BA
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3.5
- noun
- /biː eɪ/
:
licenciatura
- Elena graduated from Ramapo College in New Jersey with a BA in Business Administration.
- received a BA
- graduated with a BA
- BA degree
Michael received his BA in political science and human biology from Stanford University.
- Michael received his BA in political science and human biology from Stanford University.
- So I'm a native New Yorker, and I did my BA and my MA at New York University.
Examples
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Lee had graduated with a BA from the University of Minnesota in 1933.
Academic text (2004) -
Ann Elizabeth (Beth) Specker is a graduate of Villanova University with a BA in Psychology and Business Administration.
Academic text (1992) -
Well I have a BA in English.
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What did they expect with a BA in literature, she asked them?
Fiction book (1999) -
I have BA, an MA and a PhD.
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There will usually be only one degree: a BA in Mass Communications or Broadcast Journalism.
Blog text (6) -
Mark Southard received his BA from the University of New Mexico.
Academic text (1998) -
Lewis graduated in May 2012 with a BA in Studio Art, concentration in sculpture
Blog text (14) -
The judge went to Harvard University for her BA and got her JD from Notre Dame.
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Lee graduated with a BA from the University of Minnesota in 1933.
Synonyms
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2.7
A degree you get after finishing three to four years of study at a university or college
4
4.6
A university degree for studying arts subjects like history or languages
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8.4
A first degree given by a college or university after finishing studies
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3.8
A first university degree in subjects like languages, history, and social sciences
A university degree in arts or sciences given after finishing a course of study
A first university degree in the study of literature
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
BA = B + A
This is an initialism (letters stand for 'Bachelor of Arts'), not a productive morphological formation, so knowing related words does not allow learners to derive the form's meaning via standard morphology.
Etymology
BA is short for Bachelor of Arts, an old university title where bachelor once meant 'young man' or 'beginner' and arts meant 'learning' such as history, languages and literature. So a BA is the first-level university degree for arts, social sciences and similar subjects.