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Definition of Honours degree
1. Noun. A university degree with honors.
Generic synonyms: Academic Degree, Degree
Specialized synonyms: First, First-class Honours Degree
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Lexicographical Neighbors of Honours Degree
Literary usage of Honours degree
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Calcutta Review by University of Calcutta (1844)
"(2) Admission to the MA/M.Sc. course in any subject should be restricted to those
who have obtained an honours degree in that or an analogous subject. ..."
2. The School World (1904)
"As regards the honours degree in Arts, there are at present established in
Edinburgh six schools or departments of study, viz., classics, mathematics, ..."
3. Sonnenschein's Cyclopaedia of Education: A Handbook of Reference on All by Alfred Ewen Fletcher (1892)
"For an honours degree candidates have an ' additional examination ' as well as
the previous examination, but omit the general and the special. ..."
4. Journal of the British Dental Association by British Dental Association (1902)
"The question of an additional qualification or honours degree might come later.
The University of Birmingham seemed to indicate the best way towards a ..."
5. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (1908)
"... B.Sc. pass examination, but to grant this degree in one or two subjects only,
and then to call it an honours degree, is in my opinion a serious mistake, ..."
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