Joint Honours degrees

It is possible for a candidate to do a "Joint Honours" degree in two subjects, or to take one or more papers in another subject outside the main one. Opinions differ on whether this is a good idea. You may find that departments like Zoology, Entomology and Ichthyology will tell you that it is preferable to concentrate on one subject, and not dissipate your interests and energies, and indeed this is good advice for any subject. However, joint honours can work very well for combinations like Information Systems/Computer Science or Electronics/Computer Science or Maths/Physics, where the constituent subjects are closely related.

In a "joint honours" a student will take some topics in one subject and some in another. Sometimes students ask about "double honours", presumably with the idea of attempting to do the full gamut of courses from both subjects. A very few students have tried this, but the load is immense, and the prospect of getting (say) thirds in both rather than a first in one subject is enough to act as a serious discouragement. Not recommended!

 

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