They have a Sociology dept, and it is a pretty large part of PPE and the Human Sciences degree.......They also offer graduate degrees in Sociology, so they do offer straight sociology degrees in that respect.
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Thinking of doing a degree, but in what?
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They have a Sociology dept, and it is a pretty large part of PPE and the Human Sciences degree.......They also offer graduate degrees in Sociology, so they do offer straight sociology degrees in that respect.
Nothing wrong with sociology. Considering the wealth of real world applications and how it overlaps across various other disciplines it is a perfect valid subject of study.
Surely would know Walton St anyway......
OP, do something you are interested in...otherwise you will simply get bored and crash out.
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Your doing it wrong. What is it that yoi want to do? What degree will enable you to do that? Then do that degree.
For university? You can apply up until the course start date. You don't have to go through UCAS.
If you're thinking maths then a computer science degree would be very maths heavy, it's nothing like IT/Computing. Embedded Systems or Cloud Computing are specialities that are the future of the computing world at the moment.
For broad job opportunities, maths/physics (both very hard to do unless you study full time).
For broad job opportunities, maths/physics (both very hard to do unless you study full time).
For university? You can apply up until the course start date. You don't have to go through UCAS.
Yes but I can bet that most of the good Universities are probably full by now.
Wouldn't bet on it, with £9000 fees. There are nearly always clearing spaces at even top universities too.
When I applied for CompSci at York (2007), it was the 4th best CompSci department (beaten only by Cambridge, Oxford and Imperial) in the UK and the 8th best Uni in the UK and still had about 30 clearing places on my MEng course.
Depends what you class as a top end university. Plenty of top 50 unit will take him due to experience, at least in the area he has experience. Just because he may not get into an elitist large heavily funded research university doesn't mean he couldn't be offered a place in a small heavily funded research university or a well regarded teaching university...
I applied to Bath in July, and was studying in October the same year. So, if anything, January feels rather early to be applying. I think that was through UCAS, though I called the university first.
As such, I think I'd advise spending a month or so working on academic subjects. Guessing whether you'll love a subject or not without reading it is pretty much impossible. It'll be rough going, but it gets easier, and it'll be a fairly strong indication as to whether a degree is a good idea or not.
I'd recommend Algebra and Geometry, by Alan Bearden, as a friendly pure maths book. The other option are the analysis textbooks, an interesting field, but I think less approachable.
For physics, comp sci, engineering etc, you can't go far wrong with "Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering", by Riley, Hobson, Bence. Success in the physical sciences pretty much hangs on how competent you can become with mathematics, so if you can make sense of much of RHB, you'll be fine. I haven't met a physicist yet who isn't interested in the subject, but I've met a lot (and am one) who fell over at the mathematics part.
For physics itself, find a copy of the Feynman lectures. They're unmatched for undergrad physics. If these don't inspire an interest in physics, nothing else is going to.
All the books listed are readily available in libraries, through disreputable websites, or through amazon. Best of luck.
As such, I think I'd advise spending a month or so working on academic subjects. Guessing whether you'll love a subject or not without reading it is pretty much impossible. It'll be rough going, but it gets easier, and it'll be a fairly strong indication as to whether a degree is a good idea or not.
I'd recommend Algebra and Geometry, by Alan Bearden, as a friendly pure maths book. The other option are the analysis textbooks, an interesting field, but I think less approachable.
For physics, comp sci, engineering etc, you can't go far wrong with "Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering", by Riley, Hobson, Bence. Success in the physical sciences pretty much hangs on how competent you can become with mathematics, so if you can make sense of much of RHB, you'll be fine. I haven't met a physicist yet who isn't interested in the subject, but I've met a lot (and am one) who fell over at the mathematics part.
For physics itself, find a copy of the Feynman lectures. They're unmatched for undergrad physics. If these don't inspire an interest in physics, nothing else is going to.
All the books listed are readily available in libraries, through disreputable websites, or through amazon. Best of luck.
In all honesty if you are having to ask a forum about which degree you should do having already been do uni and not completed a full course I would advise you to just take more time out to properly think yourself about something you passionately want to do.
Depends what you class as a top end university. Plenty of top 50 unit will take him due to experience, at least in the area he has experience. Just because he may not get into an elitist large heavily funded research university doesn't mean he couldn't be offered a place in a small heavily funded research university or a well regarded teaching university...
I don't think his experience is all that relevant. Configuring exchange or windows pcs or things you do on support are vastly different to the barrage of math you get on a cs degree. But you could play the maturity argument.
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I enjoy computers but did not want to study anything to do with them, as then I would not like them for a hobby!
You do need to do something you enjoy but make sure you study something that will actually get you an increased salary. Doing a degree just to get a degree probably won't be worth the huge debt at the end!