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Abbreviations are normally used to specify a degree, rather than spelling out the name in full. Many degrees have more than one abbreviation.
Bachelor's degree
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Usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts three or four years.
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Most common undergraduate degrees: Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B.), for soft subjects and Bachelor of Science (B.Sc. or B.S.) for hard and more technical subjects.
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Other: B.Eng. (or B.E.) as Bachelor of Engineering, B.M. (or M.B.) as Bachelor of Medicine.
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BBA means Bachelor in Business Administration
Master's degree
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Academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate course of one to three years in duration.
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Most common types of postgraduate taught Masters degrees are M.A. (Master of Arts) and M.Sc. (Master of Science).
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MBA (Master of Business Administration ) is a tertiary degree in business management. Originally designed to provide engineers with management skills, today's MBA draws applicants from a range of disciplines.
Doctorate
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Academic degree of the highest level.
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Most common doctor's degree is PhD (Doctor of Philosophy), which normally requires a period of study and research of three to five years.
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Upon completion of the first year of a PhD program, the student may be awarded an MPhil degree (Master in Philosophy), should he/ she not continue with the program.
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