If you were going to University this year, what course would you study?

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Just reading the A'Levels/University threads on Facebook - out of interest for DC and I've just spotted my ideal degree - Human evolution and behaviour.

This is what I wanted to do nearly 40 years ago when I went but it didn't exist then so I did Psychology.

So, what would be your idea subject to study now? And if you went to Uni, how different is it to the course you actually studied?

Chemical engineering
I did Chemistry

I did computing, I still would, but joint with economics.
Okay

I'd do accountancy or something similar

I did a Primary Education degree in the late 90s. I've taught in various places ever since - I've been teaching maths at a college for the last 12 or so years. I'm not officially qualified as a maths teacher but I have experience and I get good results

I enjoy it so don't regret my degree choice but I'd like to gwt out and do something more desk based within the next few years.

Orthoptics.

Sports Science or similar if I could choose now. I did Physics.

Computer science graduates actually have some of the worst employment rates in U.K. graduates!

A medical-related degree: radiography, audiology, physio, etc. All leading to a job.

So many people picking humanities and arts subjects. Can I ask if you know why you didn't study them the first time?

Were you put off at the time (by all the 'useless degree' bollocks or is it just that your tastes have changed?

"So many people picking humanities and arts subjects. Can I ask if you know why you didn't study them the first time?"

I did. I just chose a load of other (related) humanities degrees I'd do now that would go with my first degree.

Nursing

I did History but mostly because I was lazy and picked similar courses to my A Level in history, particularly so my dissertation. In truth I was bored with it and didn’t apply myself as I should have done. I was heavily influenced by my boyfriend of the time who loved history and moved to my uni in the second year because he hadn’t settled in his. I did some politics and international relations in my first year. I wish I’d been brave and done my full degree in it as I loved it. I’d have loved to work in Westminster developing policy, whereas instead I do HR 🥱.

Philosophy & Linguistics. Not a million miles from what I actually did (PPE).

I did History, and still would but with Politics. I did History and English in first year, and no-one told me you could change degree once you'd started so I plodded through first year not enjoying a third of my courses. You couldn't do Politics as a second year, so I never did it. I did love my degree though!

As for the "useless degree" stuff, people said that about history in the late 90s as well - lots of comments about how I'd be working in McDonalds from lads who were doing engineering. I wasn't brave enough to tell them to fuck off then, but I would now. Education is more than just preparing for work. I use the skills I learned in my degree in ways I'd never have thought of when I picked them up, even if no-one wants to know about my thoughts on 17th century revolutions these days.

There are a couple of unis that do prop making for movies. I would love that.

Or a return to the course I dropped out from.. Operating Department Practice

Economic history

Forensic science or embalming, I'd love to run a funeral home. Don't know why but it appeals!

Was brought up to believe that art subjects were trash.

Yes to embalming too. Is that a uni level course?

Xenobitch embalming isn't in Ireland, it's a 1 academic year course. If I thought I could get a job from it I'd do it in a shot.

Law

Carpet tiling.

In 2013 they did, but according to this 2022 data Graduate employment rates
they have the 2nd highest employment rates and can go on to earn 5x salary of arts graduates cs salaries
depending on specialism eg cyber security, data analyst, programming etc

Gosh I don’t know why I feel emotional thinking and reading this thread. I did law at an RG uni. Ethnic minority/state school educated/immigrant family I really felt I stuck out.

if I had my time again I would return and do Law but with my self confidence now.

Textile design. Wish I'd known this was something you could study back in the day, and that I'd love to do it (I'm taking a six weeks course on it this coming year).

Speech and language therapy.

Or an MA in Children's book Illustration.

I did Fine Art the first time.