Undergraduate courses are those you take to earn a bachelor's degree. They include general education and a major course of study.
Post graduate courses are any courses you take after graduating from college. They can be taken for almost any purpose, including recreation.
Graduate courses are those taken to apply to an advanced degree - master's or doctorate. They are usually taken in a single discipline (plus sometimes courses related to the discipline). They are taught at a deeper level than undergraduate courses and are supposed to be more demanding.
2006-11-13 07:37:03
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answer #1
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answered by Serendipity 7
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Undergraduate is the 4 years of college for your Bachelors degree. Post graduate is the college work you do after those 4 years so that you can get your Masters or Doctorate.
2006-11-13 15:23:20
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answer #2
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answered by kja63 7
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undergraduate is when u dont already have a previous degree.
post-graduate is when u do, it does not necessarily refer to Master or Doctorate, HOnours is also a post-graduate qualification, it follows your Bachelors Degree.
Bachelors of Arts
Bachelors of Science
Bachelors degree in Economics and so on...these are undergraduate courses and when you pass them, you get awarded this first degree.
HOnours, in some countries, follow Bachelors, then Masters, then Doctorate, in that order. Anything that is not a first degree (but beyond) is a post-grad degree.
The girlie below with the flowers:
I said in "some" countries because, i'm well aware that Honours in the UK comes "automatically" when you pass your first degree above a C Average.
In South Africa, our Education system is based on the English however, our standards at university are much more rigorous. (Thats why our doctors and teachers are welcomed anywhere in the world and prof Chris Barnard, who performed the first heart surgery, graduated there too) Anyway, we have to enrol for an HOnours degree seperately after Bachelors, and then it becomes a subject specific degree, or a specialist degree, followed by Masters and then PhD or D.Phil...
Addition to Edit: I have taught here in the UK for 4 years and i think the english education system is EXTREMELY lax compared to ours (i was hoping to avoid this discussion but you mentioned it honey)...at our schools, we have to write AND PASS examinations each year of our school lives, if we dont we dont progress beyond that year, but have to repeat it, in the UK, you know, u get moved along to the next year, and just get "banded" according to Top Set , Set 2 or Set 3 or bottom set (i.e special needs).
So, in CORRECTION to what you said, i reiterate, HONOURS, in SOME countries...are follow on degrees.
I've taught in both countries for roughly the same amount of time, we dont make use of half the amount of foreign expertise in our education system, why, probably because it works. Maybe you should try going to teach, so that you can see what I mean, yea, this is getting boring, i'd rather debate with someone who has had experience in my field of expertise, thanks. and furthermore, dont mean to be condescending (my forefathers were english too) but, why are more than half of britains medical and professional staff foreign? oh well, maybe its cause your universities are what, "better"?
2006-11-13 15:24:13
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answered by Wisdom 4
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In my experience, undergraduate courses are typically at a more introductory level and cover a wider range of areas, while post graduate courses get more in-depth on specific topics.
2006-11-13 15:32:58
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answered by zak_track 3
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Undergraduate courses are a bit more general. Towards the end, you take classes more geared toward your major.
In graduate school, all the classes you take will pertain to your major - it's more specialized/personalized than undergraduate... and it's harder.
2006-11-13 15:34:26
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answered by chocolate-drop 5
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About a quantum leap! First degrees are relatively easy whereas a degree at Masters level consists of an in-depth study of your chosen area with heavy assignments every semester and a 25 thousand word thesis at the end. A Doctorate is even more intense with the emphasis on original research ...good fun though :)
2006-11-14 20:14:04
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answer #6
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answered by mrsjj49 2
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undergraduate courses are for people who are working towards a degree. Post graduate are courses for people who already have a degree but are working towards their masters or phd
2006-11-13 15:23:46
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answer #7
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answered by . 6
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Quantity of hair-loss.
Seriously, Princessa Sabia had it. However, I have to correct Wisdom's suggestion that Honours are postgrad only. Undergrad courses can also come with Honours, as mine did (BA (Hons) English Language) and in fact, most degrees in the UK come with Honours as standard, though these can be taken off of you for poor quality work.
EDIT: ... Cropped for space
EDIT#2: Curious that you leap to the assumption that I don't teach. Anyway, who is the 'we' in "we dont make use of half the amount of foreign expertise in our education system"? (What a boast, by the way.) Are you speaking for your entire education system? Can you truthfully speak with authority for all the fields you implicitly represent in making that claim? And why would I need experience in your field of expertise (Art, I presume) to discuss this with you? Why is your field relevant to answering the question at the top of this list? Or debating the finer points of institutional excellence? And finally, in response to your question/statement, "why are more than half of britains medical and professional staff foreign?" They're not. Don't believe me? Well, I have access to every journal my university subscribes to, so here is a little extract just for you:
"We used data from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) on admissions to medical school to estimate details of ethnicity and sex of future medical graduates (table 3). The percentage of doctors from ethnic minority groups who were admitted to UK medical schools in 1996, and therefore due to graduate in or soon after 2001, was 26.9% (20.7% Asian, 2.1% Chinese, 1.5% black, 2.5% other non-white) (UCAS Data and Analytical Services, private communication, November 2003)."
2006-11-13 15:38:24
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answered by Chilli 2
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Nowadays ?
Nothing.
2006-11-13 15:29:36
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answered by Anonymous
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