Biblical Archaeology by DL?

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Just picked up a great read......"The Tomb Builders of the Pharaohs, by Martin Bierbrier an English Egyptologist. Positively fascinating. He is a graduate of the University of Liverpool and Toronto.

I find it interesting that in Great Britain a person can complete an undergrad degree in approximately three years. From what I've gathered, a fourth year qualifies as being an "honors" year, tacked onto the B.A.

I can only assume that when a person "reads law or anthropology", for a three year B.A., they focus specifically on the major. I wonder if the British even take general ed. requirements, while pursuing the degree major? Any thoughts?

As far as I understand it (UK uni graduate), the honors year is the rough equivalent of a double major. Rough, because there is no exact comparison. The honors year may in fact consist (the OU for example) of ONE double course (60 points)...in Athabasca (CA) terms, that is 30 credits, or 10 single courses (1year=120 B.A credits / 4 ).
But in the UK there is no such thing as an exact equivalent of the major...just lists of pre- and co-requisites (accounting does not presuppose anatomy).
As far as I know, there is no such rubbish as general education requirements (English, Science, public speaking, whatever) in the UK.
Athabascahas 6 cr science + 6 cr languages requirements.