Branden Roddick: No
Wilmer Skidmore: Well, I don't really know how to answer this. I am busy with my humanities degree in South Africa because when I was eighteen I had no idea who I am, and what I wanted to become someday. Humanities is a very broad course so you have to do something postgraduate also. What do you want to so eventually? So stay an extra year and get a diploma along with your degree. It really is not the best course there is. I am going to be honest with you, I almost dropped out of school a few times because I found it boring and It wasn't a challenge for me. My problem was that I chose the wrong subjects. I took psychology(with the idea to major in this someday), sociology, socio-informatics, Afrikaans& Netherlands, English Studies and English Applied Languages. Initially I felt as though I wasted so many years on my life for a degree I am not really going to use. Yes I can say I did it on my CV, but It is not going be a specialized job. Its not! going to be high pay. Honestly, I think with the sole degree you will eventually become an office assistant or teacher. Most people end up there. So if you really want to do arts, just get a specialized diploma. I don't know how things are in Ireland, but a diploma here is a year or two, depending what you are interested in.But on the other hand, to get back to why it’s difficult to reply to this, is because the BA really was actually good for me. BA, any BA, teaches you how to think outside the box. I can look at, and think critically about anything now. Honestly I don't think like before I arrived here( If that makes sense). I was in a residence, took part in those traditions, met some friends for life, and I honestly have matured so much. I learned more about languages then I ever thought and the psychological experience is fantastic. So it's a little harsh to say BA is a complete waste of time. Yes I can use it someday, but I rather label it as a "personal growth co! urse". I am definitely studying something else- I just wish I ! could find out exactly what I should do.I will be 22 years old when I get my degree. I feel like I could have used this time to travel- but in the end I think it was worth it. Judging by your age, you probably don't feel like taking chances anymore. You are at an age that people get serious. So my advice is- make sure of the careers you can follow with humanities. Is this really what you want to do? Then go for it. But I would say you are better off studying a more specialized course. I want to take off a few years to travel now, then I'll come back, hopefully knowing what I want, and study something else. If you are sure what you want to do, and you don't get those careers out of BA, don't do it. You will regret it. I only did it because I was not informed about few opportunities BA has to offer, nor did I know what I wanted to be, so I opted for safe. Career wise- not so good. For a more "thinking out of the box experience"- go for it. Good Luck. I hope you find what you ! were looking for....Show more
Lady Laflin: No chance of getting a career with only a BA in those fields.Before the early 1900s, a four-year college degree wasn’t meant to lead to a specific job but for personal enrichment. To turn you into a critical thinker for a career in public admin, the clergy or business where you would learn on the jobSince the 1940s perception of higher education changed & college is now expected to lead to a careerThese are some personal enrichment degrees:AnthropologyArcheologyArtArt HistoryCreative WritingClassicsEnglishFilmGeneral StudiesHistoryHumanitiesInterdisciplinary StudiesJournalismLanguage & CultureLiberal ArtsLiteraturePolitical ScienceA languageMediaMusic HistoryPaleontologyPhotographyPhilosophySociology“Anything†Studies & most anything you get a “bachelor’s of arts†inA Psych degree needs you to get a PhD to make a good living in it.There are far more grads than jobs in these.http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2010/pf/1! 008/galler...This is not to say you won’t get a job but odds are your! job won’t be related to your major & not pay as well as other majors.I’m not saying we should all be engineers, economists or doctors. But society is voting that way with its money With a degree in the above & a GPA over 3.0 you can:1. Get into law school. Or medical school if you take the required pre-med courses.2. Pursue a masters in a field with a defined career path, for example business administration, social work. Hopefully such a program won’t require many prerequisites you don’t have. A masters degree is more valuable than a second bachelor’s degree. 3. Go to grad school in the same field & earn a PhD so you can become a college professor. However, there are far more PhD grads in some fields like Philosophy than there will be any kind of faculty positionOr with a lower GPA 4. Take a K-12 teaching qualification, which is usually 2 more years, so you can teach your subject at a public school5. Look for a job in fields where they want you to have a degree, ! any degree. Where they want the degree because they want people who have proven they can stick with something difficult. There are more jobs like this than you may think6. If you join the military you are more likely to enter as an officer instead of enlisted personnelWhat is an English major supposed to do after college?http://www.publicradio.org/columns/prairiehome/pos...Information on every major:http://www.mymajors.com/This link considers certain degrees useless as the number of jobs that will be created in the field up to 2018 is less than the number of graduates in one year in that majorhttp://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2843/1/Here is a list of average starting & mid-career salaries for most 4 year majors. Note these stats only apply to people who actually got a job in that field. Many graduates in the lower half of the list never get a job in their field & are not counted.The higher they pay, the harder the major & generally the more math needed. Just be aware t! hat high pay does not mean high demand.http://money.cnn.com/2011/04/08/! pf/college/best_pa...Highest Starting Salaries of 2011:http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2010/pf/jobs/1010/g...Most in demand degrees:http://www.acinet.org/acinet/oview2.asp?next=oview...Hot Jobs 2011http://career-advice.monster.ca/job-hunt-strategy/...The job prospects for most occupations in the USA.http://www.bls.gov/oco/oco2003.htmhttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,2...But on the bright side, if you have a genuine interest in the field you are pursuing & are willing to throw yourself in it & do anything for it, you will fare better than someone doing something because they can’t think of anything better to do. Those with a real passion for something can move mountains to become successful, but if you don’t have that fire in you, you are at a disadvantage...Show more
Mitchel Demry: It has benefit in its very own precise. you will study usual skills , being logical , following an argument , expressing your self needless to say etc. you will additional! ly instruct which you will prepare your self to learning. stages could be approximately learning in an area you have an interest in. So referred to as skills stages dont' inevitably provide you a sellable ability . Who is known with what would be needed by way of teh time you end? the worldwide is a changing place , showing your ability to overview and alter is the main important element. savour it!...Show more
Maye Delk: I think it is equally important to have a degree in Arts (Humanities) as you may consider other courses like sciences.
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