an approved combined study program leading to two awards
a program where students are permitted by participating faculties (and/or by specific resolutions within a single award) to transfer between courses in order to complete two awards
The concurrent pursuit of two specific majors, each with a different type of degree (e.g., BS with a major in mathematics and a BA with a major in English). The student must be awarded both degrees at the same graduation date.
a degree course which includes significant components of two other courses and which leads to two awards. Double degrees can be combined, dual or integrated, and are designed to allow students to undertake studies in more than one area and on successful completion, be awarded two qualifications in less time than if they had undertaken the courses separately.
A double degree consists of two separate degrees studied concurrently or consecutively. Double degrees are not to be confused with conjoint degrees. There is no reduction of points in a double degree so they take the same time to complete as two normal degrees. There is the possibility, however, of cross-crediting some points from one to the other if one is completed first.
Two degrees studied simultaneously, with two testamurs awarded, usually completed in four to six years.
A programme of study that leads towards two degrees, eg, BA/LLB. Page Top
A double-degree program, sometimes called a conjoint degree, dual degree, or simultaneous degree program, involves a student working for two different university degrees in parallel, either at the same institution or at different institutions (sometimes in different countries), completing them in less time than it would take to earn them separately. The two degrees might be in the same subject area (especially when the course is split between countries), or in two different subjects. Undergraduate double-degree programs are more common in some countries than others, and are generally found in countries whose higher-education systems follow the British model.