dismantle under threat '' on the site of the BBC (news.bbc.co.uk)

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