2A system of university education in which undergraduates pursue a course of study that leads to an honours degree.
the traditional honours system of firsts, upper and lower seconds, and thirds would be retained
Example sentencesExamples
- Any reference to a course shall be deemed to be a reference to either a Principal Subject within the Dual Honours system, or to a postgraduate programme of study.
- How does the honours system work in UK universities?
- Due to the flexibility of Keele's dual honours system it is possible to combine two undergraduate science subjects together.
- The system could presage a three-year honours degree at Strathclyde University and undermine Scotland's four-year honours system, which distinguishes universities north of the Border from their English counterparts.
- If the Edinburgh university pilot is a success it will be the first time in nearly 200 years that the structure of the honours system would be challenged.