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Higher Diploma or Hons Bsc

timetogetfit · 2008-01-24 20:24:13

What is the difference bewteen a Higher Diploma and a 1 year add on Hons Bsc as they are both level 8 qualifications, what advatages does either off and who would each be aimed at?Does industry recognise the higher diploma the same as the degree?

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24-01-2008 9:24pm

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What is the difference bewteen a Higher Diploma and a 1 year add on Hons Bsc as they are both level 8 qualifications, what advatages does either off and who would each be aimed at?Does industry recognise the higher diploma the same as the degree?

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#2 25-01-2008 2:10am
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I think one difference is a higher diploma is often a chance to study something you haven't previously, while an hons bsc would be in what you've studied before.

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