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UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE


The University Of Dundee ( Chartered 1967 ) has a history dating back to 1881 , is also governed under the Universities (Scotland) Acts and shares all of the organizational features with the other ancients and a line of descent through St Andrews, of which it was a part 1897 to 1967 , before it split, taking with it the School of Law.


GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATION


Each of the Ancient Universities is Governed by a tripartite system of General Council , University Court , and Academic Senate , as defined by the Universities (Scotland) Acts.

In common with other Scottish Universities the Chief Executive and Chief Academic is the University Principal who also holds the title of Vice-Chancellor as an Honorific . The Chancellor is a Titular non-resident head to each university and is elected for life by the respective General Council.

Each also has a Students' Representative Council as required by Statute .


DEGREES


The Academic Degree s awarded by the ancient are different from those of other Scottish universities, and share common features with the ancient universities in England . However, the key difference is the Scottish Master Of Arts .


SCOTTISH MASTER OF ARTS

See Also: Master of Arts (Scotland)



Uniquely, the four ancient universities award a degree bearing the title of Master Of Arts for Undergraduate courses in Arts , Humanities , Fine Art , Divinity and sometimes Social Science s; roughly equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree from the rest of the United Kingdom and properly referred to as " Honours Degrees ".


MASTER OF LETTERS


The principal taught Postgraduate Master's Degree in Arts and Humanities is the Master Of Letters (M.Litt.)


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