The University of West Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန် အနောက်ပိုင်း တက္ကသိုလ် ), located in
Htantabin, Yangon Division, is a
liberal arts
Liberal arts education (from Latin "free" and "art or principled practice") is the traditional academic course in Western higher education. ''Liberal arts'' takes the term ''art'' in the sense of a learned skill rather than specifically the ...
and
sciences
Science is a systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe.
Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earliest archeological evidence for ...
university in Myanmar. The university offers bachelor's and master's degrees in liberal arts and science.
Students who wish to pursue post-graduate (especially PhD) studies typically go to
Yangon University
'')
, mottoeng = There's no friend like wisdom.
, established =
, type = Public
, rector = Dr. Tin Mg Tun
, undergrad = 4194
, postgrad = 5748
, city = Kamayut 11041, Yangon
, state = Yangon Regio ...
.
Degrees
Classified as an Arts and Science university in the Burmese university education system, West Yangon University
offers bachelor's and master's degree in common liberal arts and sciences disciplines. Its ordinary
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...
(BA) and
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years.
The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...
(BSc) take four years to complete, honours degrees BA (Hons) and BSc (Hons) take five years and master's degrees MA, MSc and MRes take seven and eight years.
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Universities and colleges in Yangon Region
Arts and Science universities in Myanmar
Universities and colleges in Myanmar
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