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graduates - What degree would you do now?

I did 'cultural studies' too! ever get bored of explaining it to folks?! ha ha

I'd do archeology, no doubt... although thinking about it, that might not be such a good idea since i've ended up in new zealand... maybe horticulture would be more practical?! :)

(i've made and managed websites since i left uni, someteen years ago, so should probably go and learn something about doing that, really... but a girl can dream...)
 
belboid said:
I went and did a philosophy degree - didn't have much of an idea what I wanted to do really, summat pol;itical, but summat a little bit diiferent too, so chose philosophy. The possibility of it being quite a doss struck me as attractive too.

And enjoy it I did, for the most part anyway, how anyone could honestly say they enjoyed six weeks discovering how to say 'the' in logical notation I dont know. Some interesting facts learnt, I believe I have used precisely one of them in a practical manner in the ahemteen years since completing the course, and undoubtedly a few skills in 'critical thinking' or whatever one calls it.

However, were I to go backand do it all again, I think I'd do a law degree actually. I'm a tedious bastard who enjoys that kind of research into precedents and making convoluted arguments out of simple facts (probably a consequence of the philosophy...) and the possibilities of grandstanding in a court room are also highly attractive (as, clearly, everyone with a law degree becomes Perry Mason).

Of course, the reality would probably have been that I'd have got bored before the first year was out, and/or some of the ridiculousness of UK law would have driven me barmy, and I'd never get a job cos I didn't know the right people anyway, but it still sounds like it could have been interesting stuff anyway.

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perhaps charging 200.00 per hour might influence your thinking ;)
 
I wouldn't change what I did (Modern Languages). I got to spend a year in Moscow, read loads of great novels, and I love the fact that French people are generally amazed that I can speak their language! :cool:
 
I wouldn't. I'd go and get a job and make my mistakes in the real world rather than in an hermetically sealed goldfish bowl full of other people my age (but not like me) and learn far more by doing it.

I would then reassess my options when I was 25 or so and had hopefully saved some money and learned a thing or two.
 
I began a history degree but changed to become a registered nurse would prob have liked to study psychology and alternative therapies..
 
Not sure. Whatever it was though, I'd do it properly, not in the half-arsed, permanently hungover, happy to coast through and get a 2.2 way that I did do. :rolleyes:
 
Do they do "getting through life successfully"? If so, that one! If not, I'd like to do Nutrition and Dietetics (which I didn't ever complete)
 
mosschops said:
I did 'cultural studies' too! ever get bored of explaining it to folks?! ha ha

I'd do archeology, no doubt... although thinking about it, that might not be such a good idea since i've ended up in new zealand... maybe horticulture would be more practical?! :)

(i've made and managed websites since i left uni, someteen years ago, so should probably go and learn something about doing that, really... but a girl can dream...)
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i did 'european\studies
 
I did media studies, specialising in journalism. I enjoyed it and it got me to where I wanted to be. I started off studying english and philosophy, I loved doing poetry but they seemed to choose such dire books to study, it took the joy out of it.

I would quite like to do middle eastern studies if I could do another degree.
 
belboid said:
IHowever, were I to go backand do it all again, I think I'd do a law degree actually. I'm a tedious bastard who enjoys that kind of research into precedents and making convoluted arguments out of simple facts (probably a consequence of the philosophy...) and the possibilities of grandstanding in a court room are also highly attractive (as, clearly, everyone with a law degree becomes Perry Mason).

Of course, the reality would probably have been that I'd have got bored before the first year was out, and/or some of the ridiculousness of UK law would have driven me barmy, and I'd never get a job cos I didn't know the right people anyway, but it still sounds like it could have been interesting stuff anyway.
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You don't have to have a law degree to practise law, you know.. I'm relying on my memory here, and not my course notes from last term, but if you already have a degree, you can do kinda like an apprenticeship for a year.. then you have to take an exam.

Surely you only really need to know the right people if you want to become a barrister? When it comes to finding chambers, you need to know the right people!
 
I'm really pleased with the degree I took, especially since it went against the careers advice I was given. I was told to not specialise and do something broad based. I did a degree in footwear design which was very specialist indeed and was very hands on and almost like an apprenticeship, especially in the first year where we had to learn to pattern cut all basic shoe styles, make the shoes by hand and learn how to grade sizes, width fittings etc. There are only two footwear degree courses in the world so it was easy to get a job compared with if I'd done fashion, say.
 
I read Economics at undergrad and sort of wish I had chosen PPE (Politics, Philosophy and Economics) for the extra breadth. Would still have chosen my masters in Development Economics though. And my Uni didn't offer PPE, and in hindsight I wouldn't have gone anywhere else. So it's not clear cut.
 
Monkeygrinder's Organ said:
Not sure. Whatever it was though, I'd do it properly, not in the half-arsed, permanently hungover, happy to coast through and get a 2.2 way that I did do. :rolleyes:
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Mate, that is doing it properly compared to me. I did summat similar and got a third :rolleyes:

I think the semi-permanent depression and homesickness did for me as well :(
 
I did languages for a year, then swapped over to law for another three years. If I could do it again, I'd have stuck to languages, though I don't know if I'd have done a law conversion afterwards. Mind you, I found the academic study of law a hell of a lot more interesting than the practice of it, which is why I'm no longer a lawyer... but that's another thread.
 
I did computing and would probably do the same, I'd have liked to do chemistry as well but from speaking to a guy who did that it's quite tough to get a decent job afterwards
 
There's a noticeable lack of people who wish they could go back and do something in the physical sciences...if the clock was turned back, I think I'd do engineering though. You get good job prospects, the opportunity to be creative (involved in design) and the satisfaction of seeing things you made or fixed being put to use.
 
Never got a degree, didn't go to Uni, did get a City * Guilds and an O level in Geography though :rolleyes:

If I had my time again I would have fancied studying Psychology :cool: think that it may have helped me in a later life, especially with the laydees

Fcuk knows what I would have done with it though :D
 
Got a Geography BA. I enjoyed it, but I couldn't say I found it hugely inspiring.

Sadly enough, if I was to choose a course now, I'd probably do Computer Science.
 
Dolly Dimple said:
I found the academic study of law a hell of a lot more interesting than the practice of it, which is why I'm no longer a lawyer... but that's another thread.
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Dolly - I'm a lawyer in the same predicament. Just concerned about leaving law at the moment because I have so many debts I need to keep earning a similar amount to be able to pay them off, (try to) save up and generally have a life.

What did you change to?

I'm an in-house lawyer and qualified in house so we may have totally different backgrounds.

In order to keep on topic.....erm, I'd probably have taken the same degree though.
 
I had the time of my life doing my film degree, it really was great fun, but really now I just wish I'd done something/anything more useful as I haven't had a days work in that field since leaving, and most of the technical stuff I learnt is now obsolete.
 
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