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why are some degrees 3 years and some 4?

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  • 28-07-2009 6:48pm
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    b12mearse
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    Hi all, I'm wanting to study sociology in college but am confused where i should do it. In UCC its 3 years and in trinity its 4. I want to do it as quickly as possible so would opt for ucc. But i need to know why it is shorter here. can anyoine help me


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    Slumlion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 68 ✭✭Slumlion


    b12mearse wrote: »
    Hi all, I'm wanting to study sociology in college but am confused where i should do it. In UCC its 3 years and in trinity its 4. I want to do it as quickly as possible so would opt for ucc. But i need to know why it is shorter here. can anyoine help me

    3 years=ordinary degree
    4 years=Honours degree
    oki doki


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    gnr.rigney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20 ✭gnr.rigney


    Slumlion wrote: »
    3 years=ordinary degree
    4 years=Honours degree
    oki doki
    im not sure if you are correct,

    the reason it's three years in UCC is that there is no co-op placement in UCC,

    i am open to correction !


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    b12mearse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 283 ✭✭b12mearse


    whats the difference between an ordinary one and a honours one?
    can i continue the 3 year one if i need to into an honours degree?


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    Slumlion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 68 ✭✭Slumlion


    gnr.rigney wrote: »
    im not sure if you are correct,

    the reason it's three years in UCC is that there is no co-op placement in UCC,

    i am open to correction !

    Maybe I am,but in general thats the way it go's :P


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    turgon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,762 ✭✭✭turgon


    No thats wrong, the 3 year degree is an honours degree. UCC dont level 7s. Its the same with History, its 3 years in UCC and 4 in Trinity but both are honours degrees.

    :)


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    captainspeckle
    Registered Users Posts: 606 ✭✭✭captainspeckle


    yeah arts if def an honours degree and it is three years.. its the same with early childhood education too. i think the duration sometimes depends on the content also.


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    greendom
    Registered Users Posts: 16,382 ✭✭✭✭greendom


    Slumlion wrote: »
    Maybe I am,but in general thats the way it go's :P

    And how many years to learn the correct use of the apostrophe s :P


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    b12mearse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 283 ✭✭b12mearse


    so it can be less time consuming and less costly to do it in UCC?


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    captainspeckle
    Registered Users Posts: 606 ✭✭✭captainspeckle


    just because it is shorter does not mean that it will be cheaper, it depends on what you want to do with your degree afterwards. i.e. post grads etc.. what do you plan on doing with your degreee once you are finished?


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    deisedude
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    greendom wrote: »
    And how many years to learn the correct use of the apostrophe s :P

    Oh no don't open that can of worms again!


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    greendom
    Registered Users Posts: 16,382 ✭✭✭✭greendom


    deisedude wrote: »
    Oh no don't open that can of worms again!

    Sorry but it is a real bugbear of mine and to see it on a University forum just makes it worse


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    StradBally
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭StradBally


    Trinity College is entirely different to all other universities in Ireland - it's degree structure is Freshman years 1 and 2, Sophister years 3 and 4.

    For anyone wishing to know more I would suggest checking the wikipeadia links below and also the Trinity website - www.tcd.ie/

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_universities

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Arts_(Oxbridge_and_Dublin)


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    quoteunquote
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    TarquinTitsworh wrote: »
    I hear ebay have some cheap lives for sale- watch out for high postage.:)

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    ReacherCreature
    Registered Users Posts: 4,500 ✭✭✭ReacherCreature


    greendom wrote: »
    Sorry but it is a real bugbear of mine and to see it on a University forum just makes it worse

    In that case, dont forget your full stop. ;)


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    greendom
    Registered Users Posts: 16,382 ✭✭✭✭greendom


    ReacherCreature wrote: »
    In that case, dont forget your full stop. ;)

    Many thanks, you might want to put in that missing apostrophe as well.:D


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    ReacherCreature
    Registered Users Posts: 4,500 ✭✭✭ReacherCreature


    greendom wrote: »
    Many thanks, you might want to put in that missing apostrophe as well.:D

    Don't.

    There you are. ;)


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