University degrees are usually specified in some way, so you get, for instance, a bachelor of arts or a bachelor of science. Now I'm wondering what you call this specification – is there a special word for it, or do you just use a general word such as specification?
The specification of a degree called
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In US English that is the name of the degree I have never heard it called the "specification". When a degree is abbreviated, the abbreviation always indicates the type and level of the degree in my experience. One might call it the type of degree.
Some examples:
There are others. In some cases the abbreviation is of the Latin name for the degree, such as the JD.
The second element, such as "of arts" or "of medicine" would essentially never be used alone, so there is no widely used term for it. Even when asking about the type of degree, one might have an exchange such as:
A: "He got a bachelor's degree"
B: "What kind"
A: "He got a BA"
A would never respond just "of arts" in my experience.
I perhaps should mention that my father was a PhD and a college professor, ending his career as a department chairman. My maternal grandfather was also a PhD and Professor, chairing a department for many years. Thus I grew up among things academic to some extent.