Do some degrees have less worth than others?
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Surely the question relating to Einstein and Chopin is rather irrelevant as their worth is judged on things they've actually achieved, not the potential that their qualifications display.
And yes, there is a difference in worth to degrees. I feel it's because the world has more need for people educated in medicine/engineering/etc than it does say... fine art. Also i would argue that getting a degree in medicine takes more time, energy and intelligence than a degree in the aforementioned 'fine art' would. That's not to say people who take these 'lesser degrees' aren't as intelligent, but they have chosen a path that requires less use of intelligence imo.
And yes, there is a difference in worth to degrees. I feel it's because the world has more need for people educated in medicine/engineering/etc than it does say... fine art. Also i would argue that getting a degree in medicine takes more time, energy and intelligence than a degree in the aforementioned 'fine art' would. That's not to say people who take these 'lesser degrees' aren't as intelligent, but they have chosen a path that requires less use of intelligence imo.
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I would say it depends on the following.
1) Where it was achieved.
2) What course was done.
1) Where it was achieved.
2) What course was done.
Art and Music can inspire, it can change a perspective, it can create and inform.....to say it has no worth is simply wrong.
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What the....
Art is something that can enlighten peoples minds. Creativity comes from art.
Right. I don't think there's a Universal Worthiness Scale to measure all things against, whether something is worth more than another totally depends on how you're measuring worth. A world-leading particle physicist is useless if you want to comission a piece of art (assuming sculpture/painting/whatever isn't a hobby of theirs!).
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Yes.
Pretty alright about it tbh. Some skills are more needed/important than others, for the government to help people nurture those skills makes sense to me.
Obviously the above is assuming they choose subjects that i also feel are important, which is very unlikely to match up.
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What 'art' do you refer to?
A person who studies art does not mean they go on to drawing and painting all day. The individual may contribute their knowledge in art to other fields, such as architecture design, UI development, product design, understanding our cultural history, etc.
Were it not for people that care about creativity and aesthetics, we would be living in a very bland world.
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The worth of the degree is entirely subjective and will depend on the individual. Why are they doing a degree? What are they hoping to get out of it? What do they intend to do with it? The worth to society is something else entirely and probably very difficult to measure.
I have no problem with it at all, it can be a very good way of focusing on a gap the country may have. It already happens with the PGCE for example, your bursary will differ depending on both your degree classification and the subject you intend to teach (a maths or physics first will give you a £20,000 bursary, whilst I history first will give you nothing for example).
I have no problem with it at all, it can be a very good way of focusing on a gap the country may have. It already happens with the PGCE for example, your bursary will differ depending on both your degree classification and the subject you intend to teach (a maths or physics first will give you a £20,000 bursary, whilst I history first will give you nothing for example).
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I would judge a degree's worth as what it gets you after you graduate. Some people might say history or geography is worthless but I know some people coming out of UCL/KCL and going into Investment Banking. Therefore I would say for them those degrees are worth a lot but if I was looking at the average History Graduates job I would say its worth less than a degree in Maths say.
That said my Mum did an BA in Art a few years ago just because she wanted to improve her Art skills.
Overall I just rate degrees on how likely I think that person benefit from that degree in the future and how much they enjoyed learning about the subject.
That said my Mum did an BA in Art a few years ago just because she wanted to improve her Art skills.
Overall I just rate degrees on how likely I think that person benefit from that degree in the future and how much they enjoyed learning about the subject.
