A brief history of the ‘honorific’ Oxbridge M.A. degree
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AUGUST 13, 2024
degree was often a requirement for holding certain external positions, such as being headmaster of grammar schools. Lastly, there was a financial incentive for the university and the colleges, who received fees paid by those wishing to take an M.A. 15] By contrast, the Trinity College Dublin Commission in 1853 was more reform-minded.
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