A dictionary is a book full of random words, and giving the definitions, but a glossary, just has the definitions of the words in the book. Scarlet Â· 9 years ago 1
Honours degree. The term honours degree (or honors degree) has various meanings in the context of different degrees and education systems. Most commonly it refers to a variant of the undergraduate bachelor's degree containing a larger volume of material or a higher standard of study, or both, than an ordinary, general or pass bachelor's degree.
Honours degrees are based on the average mark of the student throughout their degree; although often the first year does not count towards this final classification. As a sidenote also, if you're currently looking at undergraduate options, take a look at our LLB Courses section.irst Class Honours. 70%+ (Open University 85%+). Although you could potentially get 100% it is very rare to see marks over 80. A first is the highest degree classification you can get and it was awarded to around 20% of final year full-time undergraduates in 2013/14.