The Hardest Degree?

Peter Diffey

Peter Diffey

Peter Diffey

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I know the responces for this are going to be basically whatever you have studied/studying.
Please dont be silly and suggest a social science etc.
So, whats the hardest degree to get, in your opinion?

My opinion: any maths, physics, engineering
 
first you need a degree in engineering, physics and chemistry. Then go onto a phd in thermonuclear weapons, and after about 20 years of studying in total you'll be on about 300k or more a year.
 
Aye, also depends on what you mean by "hardest", as in workload, hours involved, toughest work, not to mention it depends on the person studying.

I read the other day that BSc students do on average 25% more hours a week than other degrees.

Physics is pretty mental, and Med is a beehach because of time involved and content load.
 
Reasteh said:
first you need a degree in engineering, physics and chemistry. Then go onto a phd in thermonuclear weapons, and after about 20 years of studying in total you'll be on about 300k or more a year.
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or you do PPE at Oxbridge and then get a job in the City, £300K much quicker than 20 years

Degrees are all supposed to be of the same standard, just because one person has an aptitude for one does not mean it is 'easier'
 
HeadlessChicken said:
Aye, also depends on what you mean by "hardest", as in workload, hours involved, toughest work, not to mention it depends on the person studying.

I read the other day that BSc students do on average 25% more hours a week than other degrees.

Physics is pretty mental, and Med is a beehach because of time involved and content load.
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I mean in terms of actual content not just work load. for example the content in sport science is very simple, you dont need to be bright to be able to learn some facts for the exam.
on the other hand engineering takes existing principles, builds on them and requires problem solving techniques to overcome mathematical problems.
 
In terms of theories and concepts, I believe that Mathematics and Economics are the hardest.

I'd imagine Medicine is hardest in terms of workload, and sheer amount of learning required.
 
From what i've seen over the years Maths/Physics are rock hard. Medicine is a very large work load. Chemical/mechanical engineering is just plain weird questions and ideas.

I personally found Chemistry tough in the amount of different areas your brain needs to get around i.e. biological to physical in one semester
 
I did Mathematical Physics, it was basically 50% maths modules and 50% physics modules (just the theoretical stuff), though there were some modules that were specially crafted by satan just for the people on my course.

There were several people on my course who dropped out to do straight maths or straight physics.

In terms of concepts it's possibly one of the hardest courses, but not in terms of workload.
I literally went to about 6-8 hours of lectures per week and did pretty much no work outside of that, though it might explain why I came out with a 2.2 :o
 
I did applied maths at university, and did not find it that hard. It depends what you like doing with your brain I suppose! I suppose anything Maths orientated such as a suitable engineering discipline, physics etc are all comparable in difficulty.
 
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