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Is a BA from an arts degree the equivelent of a Bsc?

garrixfan · 2015-09-30 17:24:10

I did arts(Economics) and looking at applying for a masters currently. The requirement is to have done a Bsc, wondering am I excluded from applying?

30-09-2015 5:24pm

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garrixfan

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I did arts(Economics) and looking at applying for a masters currently. The requirement is to have done a Bsc, wondering am I excluded from applying?

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#2 01-10-2015 8:24am

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Contact the relevant School where you are applying and explain that UCD award a BA for Economics rather than a BSc. A friend of mine received a BA in Economics from TCD and when applying for a Masters in Economics (MSc) in a UK University, they had to explain why it was a BA and not a BSc. They also had one of their academic referees include this in their reference and explicitly state that the student was more than capable of undertaking the MSc.

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#3 28-10-2015 11:27pm

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You shouldn't be, many third level institutions offer BAs instead of BScs as a matter of history, some offer BEcs. Unlikely another institute would care or question but a quick email to the course coordinator should clarify it.

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