In colleges and universities in Australia, New Zealand, Nepal, and South Africa, the BA degree can be taken over three years of full-time study. Students must pursue at least one major area of study and units from that subject are

The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree is an undergraduate postsecondary degree that puts a focus on liberal arts and studies. In comparison, a Bachelor of

Along with the B.S. or Bachelor of Science, the Bachelor of Arts is the most commonly granted degree in the US. A B.A. degree is earned after the completion of four years of undergraduate college level study. Most US colleges and universities offer undergraduate programs.

In the United Kingdom (excluding Scotland) and Ireland, the first degree course normally lasts three years, but nomenclature varies: 19th-century and later universities usually distinguish between arts and sciences subjects by awarding either a BA or

The Bachelor of Arts degree has been prominent in academics for centuries. It has influenced and led to universities focusing on broad topics

In the Netherlands, the BA and Master of Arts (MA) degrees were introduced in 2002. Until then, a single program led to the doctorandus degree (abbreviated drs.), which comprised the

In Germany, university-level education usually happens in either a Universität (plural: Universitäten) or a Fachhochschule (plural: Fachhochschulen); both can be referred to as a