Which degrees do you think will disappear with the fee increase?

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or even which unis...part of me thinks there are too many pointless degrees being taken at the moment and maybe this will prioritise those that are truly 'valuable' (but what quanitifies 'vaulable' anyway?)

I still don't get this attitude.My ds is going to do a 'useless' degree if he gets in cinematography and film.He is dyspraxic and can barely ride a bike yet is a whizz with a camera and makes some great films.If he hadn't found this god knows where he would be Thank god for the useless degrees!I am hoping at the end of it apart from getting a job he has the skills to cook clean and get on with people in a house share which are major for him!

My eldest son is not academic at all and I would rather he went to a trade or an apprenticeship than go and do a degree in a subject which is going to lead to loads of debt with no hope of a job at the end of it. The amount of ex 6th formers that I see working in large shopping malls now having completed their degrees is sad and a tragic waste.

My other son is so severely autistic he will be living with me for the rest of his life. I would be over the moon for him to have a part time job at Sainsburys when he is older - with the trolleys or something. That would be the biggest achievement in the world for me. The BIGGEST. I understand about achievements of those with special ed needs.

As this government has decided that all children's centre nurseries do not need to have a qualified teacher, I would think that they might not continue the policy of all nurseries and pre-schools having an EYP.
Many local authorities are dismantling their early years consultant teams so nurseries and pre-schools will no longer have regular visits and training from qualified early years teachers.

Where is your logic that psychology would disappear? . It is an old discipline with professional bodies and membership. It is one of the most popular courses and for most decent universities often requires at least AAB at A level?

A lot of universities cut down on BeD teaching before any of this. It has got nothing to do with the cuts (or very little).

And personally I think there are very few useless degrees. People take the wrong types of degree for them or do not really understand why they are taking the degree. But a pointless degree simply by subject area? No not really - unless we are talking aromotherapy.

Sciences which involve lab work are expensive to run and have been getting into trouble for years. So I think that a lot of places will ditch things like physics & chemistry.

'Degrees like Medieval Literal won't disappear, they'll just be taken by older 'career breakers' or retirees. '

Neat, I don't think that'll happen, but if it did, the degree would eventually disappear, wouldn't it?!

You need an infrastructure of academics at all levels to run a degree course. You can't expect to get that if the subject is only studied as a kind of 'general interest' topic by retirees.

I am aware that academia isn't the only reason to do a degree, but ffs, it's pretty obviously one reason.

I'd be really cross to see that subject no longer studied by young people intending to base careers in it. We need people who're trained in medieval studies - we've got a huge amount of medieval heritage in this country, which we need to protect and use.

There was a programme on ITV last night about whether it was worth getting into debt for a degree. The programme was pretty lightweight, but it did get the point across somewhat that some degrees purport to offer a route into a job - and the claims are bogus.

In the programme there was a lad who wanted to study Sports Journalism. The experts were trying to point out to him that the chances of becoming a sports journalist were slim and that this degree would not enhance his prospects.

There are thousands of other degrees which should come with a public health warning (or don't waste your money label attached). My number one is Forensic Science (forensic scientists are scientists ).

Well yes but someone might have their career improved by doing a forensic science degree. It might be a stepping stone into police etc.

Obviously if they are able to get on an actual science course and do the actual forensic science, thats best. But not everyone can do that.