Art/Letter degree

[arimar]

Hi everybody!

May I ask the difference between Art or Letter degree?

I need to translate:
In 1980 si laurea in lettere (Indirizzo storico artistico)
I thought...
In 1980 he graduates in Letters (Historic artistic course)
but then I found looking up in the Oxford dictionary that "Laureato in Lettere" is said "Arts degree".
Which do you think is the right one?

Thanks for help

 

[TimLA]

We had a recent discussion here.

The simple way would be to just say "Bachelor's Degree",
or "Degree in Art History" - the use of "Letters" and "Arts" is not commonly used in AE.

There may be some dissenting opinions, though.

 

[arimar]

We had a recent discussion here.

The simple way would be to just say "Bachelor's Degree",
or "Degree in Art History" - the use of "Letters" and "Arts" is not commonly used in AE.

There may be some dissenting opinions, though.

Hi TimLA,
thanks for the reference. I looked for it but didn't come up.

 

[TimLA]

Here's another try:
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=518343

 

[arimar]

Here's another try:
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=518343

Yes, thanks. I've read this one, but it doesn't really solve my problem.