Engineering and a Maths Degree?

cunnins4

Hi, i'm second year engineering, and i've been told that i receive an ordinary degree in maths too when i graduate?!? Is this correct? Also, do i actually receive a physical certificate saying BA in Maths, or is the degree in engineering just considered to be of ordinary degree level in mathematics?

cheers,

stephen

Nietzschean

to the best of my knowledge you recieve both, though your ordinary degree in maths isn't going to be worth alot, other than just getting to say it on your cv...

cunnins4

Oh, it's purely for show, my brother did engineering in DCU, and he's rather upset that i'll have two certs on the wall, compared to his one. It's a sibling rivalry thing. He's doing a masters in advanced engineering, so that'll make him superior over all. It's from DIT, so i'll have to get a masters in engineering from TCD and then I'll finally win.

only 4 years to go so.......:eek:

You get two degrees, a B.A. (undenominated, you are entitled to this after 3 years - though I think it used to be designated as a B.A. in Maths) and the B.A.I. (honours degree, get this after 4th year).

As was said, it's the same as getting a B.Eng or whatever from elsewhere.

godtabh

Myth wrote:

you are entitled to this after 3 years

If you drop out before the end of the course you dont get your B.A. Its an all in one arragement. Or thats what we used to be told

College Calendar, M12, 21

College Calendar, M12, 21 wrote:

Conferring of degrees

21 Students who have obtained credit for the four years’ course are entitled to the degrees of B.A. and B.A.I. Both degrees must be conferred at the same Commencements.

Students who complete the Junior Sophister year by examination and who choose not to proceed to or fail to complete satisfactorily the Senior Sophister year of the engineering course may elect to be conferred with the ordinary degree of B.A.

Except by special permission of the University Council, on the recommendation of the appropriate school executive committee, the ordinary degree of B.A. may be conferred only on candidates who have spent at least three years in the University.

Voilà!

Pet

Heh. I'd be rather worried for the students of TCD if kearnsr was who I originally thought.

godtabh

Myth wrote:

Voilà!

So all the bull**** we were given by Dr West was a load of crap!

At this stage I dont really care but I know a few people who would've dropped out at 3rd year if they knew that was true.

Pet wrote:

Heh. I'd be rather worried for the students of TCD if kearnsr was who I originally thought#

Who did you think I was?

Pet

Who did you think I was?

This year's SU education officer goes by the name Robert Kearns.

kearnsr

kearnsr wrote:

So all the bull**** we were given by Dr West was a load of crap!

At this stage I dont really care but I know a few people who would've dropped out at 3rd year if they knew that was true.

It's possible that it only came in over the last number of years. When did you graduate?

godtabh

Myth wrote:

It's possible that it only came in over the last number of years. When did you graduate?

I graduate in 2004.

I friend of mine did Mech and realised that he didnt want to do it at the end of 3rd year. If he could've dropped out with something he would've.

Pet wrote:

This year's SU education officer goes by the name Robert Kearns.

Thats not me but I am the orginal kearnsr! That was my user name in college. I wonder does use it now!