A BA is a first university degree in a subject such as history, languages, or English literature. The letters stand for Bachelor of Arts. ‘Bachelor’ here is an old university rank, not ‘unmarried man’. ‘Arts’ here does not mean drawing or painting; it means the humanities — people, language, stories, ideas — rather than lab science.

in a subject such as history, languages, or English literature在像歷史、語言、或英國文學這類的科目裡 A BA BA is是 a first university degree大學的第一個學位。The letters這幾個字母 stand for代表 Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Arts（文學士）。'Bachelor' here這裡的Bachelor is是 an old university rank一個古老的大學職稱，not不是 'unmarried man'「單身男子」的意思。'Arts' here這裡的Arts does not mean不是指 drawing or painting畫畫或繪畫；it means而是指 the humanities人文學科——people, language, stories, ideas人、語言、故事、想法——rather than而不是 lab science實驗室科學。

In the UK and the US this is the usual first degree in those subjects, often three or four years. People write BA after a name on a card or a CV (Jane Liu, BA).

In the UK and the US在英國和美國，this is這在 those subjects那些科目裡 is是 the usual first degree常見的第一個學位，often three or four years通常要讀三年或四年。People write人們會寫 BA BA after a name在名字後面 on a card or a CV在名片或履歷上（例如 Jane Liu, BA Jane Liu, BA）。

The matching first degree in science is a BSc (or, in American style, a BS). Though actually, universities now mix the lines: you can do a BA in some social sciences, and some courses that feel like ‘arts’ still give a BSc.

in science在科學方面 The matching first degree相對應的第一個學位 is是 a BSc BSc（or, in American style或者美式說法, a BS BS）。Though actually不過事實上，universities now mix the lines大學現在把界線混在一起了：you can do a BA你可以拿到BA in some social sciences在一些社會科學裡，and some courses that feel like 'arts'而一些感覺像「arts」的課程 still give a BSc卻仍然發BSc。

In spoken English among students, BA is a normal, slightly formal label for that first degree — not a job title, and not a master’s. A master’s in the same area is often an MA, which comes later.

In spoken English among students在學生的口說英語裡，BA is BA是 a normal, slightly formal label for that first degree對那個第一學位來說是一個普通、稍微正式的稱呼——not a job title不是職稱，and not a master's也不是碩士。A master's in the same area同一個領域的碩士 is often通常是 an MA MA，which comes later這是之後才拿的。