To ask if you could study any university degree, what would it be?

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Cost aside, of course. I’d choose to study History and Sociology.

This was my original choice, but my family said it would be useless in terms of job prospects.

If you could choose to study any course, what would it be?

Psychology. Wasn't really presented as an option when I was thinking about university (even though it obviously was one). Don't regret my English degree (language and literature which included loads of interesting modules like linguistics and TEFL) - in fact I loved it and has set me up really well in life.
Just now really fascinated by behavioural science.

I wish I had learned how to do things like furniture restoration or the type of things you see on The Repair Shop TV programme.
I don't know if that's something you do at university though?

Art History, or Philosophy.

Not for the job prospects, but for fun. I am old and already have degrees in other subjects. If I were in 6th form now, I have no idea what I'd do.

I always wanted to do American Studies 40 odd years ago and I still would, even now. Maybe especially now, tbh.

Lancaster does Major/Minors. I did philosophy as my minor and it was shite.

A masters in foreign relations.

When I was applying (MANY) years ago there was a degree about Arthurian mythic stories. .... I've never really 'used' my degree, so I sometimes think about how I could have spent those three years.

Greek and Roman civilisation and/or archaeology, for pleasure now at this stage of my life, but I'm too lazy to sort it out!

Back in the old days I did a foundation year before the primary degree, I'm talking nearly 40 years ago, probably longer than many posters on the thread are alive! Anyway it was G+R civilisation and archaeology. I bloody loved it, but I was steered away from it to French and Politics so I could get into the Diplomatic Service. Duly did that and stayed 10 years. The subjects I had in my degree served me very well, but I really love Classical history and archaeology. On my list, however as a retired woman I'm far too busy to do a four year degree ha ha.

For fun as I currently am, I'd do vulcanology. Although they seem to have renamed it volcanology. When did that happen?

Classics. I actually have two degrees already, in subjects that I still like and I use one of them for work, but I always wanted to study a classics degree but got too nervous at the Ancient Greek component to go for it.

Physiotherapy. It was my dream job, but I had a bit of a mental health moment and dropped out of 6th form and never got back to studying. Too old and ill now to take it up.

I did maths and then data science. It WAS good for job prospects, now it is very much under threat from AI.

I'd do something that involves thought and debate without a 'right' answer. I think philosophy would be too full on though.

Agree with PP that I'd rather just do the syllabus without the exams and dissertations.

If I had my time again I'd train as a podiatrist, which I believe is a degree subject these days.

Criminology.

There are so many interesting degrees that simply didn't exist when I was young.

Physics and astronomy- totally fascinating.

Im currently doing a psychology degree but if i was doing one purely for pleasure/interest it would be history

forensic science or natural sciences

Either Art History, or Biomedical Sciences.

This sounds amazing!

I wonder if it’s possible to get the reading list from our dream university courses and passively absorb the curriculum… There are so many things I’d love to study. Maybe when I retire… If I get to retire… 😂

I already have a history degree but if I could go back and do it all over again I’d probably do Scottish History & Social Anthropology as joint hons OR Scottish History and my L2.

Then something sensible for postgrad like teaching or law. The “pie in the sky” dream would be a masters in history followed by another masters in museum studies and then go into curation.

Linguistics as a masters also very appealing but no idea where it would lead.

An MA in historical costume design.

I would go to Art College and do portera.
Or I would train as a Carpenter.

Theology

Go for it!

I did it in my 40’s