An explanation of the differences in degree names between universities in Scotland and those elsewhere in the UK. Like other Scottish universities, many of our undergraduate degrees are named 'masters'.This is unlike elsewhere in the UK, where first degrees are generally 'bachelor' degrees.Most arts, humanities and social science degrees at Edinburgh are awarded as MA (Hons). This is a conventional undergraduate degree, not equivalent to a postgraduate masters.Arts degrees studied at Edinburgh College of Art are mostly BA (Hons). They are equivalent to Edinburgh undergraduate degrees named MA - the difference in name is historical.In science and engineering subjects there is often the choice of a BSc or an integrated masters degree such as MPhys, MChem or MEng. These programmes entail a further year of in-depth study at masters level.Undergraduate law degrees are awarded as Bachelor of Laws, or LLB (Hons).The School of Divinity offers the Bachelor of Divinity, BD (Hons)/MDiv (Hons), in addition to MA (Hons) undergraduate degrees.Our award titles BABachelor of ArtsBA (Hons)Bachelor of Arts with HonoursBA (DIV)Bachelor of Arts (Divinity)BA (RS)Bachelor of Arts (Religious Studies)BDBachelor of DivinityBD (Hons)Bachelor of Divinity with HonoursBEdBachelor of EducationBEd (Hons)Bachelor of Education with HonoursBEngBachelor of EngineeringBEng (Hons)Bachelor of Engineering with HonoursBMusBachelor of MusicBMus (Hons)Bachelor of Music with HonoursBNBachelor of NursingBN (Hons)Bachelor of Nursing with HonoursBScBachelor of ScienceBSc (Hons)Bachelor of Science with HonoursBVMSBachelor of Veterinary Medicine and SurgeryLLBBachelor of LawsLLB (Hons)Bachelor of Laws with HonoursMAMaster of ArtsMA (Hons)Master of Arts with HonoursMBChbBachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery/ChirurgeryMBiolMaster of BiologyMChemMaster of ChemistryMChem (Hons)Master of Chemistry with HonoursMChemPhysMaster of Chemical PhysicsMChemPhys (Hons)Master of Chemical Physics with HonoursMEarthSciMaster of Earth ScienceMEarthSci (Hons)Master of Earth Science with HonoursMEngMaster of EngineeringMEng (Hons)Master of Engineering with HonoursMInfMaster of InformaticsMInf (Hons)Master of Informatics with HonoursMMathMaster of MathematicsMMath (Hons)Master of Mathematics with HonoursMPhysMaster of PhysicsMPhys (Hons)Master of Physics with HonoursMScMaster of ScienceMSc (Hons)Master of Science with Honours Choose your degreeDegree finderChoosing a degree This article was published on 2024-11-12