Bachelor of Arts; BA; B.A.
An academic degree in the humanities or liberal arts. In modern Japan, the official English translation is often 'Bachelor of Arts', but the Japanese term is still used in formal contexts.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Tokyo.
The title of Bachelor of Arts is conferred upon graduation.
修士 is a master's degree, one level above 文学士.
Compound of 文学 (literature, humanities) and 士 (person with a certain qualification), modeled after Western academic degree titles.