'B.CAM' qualification - what is it ?

[Stirrick]

Thanks to everyone.

That would make more sense - I can't find anything on a 'B.CAM'.

Irene's father was General Manager of a huge Company in Perth, so perhaps she was being prepared to work in the Business.

If so, it didn't work out that way. The only reference I have to her qualifications is a newspaper item reporting her marriage. They are not mentioned again, nor is any occupation.

Her husband was a GP, however, so perhaps she (unpaid) managed his practice for him.

Since she was born and raised in Perth, perhaps St. Andrew's or Edinburgh Universities would be a good place for me to check.

I have attached the relevant clipping.

[JenB]

An article about the marriage in the Perthshire Advertiser, 1st March 1933, states that she was ‘educated at Edinburgh University where she graduated M.A., B. Com.’

[ShaunJ]

Yes there are other announcements recording her bachelor's degree as B.Com. The Perthshire Advertiser report is very detailed and has a photo of the happy couple.

[ShaunJ]

She did her B.Com after her MA

[Stirrick]

Fantastic, thanks all.

[Gadget]

Just to add that Scottish M.As are often a first degree rather than a  post-graduate one.

The degree of Master of Arts (MA; Scots: Maister o Arts,[1][2] Scottish Gaelic: Maighstir nan Ealan)[3][4] in Scotland is an undergraduate degree.

Wiki explains this in more detail and it depends on which university was attended:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Arts_(Scotland)   *

Gadget

* for some reason this link keeps directing to the wrong page. Click on the link given at the top  of the page --

Did you mean: Master of Arts (Scotland)?

[ThrelfallYorky]

I always say that you can find out ANYTHING from the clever minds on here!
TY

[Stirrick]

Amen to that. ;-)