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  • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

    So, a 2.1 would be equal to say a "B"?

    If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Book: Devils by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Project: Hospital Automation, final stage Learning: Image analysis, LINQ Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

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    Nagy Vilmos
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    Higher second dear boy, higher second.


    Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

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    • N Nagy Vilmos

      Sit corrected: A degree is awarded ungraded; this is very rarely used today. An honours degree will be first, 2.1, 2.2. If you don't get the 2.2 then it's just a degree. Masters are similarly awarded with or without honurs.


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      R Giskard Reventlov
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      Nagy Vilmos wrote:

      A degree is awarded ungraded; this is very rarely used today.

      What do you mean? Sorry: that is not clear.

      me, me, me

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      • N Nagy Vilmos

        You sure about 3rd? I thought that was just a pass.


        Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

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        R Giskard Reventlov
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        Indded: I thought it was 3rd, fail.

        me, me, me

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          Indded: I thought it was 3rd, fail.

          me, me, me

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          Nagy Vilmos
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          Just chickened with OU, they do first, upper and lower second, and third. So I'm guessing third and pass are the same on an honours course.


          Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

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          • N Nagy Vilmos

            You sure about 3rd? I thought that was just a pass.


            Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

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            Simon P Stevens
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            Nagy Vilmos wrote:

            You sure about 3rd? I thought that was just a pass.

            Well actually, now you mention it, no I'm not absolutely 100%, but I'm sure I remember a few people getting 3rds.

            Simon

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            • 1 1 21 Gigawatts

              Oh ok. It's just weird having anyone else other than the drunken layabout convicts call us pomms.

              "...great scott!" Dilbert: Aren't all meetings like this... Richard Dawkins: "What if you're wrong?"

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              leckey 0
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              I prefer "Limey Bastard" to the English jack*** that I work with.

              Back in the blog beatch! http://CraptasticNation.blogspot.com/[^]

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              • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

                What's a 2.1 Master's Degree? (surprisingly, google has yielded no relevant information)

                If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Book: Devils by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Project: Hospital Automation, final stage Learning: Image analysis, LINQ Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

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                LittleYellowBird
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                I know what a 'Desmond' is! :-D

                Ali

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                  Nagy Vilmos wrote:

                  A degree is awarded ungraded; this is very rarely used today.

                  What do you mean? Sorry: that is not clear.

                  me, me, me

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                  Dalek Dave
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                  There is... A Geoff (Geoff Hurst - First) A Cream (Cream Bun - Two One) A Desmond (Desmond Tutu - Two Two) A Richard (Richard the Third a Third) A Gentle (Gentlemans Degree - A Fourth) I got a Desmond.

                  ------------------------------------ "When Belly Full, Chin Hit Chest" Confucius 502BC

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                  • L LittleYellowBird

                    I know what a 'Desmond' is! :-D

                    Ali

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                    Dalek Dave
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                    As I stated above, I got a Desmond

                    ------------------------------------ "When Belly Full, Chin Hit Chest" Confucius 502BC

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                    • L leckey 0

                      I prefer "Limey Bastard" to the English jack*** that I work with.

                      Back in the blog beatch! http://CraptasticNation.blogspot.com/[^]

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                      leckey wrote:

                      I prefer "Limey Bastard" to the English jack*** that I work with.

                      Yes, you see that's an American term for us. It would just sound odd if anyone else other than a Yank were to use that. The French call us 'Roast Beefs'. The Scottish call us - well they just call us anything that involves swearing. The Aussies - Poms... It seems that every country has a derogatory term for the English. This is how much we are loved by the others around the world. Makes you proud. :~

                      "...great scott!" Dilbert: Aren't all meetings like this... Richard Dawkins: "What if you're wrong?"

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                        leckey wrote:

                        I prefer "Limey Bastard" to the English jack*** that I work with.

                        Yes, you see that's an American term for us. It would just sound odd if anyone else other than a Yank were to use that. The French call us 'Roast Beefs'. The Scottish call us - well they just call us anything that involves swearing. The Aussies - Poms... It seems that every country has a derogatory term for the English. This is how much we are loved by the others around the world. Makes you proud. :~

                        "...great scott!" Dilbert: Aren't all meetings like this... Richard Dawkins: "What if you're wrong?"

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                        leckey 0
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                        I've lived in AUS so that's where I picked it up. I've never heard anyone else in this part of the country use the term--then again, not too many Brits around here.

                        Back in the blog beatch! http://CraptasticNation.blogspot.com/[^]

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                        • R R Giskard Reventlov

                          Nagy Vilmos wrote:

                          A degree is awarded ungraded; this is very rarely used today.

                          What do you mean? Sorry: that is not clear.

                          me, me, me

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                          Nagy Vilmos
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                          A simple degree is pass only it has no grade. An honours degree has the class.


                          Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

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                          • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

                            Nope, Cannuck.

                            If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Book: Devils by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Project: Hospital Automation, final stage Learning: Image analysis, LINQ Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

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                            PIEBALDconsult
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                            That doesn't look like a French Canadian name.

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                              leckey wrote:

                              I prefer "Limey Bastard" to the English jack*** that I work with.

                              Yes, you see that's an American term for us. It would just sound odd if anyone else other than a Yank were to use that. The French call us 'Roast Beefs'. The Scottish call us - well they just call us anything that involves swearing. The Aussies - Poms... It seems that every country has a derogatory term for the English. This is how much we are loved by the others around the world. Makes you proud. :~

                              "...great scott!" Dilbert: Aren't all meetings like this... Richard Dawkins: "What if you're wrong?"

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                              Brady Kelly
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                              The saffers also use limey and pommie, as well as 'rooinek', a whole different meaning of redneck.

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                              • P PIEBALDconsult

                                That doesn't look like a French Canadian name.

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                                leckey 0
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                                I always felt bad for one my friends from high school--her last name was Bad Yellow Hair. Yes, Native American, but none of the other stereotypes many people hold in this area.

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                                • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

                                  What's a 2.1 Master's Degree? (surprisingly, google has yielded no relevant information)

                                  If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Book: Devils by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Project: Hospital Automation, final stage Learning: Image analysis, LINQ Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

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                                  GuyThiebaut
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                                  The standard classification for University degrees in the UK is as follows: 1 - Damien Hurst 2.1 - Shania Twain 2.2 - Desmond Tutu 3 - Thora Hurd(also known as a 'Gentleman's Degree')

                                  Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.(Winston Churchill)
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                                  • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

                                    What's a 2.1 Master's Degree? (surprisingly, google has yielded no relevant information)

                                    If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Book: Devils by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Project: Hospital Automation, final stage Learning: Image analysis, LINQ Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

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                                    ian dennis 0
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                                    It's the minor upgrade to a 2.0 Master's ... but still has some bugs that will be fixed in the 3.0 release.   :-D

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                                    • N Nagy Vilmos

                                      Just chickened with OU, they do first, upper and lower second, and third. So I'm guessing third and pass are the same on an honours course.


                                      Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

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                                      Michael Bookatz
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                                      No you get third then pass.

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                                      • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

                                        What's a 2.1 Master's Degree? (surprisingly, google has yielded no relevant information)

                                        If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Book: Devils by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Project: Hospital Automation, final stage Learning: Image analysis, LINQ Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

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                                        Michael Bookatz
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                                        From the fount of all knowledge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_undergraduate_degree_classification[^]

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                                          Oh ok. It's just weird having anyone else other than the drunken layabout convicts call us pomms.

                                          "...great scott!" Dilbert: Aren't all meetings like this... Richard Dawkins: "What if you're wrong?"

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                                          Lost User
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                                          Although it is true that Aussies more or less uniquely refer to the English as such, I beloieve the full phrase to be "Pommie Bastard"

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