The Hardest Degree?

English, or a foreign language.

For me they would be the most difficult, I can do sciences but not arts stuff. (applying to do chemistry this year)
 
Vet Med probably has the highest work load but I don't think it is that hard to understand.

Highly theoretical subjects like pure maths, computer science (from a real university), astro-phys, etc.

But if you are good at these subjects then the workload is pretty minimal (of course if you are not a natural then the workload is a beach) and it can be easy to get high grades, e.g. if you prove some equality then you get full marks. Subjects like the social sciences are very easy to understand, have very little workload but it can be difficult to get high grades when writing an essay, even if you have put in the time and research.
 
3rd year of my Physics degree, and blimey, I'm voting for Physics, which also means I'm voting for Maths as well.
 
All pretty subjective really.

A Maths, Physics degree to someone not in 'that' zone would seem like a nightmare. I did Chemistry myself didnt find it too hard apart from the maths side of it. Some of the theory in Maths and Physics is just plain wierd - think quantum theory :confused:

On the other hand something like language or History would probably be equally as difficult to a science gaffoon.

Only degree that look like a joke to me was a business studies couse, any idiot can pass it, hence why idiots do it. (Sorry to any idiots out there :D )
 
I think Chemical Engineering is one of the toughest courses at my uni, if not the toughest. Aside from that, I'd probably say physics is one of the hardest things to study (possibly because I find maths easy though :p).
 
i would say any pharmacy degree, much harder than any other degree out there(imo), basically medicine +++++, your a walking encyclapedia/bnf once your finished.




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I've just finished a degree in Physics, which to me, certain aspects of it were very hard (the mathematical/theoretical modules especially) which other members of my year found straightforward. On the other hand, I kicked ass when it came to projects and research which other people found difficult. :o
 
I would say chemical engineering is one of the hardest, but once you get a good grade and a masters in it you have the potential to earn a LOT of money. Especially in oil and gas.
Other than that, anything maths related with a high workload would be difficult enough.
 
the hardest degrees at loughborough are the engineerings (electrical/manufacturing/mechanical/auto/aero/chemical/civil) and physics and maths. There is no medicine courses at loughborough but I imagine it being pretty damn hard.
 
I always thought 90 degrees was the hardest degree, it's got a right angle and can easily take on all the other degrees because they lack a sharp corner to fight back with.


Whatever you aren't very good at is going to be the hardest degree so it will depend on where your talents lie.
 
Well, I've migrated from Maths (undergrad degree) to mathematical engineering (my masters was in aeronautical engineering and PhD doing numerical analysis in a mechanical engineering dept).

I can tell you without a doubt that the general quality in engineering departments is severely lacking in comparison to math departments. I've seen this trend at three different Universities (Cambridge, Imperial and Nottingham), so I have a fairly wide frame of reference.

I know this won't be a popular point of view, but it's well founded and generally accepted as true (in academia at least).

Anyway, in terms of sheer workload I would have to go for medicine or vetinary medicine as being the 'hardest' degree. Sure, maths is a very hard degree and probably accessible to a smaller number of people than medicine, but if you're smart enough you can get away with doing only a moderate amount of work. Not so with medicine.
 
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