What is your opinion of Tourism students?

No that's different. And here's why. A Medicine degree is a necessary part of becoming a doctor. Like I said you can go into tourism management without a tourism management degree. You cannot become a doctor unless you have the necessary qualification. You just can't.
I do however find it a bit weird that there are so many kids that want to be doctors. It's like they haven't put much thought into it - 'What subjects are you good at, Johnny?' 'Biology, Maths, Chemistry, Physics - I'm going to be a doctor' 'Well, aren't you a free spirit...'

Well what are you going to do when people (inevitably) tell you that your course choice is rubbish?

That is not very nice, I just wanted to grasp some opinions and I guess I will defend myself and my course choice

Whats wrong with you?
You want to do a course, and youre happy with it...yet youre coming on here asking for opinions?...and if someone gives you what you want to hear (positive) you say thanks and

And if someone doesnt you say you "defend yourself" and your "choice"

Whats the point in doing all this?...

Why can't you see me having a successful career?

It's not that I can't see you coming out of it with a sucessful career, I don't know you. What I meant was I can't see what high paying successful careers can be obtained with a degree in Tourism.

How do you know what I wanted to hear? He was polite, so therefore so was I.

I just wanted opinions, how many times do I have to reiterate this?

I was a bit bored and thought it would be interesting, I didn't know that was a crime.

Well, I know for a fact the majority would make a judgement by thinking Tourism is a "soft subject" and some would argue that it isn't a subject at all. But as others have said, who gives a ****? If you're interested in Tourism, then go for it. No point spending 3 years doing something you don't want to because it's a "better" subject.

You should not be doing a degree in this subject, but a diploma or an apprenticeship.

Management in the tourism industry perhaps?

According to Unistats only 30% of UCS management students get a graduate job, and 15% end up as "sales assistants and retail cashiers, table waiting or bar work" that's slightly worrying, but it's not the be-all and end-all of that degree. If you get good work experience, good summer placements, good extra curricular activities for the CV and a good 2:1 or 1st degree. (Only 50% of Management students at UCS get a 2:1 or above) then there is no reason why you cannot achieve your dreams.

You don't need a degree for that. Seems to me that if you want to go down that route university seems to be an unnecessary expense. But that's just my opinion.

A mickey mouse joke degree with no academic merit. That's my personal opinion.

It's just one of those degrees that seem a bit of a waste of time and money - seeing as there's no academic value to the degree (like History, Classics, Languages) nor does it equip you for a job you couldn't do otherwise (Medicine, Engineering, Architecture).

I mean if all you want to do is be a Tourism Manager (whatever the hell that is) then it's probably perfect, but is the piece of paper really worth the £20,000 you'll have spent? I doubt it, but that's your decision to make. I imagine you could go straight into being a Thomas Cook holiday rep or whatever your future career aspirations are straight from A-Levels, and you'd save a heck of a lot of time and money.

You asked for my opinion, so I'm giving it to you.

A qualification in being a tourist?

sounds cool,

"i have a degree in how to go to magaluff!"

But I want to go to uni and I don't need to worry about the expense - so why not!!!