What did you/dh study at Uni and what did you do afterwards...

[CountessDracula]

Following on from comment on last thread someone made about not wanting their kids to get into debt to the tune of £15k studying English, just to end up doing someone's admin for the next 30 years.

DH studied History and is a Lawyer

I studied Law and I am in IT

Go figure!

Thanks for the tip anyway MrsBadger :) Do you go to these group meetings?

LOL tamum, you were very enigmatic!

I may be flying North (as it were) in October....can I stand you up a third time, do you think?

me - Microbiology became a Food Microbiologist i.e. testing smelly food samples for peanuts, then became a Food Safety Expert/Microbiologist until babies came along

MrsBadger great to see another microbiologist on mumsnet

DP - BA in Business Admin. became a trainee manager for McDonalds detested it, did a few store manager retail jobs before jacking it all in and doing an MSc in IT, now works for a large bank doing erm something

kama you must be so versatile!

MissChief, I enjoyed history of medicine too.

Absolutely mb, any time! (literally, since we won't be meeting anyway :o)

Mr Marthamoo is a microbiologist too, I believe, BTW.

kama are you workign as well or can you do acca without work experience? I sense a career change coming on...

Me - Music and Welsh - Primary School Teacher - SAHM

DH - Electrical Engineering - Manufacturing / Production Manager for a company that makes air conditioning units for cars / JCBs etc.

I studied in Italy so no debts there. Studied history (specializing in economic history) and got a job in PR in Milan. Met my husband in London, he was doing a Phd in philosophy. (he is a lecturer now). When I moved to the UK I did an MA in television studies that lead to nothing as I got pregnant soon after that. I'm a sahm doing translations (not very often...). I'd like to retrain as a midwife or a librarian.

Studied Town Planning at Oxford Brookes where I meet dh studying electronic engineering. He now works in pre-sales for an IT company, whilst I'm studying again to become an Certified Internet Webmaster! Did work as a planner for a few years - would definitely not go back to it.

Me - Law and then had a moment of madness and became a librarian (nowadays the euphemistic "information professional"
DH - Physics and then became a mechanical engineer.
We are choc full of degrees and post graduate qualifications and professional qualifications.
We've advised our DSs to do something that brings in rather more dosh.

I did Chemical Engineering at Uni. I worked as an environmental consultant for a couple of years, then did product development for a consumer goods manufacturer. Now I am a science teacher, mostly chemistry (and have had 9 years as a SAHM).

I'd say that everything I have done has been pretty related to my degree.

Me - psychology - worked in psychological research

DH - management and computing - works in management and IT.

We both studied as mature students so we had definite careers in mind.

If I'd gone at 18 I was going to do American Studies at a particular university that meant a year at university in Athens, Georgia (B52s and REM). So much thought given to my career!

Me - First degree in Theology, followed by PGCE, and am now completing MA in Education. I lecture in FE.

Hubby - Graphic design. He leaves next week, due to start work one week later as a book designer!

Me: BA in Critical Theory and Cultural studies. Planned to do an MA in European Studies by DD wanted to come and see this world so > P/T Repairs Admin for a Housing Association. will def do my MA one day.

DH: no Uni > Project Manager for a flooring company.

BA in history and english

Aus equivalent of PGCE - secondary humanities teaching.

Taught high school history and english - with some social sciences thrown in for luck.

Dh did Masters in Health Informatics - Information manager for NHS, now decision support analyst for local Children's hospital.

hope to go back and do a masters in transdisciplinary studies - focusing on early childhood sn teaching and writing and editing.

me - politics and philosophy, follwed by MPhil in Middle Eastern Studies - journo on Middle East business magazine, then middle east researcher for an NGO, then policy adviser for same NGO

dh engineering, PhD in robotics, banking (using quite a bit of his maths stuff eg algorithms, and fuzzy logic. but don;t ask me what either of those things are)

you lot are all SO clever! and clever hubbys aswell!

I have JUST started a degree, my Dp went to public school and came away with piss all to show for it, but now has a very good job as a manager within a large multinational company.

just realised this is an old thread and I already posted here. derr

So many scientists on Mumsnet - maybe this is why woman lag behind their male colleagues!

I'm a big Pharma neuroscientist. Been in industry for 5 years following studying at Bristol, Oxford and Cardiff. I did my post doc at the latter.

DP sells cars.

Any gene therapies out there yet?!

BA Social work.
i was quite proud of that till i read this thread!