Double Degree at Manchester

you can do single honours or joint honours degrees in Manchester. A joint Honours is 50/50. For example Maths & Physics.


I think Scottish universities offer more variety

Yea the joint honours degree is what I got accepted into for both Manchester and Edinburgh. However I don't think its quite the same thing as a double major in the American context

Why not? You study both subjects equally. Isn't it the point of the double major?

You mean I will study the same number of Economics modules as those taking only Econs, and the same number of Politics modules as those taking only Pol? Isn't that effectively double the workload?

hmm i think what ycang is trying to say is that a double degree is one where you will graduate with 2 degrees. not just one as such with double majors.

It is pretty common elsewhere actually. so we're just wondering if Manchester offers it.

mm two distinct degrees taken at the same time.

Why would you do that? That's a silly idea and the number of clashes between lectures must be quite impressive. I never heard of a uni allowing that and same applies for Manchester.

I think in US unis they allow that, so you essentially graduate with a double degree and not just a combined degree consisting of two majors. Not sure how its seen in the UK but to me it sounds like a good way to make yourself more employable and marketable, as it reflects your diversity of study.

I'm pretty sure a join honours degree will have exactly the same effect except you'll actually be able to cope with the amount of work. I wouldn't say that a joint honours degree in Chinese and Business Managements makes you less employable than two degrees in Politics and Education. It's all down to what you make of your degree, the subjects you chose and the experience you'll get after that.

Yes, but from what I've gathered in TSR it seems like employers in the UK value single (read:focused) degrees over combined degrees, whereas in America its a case of the more the merrier because the degrees you get are separate, so you can say you have both degrees (e.g. BSc Business Admin & BA Political Science)
which puts you in a much better stead than those with just either one of the two. If you can get a triple major, that's even better.

In addition to that they also have minors which allow you to study something you are interested in or particularly enjoy learning about. I don't think a minor goes a long way in helping you with your career but knowledge of an extra language never hurts.

Yes, but from what I've gathered in TSR it seems like employers in the UK value single (read:focused) degrees over combined degrees, whereas in America its a case of the more the merrier because the degrees you get are separate, so you can say you have both degrees (e.g. BSc Business Admin & BA Political Science)
which puts you in a much better stead than those with just either one of the two. If you can get a triple major, that's even better.

In addition to that they also have minors which allow you to study something you are interested in or particularly enjoy learning about. I don't think a minor goes a long way in helping you with your career but knowledge of an extra language never hurts.