A brief history of the ‘honorific’ Oxbridge M.A. degree
HEPI
AUGUST 13, 2024
It would be easy to assume this is a permanent historical quirk dating back to the foundation of these universities, in the Middle Ages for Oxford and Cambridge, and 1592 for Trinity College, Dublin. 1] The structure evolved into one where students – usually arriving as young teenagers – would study for four years for a B.A.
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