Definition of difference for English Language Learners. : 1  the quality that makes one person or thing unlike another. : 2  something that people do not agree about : a disagreement in opinion. : 3  the degree or amount by which things differ.
The term Honours degree has different meanings for different degrees. Most commonly it is an award in connection with undergraduate bachelor's degree variations.ery rarely is the term used for the master's degree; for example, the four-year undergraduate degree at Ancient Scottish universities is abbreviated MA (Hons).
A bachelors degree is a full academic undergraduate degree. You elect a major when you take your degree. This major is the particular field of study you are specializing on. The minor is another field of study you also elect to study but it isn't the main elected field of your degree.