Bachelor of Arts
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A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated BA or AB; from the Latin baccalaureus artium, baccalaureus in artibus, or artium baccalaureus) is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines.
A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years, depending on the country and institution.
- Degree attainment typically takes five or more years in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.
- Degree attainment typically takes four years in Afghanistan, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burundi, Canada (except Quebec), China, Cuba, the Czech Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, the Netherlands, Nigeria, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Qatar, the Republic of the Congo, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
- Degree attainment typically takes three years in Albania, Algeria, Australia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the Canadian province of Quebec, South Africa (certain degrees), Switzerland, Tunisia and the United Kingdom (except Scotland). In Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Russia, three-year BA (associates) courses are also available.