Do some degrees have less worth than others?

Freakbro said:
We need more people with media studies degrees for sure...
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Even a media studies degree has worth if the person who studied it applied what they learned in the real world.

The value of anything is in it's application, any degree is worthless if what it teaches the individual is not utilised.
 
Tikkabhuna said:
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.
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Excellent viewpoint. Honestly, in the end I chose to study something at uni that wouldn't bore me after 3 years. It didn't have the best job prospects but I figured I would tackle that hill when I got to it. Maybe not the most logical way to go about it but I think what I achieved is worth more to me now than wasting myself away for 3 years with something that killed me every day.
 
Castiel said:
No, but you can teach how to focus and apply that creativity.
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The point being that science degrees can educate you with something you don't have.

Try an art degree on someone without much ability for art, but who doesn't have the prerequisites to sign on to an intellectually challenging science degree...it's not going to do much for them.

I'm talking specifically about 'Art' here btw. Music and photography to a lesser extent.
 
joxang said:
The point being that science degrees can educate you with something you don't have.

Try an art degree on someone without much ability for art, but who doesn't have the prerequisites to sign on to an intellectually challenging science degree...it's not going to do much for them.

I'm talking specifically about 'Art' here btw. Music and photography to a lesser extent.
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You can teach people different techniques. Haven't you thought of something that would make an amazing piece of art but not had the ability to actually create it?
 
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joxang said:
The point being that science degrees can educate you with something you don't have.

Try an art degree on someone without much ability for art, but who doesn't have the prerequisites to sign on to an intellectually challenging science degree...it's not going to do much for them.

I'm talking specifically about 'Art' here btw. Music and photography to a lesser extent.
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Try a Science degree on someone without much ability for Science or Maths and you have as similar problem.

Art isn't just about images on a page or raw talent anyway, and it is not true, given modern mediums for creating Art and even historical and contemporary techniques, that it is something that cannot be taught.

However, as with ALL degrees and above, ability plays a key part in what you do.
 
Sefirosu said:
It's often said that arts degrees possess less worth than science degrees. Why is this so / if it is so?

Is an artist worth less than an engineer?

Is Einstein greater than Chopin?

I'm not saying it's true or false.
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engineering will get you a job and be good for the nation, I cannot say the same for a degree in the arts.
 
It definitely depends on where the degree is from.
Since everyone goes to 'uni' these days there are some places where a first class will mabye get you an extra star on your mcdonalds uniform
 
badcompany said:
engineering will get you a job and be good for the nation, I cannot say the same for a degree in the arts.
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So the CAD designer with the Art degree has nothing of worth to add to the Nation, or the conceptual artist that envisages the work that an engineer may build, or the Art Teacher who inspires the student, or the Painter who inspires a Nation, the visual artist who conveys a message, the illustrator that makes you smile, the sculpture who creates an icon.........some of the people who have contributed and formed our culture are artists or have used art to convey their message, to construct their buildings, oppose injustice, rally a people, to teach, inform and inspire a Nation and the world around them...... need I go on?
 
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Castiel said:
So the CAD designer with the Art degree has nothing of worth to add to the Nation, or the conceptual artist that envisages the work that an engineer may build, or the Art Teacher who inspires the student, or the Painter who inspires a Nation, need I go on......
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Exactly.

To succeed in a lot of things things (business wise) requires a multitude of skills, not just cold hard science. A lot of engineers, programmers, etc, do not have the skills to get an idea to the market.

A good example is Apple's products. They aren't technically superior, but they look and feel stylish/simple, which is their main selling point.
 
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Castiel said:
So the CAD designer with the Art degree has nothing of worth to add to the Nation, or the conceptual artist that envisages the work that an engineer may build, or the Art Teacher who inspires the student, or the Painter who inspires a Nation, the visual artist who conveys a message, the illustrator that makes you smile, the sculpture who creates an icon.........some of the people who have contributed and formed our culture are artists or have used art to convey their message, to construct their buildings, oppose injustice, rally a people, to teach, inform and inspire a Nation and the world around them...... need I go on?
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Spot on.

To say that Artistic professions, art or just being creative in general is worthless is naive and shortsighted.

The amount of money that is brought into the country by entertainment and engineering companies that use some of the professions above to create their products is huge.

Creating art is a true skill that takes years of practice, blood, sweat and tears to become proficient at. It's not something that anyone can pick up at a whim and be an expert at. It's not necessary to have an art degree to be a great artist, but the knowledge of techniques and how to apply them is very handy.
 
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Castiel said:
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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Ditto.

One or two posts are also making the false assumption that intelligence is a pre-requisite only for science degrees. They do not take into consideration that intelligence is just as viable a measure that can be used in completely different ways for other subjects.
 
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