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MA with Distinction

Italian translation: laurea di secondo livello cum laude

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English term or phrase:	MA with Distinction
Italian translation:	laurea di secondo livello cum laude
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09:34 Nov 8, 2009

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English term or phrase: MA with Distinction

He graduated with an MA with Distinction from Victoria University.

La frase è contenuta nelle note sull'autore nel retro copertina di un libro.

Ho trovato suggerimenti di lasciarlo in inglese, ma preferirei tradurlo, per andare incontro al lettore italiano. Potete aiutarmi?grazie

kia4 KudoZ activity Questions: 87 (3 open) (3 without valid answers) Answers: 0 Italy
Local time: 05:34

laurea di secondo livello cum laude

Explanation:
'cum laude' or 'con lode'.
'MA' means 'Master of Arts'.
I believe there are two important points to make:
1) that it can be in arts/humanities subject (in fact at Cambridge University almost all degrees, including in natural sciences, are '...of Arts');
2) that it is a postgraduate degree, and therefore superior to the Italian new format 'laurea di primo livello'. I would say it is nearer to the 'laurea specializzata' or 'laurea di secondo livello'. It needs to be made clear that it is better than a normal undergraduate degree.

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note 1 should read "it can be in ANY arts/humanities subject...", including history, literature, languages, philosopy, art history, etc.

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Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Local time: 05:34

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3 +5

laurea con lode

cynthiatesser

4 +2

laurea di secondo livello cum laude

Oliver Lawrence

4 +1

Laurea Magistrale con lode

Metagrafi

Laurea in Lettere con lode

sognatrice

Discussion entries: 2

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5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

ma with distinction laurea con lode

Explanation:
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M.A. = Master of Arts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master's_degree

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Non significa una laurea in particolare. Vedi il link a Wikipedia che ho messo, lì ti spiega tutto.

cynthiatesser
Italy
Local time: 05:34
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Asker: MASTER OF ARTS non significa LAUREA IN LETTERE??

41 mins confidence:

ma with distinction Laurea in Lettere con lode

Explanation:
M.A. vuol dire "Laurea in Lettere" (sia moderne che classiche) e poi ovviamente c'è da tradurre with Distinction che sarebbe "con lode"

sognatrice
Italy
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Italian

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

ma with distinction

laurea di secondo livello cum laude

Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Local time: 05:34
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English
PRO pts in category: 3

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

ma with distinction Laurea Magistrale con lode

Explanation:
MA (Master of Arts) = Laurea Magistrale o Specialistica. Si consegue dopo un BA (Bachelor of Arts), corrispondente alla Laurea Triennale in Italia.

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Si tratta di una laurea specialistica di un qualsiasi campo umanistico. Per le lauree magistrali di tipo scientifico si usa MS (Master of Science).

Metagrafi
Italy
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