[Vocabulary] do/take a degree

[Iryn_]

Hello!

Would you also be so kind to explain the difference (if there is some) between
- do a degree
- take a degree
? Does the 1st one mean preparing for final exams and the 2nd - receiving your diploma after you've passed all of them?

Thank you!

 

[bhaisahab]

I wouldn't use "take".

 

[Iryn_]

Can I say that "to do a degree" means the same as "to get a degree"?

 

[Matthew Wai]

http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/do_2 Definition#10
Having read the above, I think 'to do a degree' means the same as 'to study a degree'.

 

[Iryn_]

So will it work this way:
to do a degree = to study for it
to take a degree = get/receive a degree ?

 

[Matthew Wai]

'To take a degree in (= study)'── quoted from www.thefreedictionary.com/degree

 

[Tarheel]

I would say that you earn a degree, although "get" a degree is also possible (and is used).