Example sentences of "[adj] degree [noun] in " in BNC.

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1 Furthermore , such short periods of ‘ directed ’ research can be shown favourably as a saving over any extended degree course in the budgets .
2 Table 1.5 gives the figures for full-time , part-time and total degree enrolments in 11 subject groups between 1979–80 and 1986–87 , excluding the Open University where degree courses can not be grouped in this way because of the structure of foundation plus optional courses ( Open University 1989 ) .
3 An assistant geologist in the Karachi office and the first employee from LASMO Pakistan to attend a full-time degree course in the UK , he graduated at the end of October .
4 Most courses are for education and enjoyment only , and do not lead to a qualification , but some courses lead to a diploma , and many universities offer part-time and full-time degree courses in archaeology .
5 By incorporating parking at right angles to the kerb in 50m stretches on alternate sides of the road , a series of 45 degree chicanes in a formerly straight street can be created ( Figure 5.9 ) .
6 Similarly , a joint degree course in which two subjects are studied , consists of eight courses in all .
7 In addition , the College runs a one-year post-diploma degree course in beef and sheep production and marketing .
8 These may be into existing degree schemes in the same college or another , into specially planned third-year academic or professional courses , or into employment ’ .
9 In a recent study of twenty-five degree courses in five institutions Molloy and Carroll ( 1992 ) reported slightly lower completion rates for what they defined as ‘ non-standard ’ entry ( NSE ) students when compared with those with standard entry ( SEs ) .
10 In considering these figures it must be noted is that while the completion rates recorded for SEs in the 25 degree courses in the 5 institutions studied may well reflect overall completion rates for all SEs in these institutions , there is no evidence on this point , and Johnes and Taylor ( 1989 ) report considerably higher completion rates for the two universities involved in their study of the 1980 entry cohort ( Bradford 84% and Leeds 89.1 % ) .
11 Excluding the cold tundra , deserts range from 50 degrees North in Central Asia to within a few degrees of the equator in South America , with the result that temperature conditions vary considerably .
12 HAVING completed a one-year foundation course at York College of Art in 1989 , Fraser Brocklehurst went on to Manchester Polytechnic to take a further two-year degree course in painting and print making .
13 Further , the amount of time available in practice for part time Masters level courses makes it unlikely that occasional work will give awareness of language as strong a base as was provided for first degree work in other areas .
14 The Council … believes strongly that a first degree course in Educational Studies lasting three years may be designed to lead to an Honours award … the concept of a three-year degree course in Educational Studies , leading to an Honours or an unclassified degree , will be acceptable provided it combines an adequate period of practical experience in the classroom with a requisite minimum of academic studies .
15 Courses leading to masters ' degrees are normally designed to fulfil one of the following objectives : to follow directly from the study undertaken at first degree level ; to enable graduates of one discipline to acquire knowledge of another related discipline or subject area ; to develop and apply the student 's first degree knowledge in a related specialized area ; or to relate and synthesize a number of disciplines which the student may not have studied at first degree level .
16 Part 1 focuses on the methodological issues concerning the information needs and systems for monitoring the academic progress of entrants to first degree programmes in relation to their entry qualifications .
17 The authors support this finding with their observation that the recurrence risk ratio for first degree relatives in families with two affected members is greater than that found among the relative of single probands ( 18.1 v 8 ) .
18 Education is a much more common first degree subject in the polytechnics and colleges than the universities , whereas courses in medicine and agriculture are heavily concentrated in the latter .
19 Although all UK universities ( except the Open University ) comprise a single system with common admissions procedures , first degree courses in Scotland , and to a lesser extent in Wales and Northern Ireland , are broader than they normally are in England .
20 Table 1.4 lists current full-time sandwich and part-time first degree courses in the UK .
21 Despite these caveats , Table 1.4 gives an interesting overview of first degree courses in two respects .
22 Table 1.4 First degree courses in the UK : Full-time , sandwich and part-time
23 This three-dimensional model can also be used to analyse the undergraduate curriculum , and will provide the three broad frames of reference for the three chapters that follow , which examine first degree courses in terms of concepts of knowledge , the economy and society , and the development of student ability or potential .
24 Probably few people would adhere strictly to Comte 's scheme nowadays if it was presented to them in its original form , but nevertheless it does still seem to underpin the structure of first degree courses in the main natural sciences ( physics , chemistry , biochemistry , biology ) and the typical faculty demarcation between the natural and the social sciences .
25 In terms of the social system , for example , one might look at first degree courses in terms of social selection and access — one of the functions identified in Figure 1.1 .
26 By 1980–1 , the number of CNAA first degree courses in art and design had grown to 196 , catering for over 15,350 students , of whom the great majority were to be found in the four Dip.AD specialist areas of Fine Art , Graphic Design , Three Dimensional Design and Textile and Fashion Design .
27 In addition , two agricultural colleges — Seale-Hayne , Devon in association with Plymouth Polytechnic and Harper Adams , Shropshire in association with Wolverhampton Polytechnic now offer CNAA first degree courses in Agriculture and Agricultural Technology respectively .
28 Guide to first degree courses in the UK .
29 The Compendium of University Entrance Requirements for First Degree Courses in the UK
30 It was building on its strengths in aeronautical engineering and other areas , and had developed one of the country 's first degree courses in computer science .
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