why are some degrees 3 years and some 4?

b12mearse

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

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

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 !

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?

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

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.

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.

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

b12mearse

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

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?

deisedude

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!

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

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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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.

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

ReacherCreature

greendom wrote: »

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

Don't.

There you are.