<P> In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, Bachelor's degrees are normally awarded "with Honours" after three years of study . The bachelor's degree with Honours meets the requirements for a higher education qualification at level 6 of the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications in full, and is a first cycle, end - of - cycle award on the Qualifications Framework of the European Higher Education Area established by the Bologna process . Students can be awarded an "Ordinary" degree if they achieve the required learning outcomes over a smaller volume of studies than is required for an honours degree, e.g. only passing 300 credits rather than the 360 usually required for an honours degree . In addition to bachelor's degrees, four year integrated master's degrees, which combine study at bachelor's and master's level, are also awarded with honours . </P> <P> The University of Oxford does not award honours with its standard BA degree, but considers students who gain a third class degree or better to have "achieved honours status". </P> <P> A number of Honours degrees are offered by the University of Malta, usually indicating an extra year of study with an undergraduate dissertation or a specialisation within a 3 - year programme . </P> <P> The Bachelor honours degree is a separate level on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework from the bachelor's degree without honours, as in Australia and Scotland . It may either be a 4 - year (480 credit) course or a single year (120 credit) course following on from a bachelor's degree, and prepares students for postgraduate study . </P>

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