Need help in Latin ;-) What does B.Sc. mean?

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  1. triggersoft

    triggersoft New Member

    Hi friends.

    Sorry to maybe bother you, but I didn´t learn Latin in school, so my question:

    B.A. means Bachelor of Arts / Baccalareaus Artium
    M.A. means Master of Arts / Magister Artium

    But what the heck is the Latin word for "Science"?

    (translating B.Sc. as ? and M.Sc. as?)

    Thanx for your help,

    best regards,

    Trigger
     
    triggersoft, Aug 2, 2001
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  2. triggersoft

    triggersoft New Member

    oooops,

    typo:

    it should read "Baccalaureus Artium".

    Sorry.
     
    triggersoft, Aug 2, 2001
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  3. PCap

    PCap New Member

    The latin for science is scientia.
     
    PCap, Aug 2, 2001
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  4. Ulrich Bozzo

    Ulrich Bozzo New Member


    B.Sc. := Baccalaureus Scientiarum
     
    Ulrich Bozzo, Aug 2, 2001
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  5. triggersoft

    triggersoft New Member

    Yep!

    Scientarium; that´s it.

    THANX!
     
    triggersoft, Aug 2, 2001
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  6. HJLogan

    HJLogan New Member

    Seeing since we are discussing letter etiquette (woulde that be letterquette?). I have noticed that some people will use M.Th and others Th.M. Does it go back to the tradition of the school granting? Is there a difference? One school I looked at (I believe it was one of the South African schhools) differentiated between a Ph.D. and a D.Ph. (the latter be a post doctorate degree). What is the rule on M.Th and Th.M.?

    Thanks,

    Jeff
     
    HJLogan, Aug 2, 2001
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  7. fiddle

    fiddle New Member


    Speaking of Latin--How are the following designations translated and does anyone know the rule of thumb regarding schools using these on their diplomas? I don't even know if these are correct or not.

    Honors
    High Honors?
    Highest Honors
    etc.
     
    fiddle, Aug 2, 2001
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  8. Kristin Evenson Hirst

    Kristin Evenson Hirst Member

    cum laude
    summa cum laude
    magna cum laude


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    Kristin Evenson Hirst, Aug 3, 2001
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  9. mamorse

    mamorse New Member

    Actually, the order should be:

    cum laude
    magna cum laude
    summa cum laude

    Mark, the nitpicker
     
    mamorse, Aug 4, 2001
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  10. Kristin Evenson Hirst

    Kristin Evenson Hirst Member

    Mea culpa
    Mea culpa
    Mea maxima culpa

    You're absolutely right -- minor brain glitch.

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    Kristin Evenson Hirst
    DistanceLearn.About.com
     
    Kristin Evenson Hirst, Aug 4, 2001
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  11. Peter Glaeser

    Peter Glaeser New Member

    The complete order for degree distinctions at European universities is:

    - insufficienter
    - rite
    - cum laude
    - magna cum laude
    - summa cum laude
     
    Peter Glaeser, Aug 5, 2001
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