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学生在新加坡的大学修读完某些三年学士课程，经校方核准成绩后，可选择多修读一年课程，并在毕业时获授予荣誉学士学位。

DEFINITION

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In Singapore, an undergraduate normally completes a three-year bachelor’s degree in university. However, subject to approval by the school, they may choose to continue their studies for a fourth year. Upon graduation, the student will be awarded an honours degree.

由来
  • 荣誉学位的制度，源自于西方欧美国家设置的学位。
  • 新加坡大学的学士学位课程（bachelor's degree courses）一般修读三年毕业，并可获得普通学士学位（bachelor's degree）。想继续修读荣誉学位的学生，可以再多修读一年的荣誉学位课程（honours degree courses），并通常须写一篇毕业论文。有些大学推出的课程，能让学生直接获得荣誉学位。
  • 据文献记载，早在1965年，当时的南洋大学就建议采用英国大学的荣誉学位学制，设立普通学位和荣誉学位。按照学生的成绩，荣誉学位的等级分为：
    1. 一等荣誉学位，“First Class Honours”
    2. 二等甲级荣誉学位，“Second Class (Upper) Honours”
    3. 二等乙级荣誉学位，“Second Class (Lower) Honours”
    4. 三等荣誉学位，“Third Class Honours”
  • 2014年，新加坡国立大学宣布对荣誉学位的等级进行重新分类。2017年，南洋理工大学取消了第三等级，并采用新的分级方法，把荣誉学位分为：
    1. 荣誉最优学位，“Honours (Highest Distinction)”
    2. 荣誉特优学位，“Honours (Distinction)”
    3. 荣誉优等学位，“Honours (Merit)”
    4. 荣誉学位，“Honours Degree”
ETYMOLOGY
  • The honours degree originated from degree systems used in universities in the West.
  • Bachelor’s degree courses in Singapore are typically three years long, culminating in a bachelor’s degree. Eligible students may then choose to do an additional honours year, for which they are usually required to submit a thesis. Some universities offer programmes that lead directly to an honours degree.
  • As early as 1965, Singapore’s Nanyang University proposed the adoption of the United Kingdom’s honours degree system, offering ordinary and honours degrees. Honours degrees are classified based on a student’s results:
    1. First Class Honours
    2. Second Class (Upper) Honours
    3. Second Class (Lower) Honours
    4. Third Class Honours
  • Today, both Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) have adopted a new nomenclature for honours classification:
    1. Honours (Highest Distinction)
    2. Honours (Distinction)
    3. Honours (Merit)
    4. Honours
例句
更多新加坡国立大学学生将有机会修读荣誉学位，增幅估计介于10%至15%。从今年8月的新学年起，国大文学暨社会科学学院、商学院与理学院将放宽选修荣誉学位的条件。（《联合早报》， 24/7/2014）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
An estimated 10% to 15% more students at the National University of Singapore will now have the opportunity to pursue an honours degree. From the new academic year that begins in August, the university will change its degree requirements to give more students in the faculties of arts and social sciences, business and science a shot at entering the honours year. (Lianhe Zaobao, 24/7/2014)
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