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Oxford University double major?

I know there are loads of degrees that offer double major, at bachelor's level, such as philosophy and physics at Oxford.

However, can I still study both degrees simultaneously that are not explicitly stated? So, for example, if I want to study Biology, then can I still study mathematics at the same time and get credits?
Original post by BrightBlueStar11
I know there are loads of degrees that offer double major, at bachelor's level, such as philosophy and physics at Oxford.

However, can I still study both degrees simultaneously that are not explicitly stated? So, for example, if I want to study Biology, then can I still study mathematics at the same time and get credits?


No.
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Original post by BrightBlueStar11
I know there are loads of degrees that offer double major, at bachelor's level, such as philosophy and physics at Oxford.

However, can I still study both degrees simultaneously that are not explicitly stated? So, for example, if I want to study Biology, then can I still study mathematics at the same time and get credits?

No. You cannot take two undergraduate degrees simultaneously, and you cannot take a joint honours course that doesn’t exist.

I know some, however, who study one subject and attend the lectures of others.
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No. You cannot take two undergraduate degrees simultaneously, and you cannot take a joint honours course that doesn’t exist.

I know some, however, who study one subject and attend the lectures of others.

to attend the lectures from other departments, are they need to be a part of your modules? Or, can you attend it regardless it?

So, for example, can you still attend Mathematics or Physics lectures when you are studying Biology? Despite it is not stated as optional modules? If so, would you get credits?
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Original post by BrightBlueStar11
to attend the lectures from other departments, are they need to be a part of your modules? Or, can you attend it regardless it?

So, for example, can you still attend Mathematics or Physics lectures when you are studying Biology? Despite it is not stated as optional modules? If so, would you get credits?

No you would not gain any credits.
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Original post by BrightBlueStar11
to attend the lectures from other departments, are they need to be a part of your modules? Or, can you attend it regardless it?

So, for example, can you still attend Mathematics or Physics lectures when you are studying Biology? Despite it is not stated as optional modules? If so, would you get credits?

If you did this, it would be entirely out of personal interest. There is no timetabling provision for people who want to attend lectures in a subject that is not part of their degree proper, so you'd have to figure out your own schedule. Neither could you attend practicals/labs in a subject that isn't yours, unless you arrange with a student in that subject to attend disguised as them. Some tutors have no idea who is sitting in front of them, so you definitely might squeeze a few freebies in there if you offer to do an essay for a less than diligent colleague.
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Original post by BrightBlueStar11
to attend the lectures from other departments, are they need to be a part of your modules? Or, can you attend it regardless it?

So, for example, can you still attend Mathematics or Physics lectures when you are studying Biology? Despite it is not stated as optional modules? If so, would you get credits?


They attend lectures purely out of their own interest. E.g. one studies French & Linguistics and she went to some maths lectures in first year for fun. This obviously would not be possible for labs/seminars/specialised teaching for which attendance is recorded/compulsory.

Oxford doesn’t offer a credit system such as you’re describing, and there’s no such thing as a double major at Oxford. That’s an American thing.

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