Definition of difference for English Language Learners. : 1  the quality that makes one person or thing unlike another. : 2  something that people do not agree about : a disagreement in opinion. : 3  the degree or amount by which things differ.
The term Honours degree has different meanings for different degrees. Most commonly it is an award in connection with undergraduate bachelor's degree variations.ery rarely is the term used for the master's degree; for example, the four-year undergraduate degree at Ancient Scottish universities is abbreviated MA (Hons).
Quick Answer. BA (Hons) is short for Bachelor of Arts with Honors, which is an undergraduate course for liberal arts, sciences or both. In the U.S., a Bachelor of Arts degree is sometimes called an Artium Baccalaureus. Because it is an honors degree, an extra postgraduate year is usually required to complete the research thesis.