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laurea in economia e commercio

English translation: BSc(Hons) in Business and Economics

19:13 Sep 17, 2003
Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / education
Italian term or phrase: laurea in economia e commercio
Would that be AB or BS in the US? What would be the equivalent in England? Thank you.
Flip
Local time: 01:59
English translation:BSc(Hons) in Business and Economics
Explanation:
The abbreviation for "Bachelor of Science" is "BSc"
"Hons" = "Honours". An Honours degree is considered more prestigious than an ordinary Bachelors degree.

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Note added at 1 hr 57 mins (2003-09-17 21:11:30 GMT)
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Sorry, forgot to add that the above is British English.
Selected response from:

manducci
Local time: 01:59
Grading comment
Thanks! :-)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +8degree in business and economics.
Francesca Siotto
4 +4BSc(Hons) in Business and Economics
manducci
3 +3I don't think there is a fixed equivalence (US)
Claudia Arrighi
5degree in Economics and Commerce
Angelica Mengana
3 +1bachelor's degree in economics
DinaMarina
4Degree in Economics
Alessandro Miani


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
degree in business and economics.


Explanation:
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Business & Economics Degree Programs. Graduate Programs: Master of
Business Administration Master of Science in Accounting Masters ...
www.iusb.edu/~buse/degrees.html

honours degree in Economics and single honours degree in Business Economics. ...
www.brookes.ac.uk/business/departments/economics

Francesca Siotto
Italy
Local time: 01:59
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  DinaMarina: I like Francesca's answer
7 mins
  -> thanks :-)
agree  Rick Henry
54 mins
agree  smarinella
58 mins
agree  Jolanta Schimenti
3 hrs
agree  Sarah Ponting: yes, it gets round the problem of BA/BSC or MA/MSc - Italians like to say that their "laurea" is equivalent to a Master's degree, but I'm not so sure
11 hrs
agree  awilliams: probably safest
12 hrs
agree  Ilaria Galli
16 hrs
agree  karolina_mb
22 hrs
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
I don't think there is a fixed equivalence (US)


Explanation:
From my personal experience (in the US, but with a different Italian degree)there are not fixed equivalences. An Italian "Laurea" is usually more than a Bachelor Degree. Regarding AB or BS, it depends on the courses included, there are even Bachelor of Arts and Science degree (see ref). Often you have to refer to criteria fixed by individual organization. Many of my Italian friends leave the Laurea name in Italian in their English curricula.

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Summarizing:

Bachelor degree in business and economics (Italian \"Laurea\")


    Reference: http://www-econ.stanford.edu/academics/degrees.htm#dual
Claudia Arrighi
United States
Local time: 16:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lucia De Rocco
33 mins
agree  verbis: of course!!!!!!!!!!!!!
40 mins
agree  Margarita
4 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
bachelor's degree in economics


Explanation:
I would guess that it would be a BS (Bachelor of Science) but would just say bachelor's degree.

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I have no idea what it would be in England. My answer was for the U.S.

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Note added at 29 mins (2003-09-17 19:43:45 GMT)
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It is probably safest to go with Francesca\'s answer: simply \"degree\" in business and economics since, as Claudia stated, an American economics degree can be either a BA or a BS, depending on the coursework. Furthermore, like she said, a \"Laurea\" is usually more than a bachelor\'s degree.

DinaMarina
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  snatalieg: agree with Francesca
18 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
BSc(Hons) in Business and Economics


Explanation:
The abbreviation for "Bachelor of Science" is "BSc"
"Hons" = "Honours". An Honours degree is considered more prestigious than an ordinary Bachelors degree.

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Note added at 1 hr 57 mins (2003-09-17 21:11:30 GMT)
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Sorry, forgot to add that the above is British English.

manducci
Local time: 01:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Thanks! :-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  verbis: yesssssssssssssssss
17 mins
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agree  Margarita
2 hrs
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agree  awilliams
11 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  Science451
19 hrs
  -> Grazie.
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
degree in Economics and Commerce


Explanation:
or what is most commonly reffered to as B.com

Angelica Mengana
Canada
Local time: 19:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Degree in Economics


Explanation:
Da quel che so
Così Sul mio C.V. in inglese.

Alessandro Miani
Local time: 01:59
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in FrenchFrench
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