Correct Post Nominals Query

sgx.saint

Hey.

I am just making some changes to my CV and my signature on my Academic email address.

I am an undergraduate currently studying BSc (Hons) Computer Studies and I am a student member of the BCS (British Computer Society).

How may I go about representing this after or before my name.

Obviously I cannot have BSc (Hons) Computer Studies or my full BCS post nominals yet as I have not yet graduated.

So as I say, I was just wondering on what the best way to express this would be.

Thanks

HOWMUCH

I have mine in my Education section, the date I started at University Oct 2003 - Present and the name of the course I'm on along side the name of the University.
HTH

studentphil

You dont have any post nominal letters though

ftbworried

I agree, you dont have any post nomial letters yet. TBH even if you had graduated I wouldnt put BSc after your name on your academic email address...it just looks naff imo! I always have a giggle when people do that- I think it smacks of desperation for it to be noticed that you have a degree!

My PhD supervisor has a bazillion letters after his name as he's a prominent scientist but even he doesn't put letters after his name on his email address!

studentphil

Post Nominal letters are fine on Business cards and letter heads but I have never seen them on emails.

Plus if you have more than about 3 sets they look stupid anyway.
For example, BSc (Eng), PhD, FREng, CEng, CSci, ARSM, DIC, FIMMM, FIChemE, FMES, FRSA--- it looks stupid.

sgx.saint

Thanks for the replies.

For some of the academic part-time positions I am applying for they state in the application information that I need to include (preferablly on my CV or signature in my email what course I am studying, type and if I am member of a a professional body.

Hence the questions. Cheers

Compound_2

On a related note, does anyone know the correct format for an Oxbridge MA? Is it just MA, or is it BA, MA (or even BA Hons, MA to distinguish from Ordinary degrees which are also eligible to go MA!) In other words, is the MA officially a second degree (meaning you keep the BA title) or an upgrading of the BA degree? Using just MA would be indistinguishable from the Scottish universities. On using MA (Oxon), this would be a balance between showing off an Oxford first degree, and revealing that you don’t really have a postgraduate degree!

But even at other universities where you do a postgraduate degree in the same faculty (e.g. Arts) it seems sensible to use only the highest title to avoid a long list like the one studentphil gave. I would have thought when it comes to titles (rather than degrees) you are either a Bachelor or a Master of Arts. Similarly ‘MPhil, PhD’ would also be superfluous in terms of titles. So perhaps 'MA, PhD' rather than 'BA, MA, MPhil, PhD'?

studentphil

Compound wrote:

On a related note, does anyone know the correct format for an Oxbridge MA? Is it just MA, or is it BA, MA (or even BA Hons, MA to distinguish from Ordinary degrees which are also eligible to go MA!) In other words, is the MA officially a second degree (meaning you keep the BA title) or an upgrading of the BA degree? Using just MA would be indistinguishable from the Scottish universities. On using MA (Oxon), this would be a balance between showing off an Oxford first degree, and revealing that you don’t really have a postgraduate degree!


But even at other universities where you do a postgraduate degree in the same faculty (e.g. Arts) it seems sensible to use only the highest title to avoid a long list like the one studentphil gave. I would have thought when it comes to titles (rather than degrees) you are either a Bachelor or a Master of Arts. Similarly ‘MPhil, PhD’ would also be superfluous in terms of titles. So perhaps 'MA, PhD' rather than 'BA, MA, MPhil, PhD'?

Oxford MA (upgraded BA ) should be listed as MA. The MA over writes the BA in terms of titles.

The standard thing for Post Nominal letters is to use the first degree and m then your Highest qualification. But if you only have BA, MA, Phd then using the MA is no real problem, but that is the rule to cut out stupid long lists of letters.

studentphil

sgx.saint wrote:

Thanks for the replies.

For some of the academic part-time positions I am applying for they state in the application information that I need to include (preferablly on my CV or signature in my email what course I am studying, type and if I am member of a a professional body.

Hence the questions. Cheers

Finalist BSc (HONS) computer Science- should be ok.

Student Member BCS - should be ok

machtzu

I'm wondering if mine should be

My Name BEng(Hons) MIET MIEE

or

My Name MIET MIEE

SlyOne_2

machtzu wrote: »

I'm wondering if mine should be

My Name BEng(Hons) MIET MIEE

or

My Name MIET MIEE

I'm not sure you can use both. I think the IEE left it to its members to decide whether they still want to use MIEE or the new MIET. In any case, having both is kind of superfluous, since they are both referring to your membership of the exact same organisation.

To answer your question though, I'd go for:

Your Name MIET

Degree post-nominals look a bit "desperate" to me, as in crying out for attention. Except perhaps, like someone said, on a business card or letter head. Even then, 2-3 is probably the limit.