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At Oxford and Cambridge in the UK one gets their Bachellor's degrees upgraded to Master's 2-3 years after graduating provided one hasn't been arrested or divorc
by etothepii 5y ago
At Oxford and Cambridge in the UK one gets their Bachellor's degrees upgraded to Master's 2-3 years after graduating provided one hasn't been arrested or divorced.
- hmsshagatsea 5y agoWhat
- jakeinspace 5y agoHuh, I looked it up and that's sort of the case. But I don't think they "upgrade" your degree, they just award you the rank of "Master of Arts". This would appear to be entirely different from earning a Master of Engineering/Science/etc, or even an MA at any other school, which is an actual degree.
- etothepii 5y agoThere was a whole ceremony and I have a certificate that says Master of Arts, it looks exactly the same as my certificate that says I have the degree Bachelor of Arts.
- etothepii 5y agoNone of this is helped by the fact that the primary requirement for your degree is to be "touched by grace" after holding one of 5 fingers while a man called a Praelector says in Latin something to the effect of, "These 5 people holding my fingers are jolly good chaps and chapettes and should be given the degree of ..."