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What is the most respected humanities degree?

simbasdragon

Which do you think is the most prestigious and respected by employers generally?

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PPE? History?

By employers - none. No one outside of the graduate sector cares at all, in fact it's off putting for them if you have a degree. Within the grad sector they don't necessarily 'respect' the degree at all - the top recruiters who take ''any 2.1'' care more about the institution than the degree subject (which I think is ridiculous and not because I'm bitter - I went to an RG). So if you do an arts degree, I wouldn't bother worrying about the 'respect' that it will garner. The only respect you'll get from any degree is, as I say, from top recruiters who care only that it's a 2.1 from a top 20 or from your parents or some people who haven't been to university and automatically think anyone who's set foot in a uni is a genius. No one else cares. That's from experience.

But students who haven't been to uni seemingly respect PPE the most...for some unknown reason.

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AsandaLFC

PPE.

OP don't even think of doing humanities.

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scrunkie

No humanities degree is respected. The only thing that is respected is if you do every STEM degree possible and it HAS to be from Oxbridge otherwise what's the point in life?

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Philosophy?

Eastern/Asian Studies

Classics

Languages

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Reply 7

simbasdragon

Original post by AsandaLFC

PPE.

OP don't even think of doing humanities.

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I have to,I'm in year 12 and chose all humanities based as levels.

Reply 8

The Warsmith

Study theology and become a witch hunter.
That's my plan.

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r-t

Original post by simbasdragon

I have to,I'm in year 12 and chose all humanities based as levels.

with most uni's the subjects doesn't matter when applying for courses. Just try showing your passion through your personal statement and do extra curricular activity.

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simbasdragon

Original post by r-t

with most uni's the subjects doesn't matter when applying for courses. Just try showing your passion through your personal statement and do extra curricular activity.

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For what degrees? If it isn't humanities then it will have to be sciences or maths courses, all which require science or maths a level.

Reply 11

Jacky Hearts

Depends on the field of work. Politics degrees are generally not well respected for example unless you want to go into a journalist/editorial career (like myself).

Reply 12

TheWaffle

Original post by simbasdragon

Which do you think is the most prestigious and respected by employers generally?

Classics
Languages
Economics

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Reply 13

simbasdragon

Original post by TheWaffle

Classics
Languages
Economics

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How high would you consider international relations?

Law?

Original post by simbasdragon

I have to,I'm in year 12 and chose all humanities based as levels.

You dont have to. U can do sciences next year instead of doing useless humanities and regretting for the rest of your life. Alternatively u can do law.

Original post by Ser Alex Toyne

Study theology and become a witch hunter.
That's my plan.

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Expecto patronum

Original post by r-t

with most uni's the subjects doesn't matter when applying for courses. Just try showing your passion through your personal statement and do extra curricular activity.

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Rubbish. OP is young and has no passion in life. He must do sciences next year. I wonder if his parents dont care about his school stuff.

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AsandaLFC

Original post by simbasdragon

I have to,I'm in year 12 and chose all humanities based as levels.

You dont have to. U can do sciences next year instead of doing useless humanities and regretting for the rest of your life. Alternatively u can do law.

Original post by Ser Alex Toyne

Study theology and become a witch hunter.
That's my plan.

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Expecto patronum

Original post by r-t

with most uni's the subjects doesn't matter when applying for courses. Just try showing your passion through your personal statement and do extra curricular activity.

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Rubbish. OP is young and has no passion in life. He must do sciences next year. I wonder if his parents dont care about his school stuff.

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TheWaffle

Original post by simbasdragon

How high would you consider international relations?

It depends massively on which uni the degree is from but that sort of degree is also prestigious, especially if you want to work for international companies/ charities. You would increase its value a lot by talking it with a language such as French or German- then you could work for the EU. :ahee:

(btw this is just my opinion from what I've gathered going to careers events at a Russel Group uni)

Reply 18

simbasdragon

Original post by TheWaffle

(btw this is just my opinion from what I've gathered going to careers events at a Russel Group uni)

So for example international relations with Russian at Bristol would be really prestigious?

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r-t

Rubbish. OP is young and has no passion in life. He must do sciences next year. I wonder if his parents dont care about his school stuff.

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OP is only a year younger than that of those applying to uni. Thousands of people pick degrees that aren't similar to the A-levels they're currently studying. That's the whole point of a PS so you can show your passion through it.

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