How have the number mickey mouse degrees increased? Where did they originate from?

Oh.my.days.

TBF im slightly concerned that the politics department at The University of Leeds offers video game studies as a module http://webprod1.leeds.ac.uk/catalogue/dynmodules.asp?Y=201112&M=PIED-3810

All these "degrees" are just picking on modules and inflating them to something they're not.

Reading about the module itself actually has some very important and key issues, do video games increase violence etc is something which is very important and topical.


But everybody these days just believes what everybody else says and everybody else just exaggerates one thing somebody else made.

Look for yourselves people!

All these "degrees" are just picking on modules and inflating them to something they're not.

Reading about the module itself actually has some very important and key issues, do video games increase violence etc is something which is very important and topical.


But everybody these days just believes what everybody else says and everybody else just exaggerates one thing somebody else made.

Look for yourselves people!

A tiny bit of research would show this story is a silly one, it was one part of a Sports/Social Psychology Module, not a degree, Google Professor Cashmore.

What about Harry Potter at Durham, much more current?

True that, for example in the past that Manhunt got banned in the UK years ago due to a boy murdering someone because of the influence of the game itself.

lol, embarrasing university.

TBF im slightly concerned that the politics department at The University of Leeds offers video game studies as a module http://webprod1.leeds.ac.uk/catalogue/dynmodules.asp?Y=201112&M=PIED-3810

I know, everytime I see a degree such as "BSc Turfgrass Science" I have felt at times with the amount of strange degrees that are being introduced these are beginning to downgrade the value of a degree..

Before you tear a degree apart because of its title, that you don't fully understand but think is micky mouse, try to research the impact it actually has on peoples lives beforehand.

Im sorry but what you're saying shows a complete ignorance to the many skilled professions that exist in the real world. With such a degree you could work in any country you could wish to mention, learn a diverse range of skills involving plant biology, soil science and ecology. Not only that, take golf, a billion dollar industry which relies on 'Turfgrass' professionals to exist. The football pitches that are scrutinised on television on a weekly basis. I would like to see if you could work under that kind of pressure.

Before you tear a degree apart because of its title, that you don't fully understand but think is micky mouse, try to research the impact it actually has on peoples lives beforehand.

It depends what you then go on to do, but this module does have validity in a psychological context, because it could increase someone's understanding in how people are affected by such games.

e.g. Dr Emily Collins and perhaps most notably Professor Mark Griffiths.

I agree with you about psychology or though i would still find such a high level of specialization at BSc level for such a big course concerning. My main point is its the Politics department offering it and i just don't see how its that relevant (although in theory everything can be made relevant to politics)

University's should be places for academic subjects. I refuse to believe that Turf science or whatever its called is any more complicated then plumbing but you don't expect your plumber to have a degree. A lot of new degrees should be Btechs or diplomas because otherwise they devalue "proper" degrees in real subjects that only those who work hard and are intelligent can achieve.

My sister goes there. She can also spell embarrassing

University's should be places for academic subjects.

Yet they released manhunt 2 on the wii where you were literally battering people to death. I remember my mum criticizing me for doing in wrong