Bachelor of Arts
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- noun
- /ˈbæʧələr əv ɑrts/
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Licenciatura en Artes
- Anson Asaka graduated cum laude from Howard University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1992.
- Bachelor of Arts degree
- earn a Bachelor of Arts
Will the recipients of the degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts and Science please stand?
- Will the recipients of the degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts and Science please stand?
- And what those mean are, you know, ABA is Bachelors of Arts, ABS is Bachelor of Science, and a BFA is Bachelor of Fine Art.
Examples
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I obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maryland in 1970.
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For example, students must decide to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree early enough to take their language classes in the required sequence.
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I spent only three years actually matriculating there and ended up with a Bachelor of Arts in film study and design.
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Covering the professional wrestling business since 1999, Richard holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from West Virginia University.
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Reporterwhb is studying for a Bachelor of Arts in journalism.
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Krystal received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from DePauw University.
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Shayla's education includes a Bachelor of Arts degree in News/Editorial Journalism from South Dakota State University
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She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from the University of Chicago.
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After four years of study, he proudly accepted his Bachelor of Arts degree during the graduation ceremony.
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Graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature opened many doors for her in the publishing industry.
Synonyms
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2.7
A degree you get after finishing three to four years of study at a university or college
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A first university degree in subjects like history or languages
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A university degree for studying arts subjects like history or languages
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A first degree given by a college or university after finishing studies
A university degree in arts or sciences given after finishing a course of study
A medieval university degree like a modern bachelor's degree
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a first university degree in subjects such as languages, history, or social sciences' is directly derivable from combining 'bachelor' (an undergraduate degree) with the relational preposition 'of' and 'arts' (academic subjects). This is a compositional, conventional degree-naming pattern found across many languages (e.g. BA equivalents), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents should understand it.
Etymology
Bachelor of Arts comes from old universities. A bachelor used to mean a young or beginning student, and the arts were the basic subjects people learned, like grammar, logic and math, so a 'Bachelor of Arts' was someone who finished those first studies and today means a 'first university degree' in subjects such as languages or history.