Guidance on Post-Nominal Letters
Post-nominal initials or titles or are letters placed after the name of a person to indicate that the individual holds a particular position, qualification, accreditation, office or honour.
Post-nominal letters should be listed in the following order:
- Civil honours
- Military honours
- Appointments (e.g. MP, QC)
- Higher Education awards (in ascending order, commencing with undergraduate)
- Membership of academic or professional bodies
For example, Salim Al-Qahtani BSc DPS, PGCE
Elizabeth Stevenson BSc, MSc, PhD, FIMechE
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ awards should be abbreviated without full stops as follows:
| Award Level | Award Type | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
|
Foundation Degrees |
Foundation Degree in Arts | FdA |
| Foundation Degree in Engineering | FdEng | |
| Foundation Degree in Science | FdSc | |
|
First Degrees |
Bachelor of Arts | BA |
| Bachelor of Education | BEd | |
| Bachelor of Engineering | BEng | |
| Bachelor of Library Studies | BLS | |
| Bachelor of Science | BSc | |
| Bachelor of Technology | BTech | |
| Master of Chemistry | MChem | |
| Master of Computer Science | MComp | |
| Master of Engineering | MEng | |
| Master of Mathematics | MMath | |
| Master of Physics | MPhys | |
| Master in Science | MSci | |
|
First Degree Placement Year Awards |
Diploma in Industrial Studies | DIS |
| Diploma in International Studies | DIntS | |
| Diploma in Professional Studies | DPS | |
|
Postgraduate Awards |
Postgraduate Certificate | PGCert |
| Postgraduate Diploma | PGDip | |
|
Master's Degrees |
Master of Arts | MA |
| Master of Business Administration | MBA | |
| Master of Design | MDes | |
| Master of Philosophy | MPhil | |
| Master of Research | MRes | |
| Master of Science | MSc | |
|
Doctorates |
Doctor of Engineering | EngD |
| Doctor of Philosophy | PhD | |
|
Higher Doctorates |
Doctor of Letters | DLitt |
| Doctor of Science | DSc | |
| Doctor of Technology | DTech | |
| Doctor of the University | DUniv |