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I'm confused and I don't know what to study after collage

Hi
I need some help and can you guys give me some options for stuff to study in uni.
In collage i did politics(A), law(A) and history(B) a level and then a btech in medical science (A)
Original post by SamsungFridge
Hi
I need some help and can you guys give me some options for stuff to study in uni.
In collage i did politics(A), law(A) and history(B) a level and then a btech in medical science (A)


Congrats on getting an A in law; must have been difficult.

Do you want to study after college? It's not always necessary, and it's definitely not necessary if it's not required for a career that doesn't need it. As I don't know what career you want, it's a bit open ended. This would also be the starting point for whatever you want to study i.e. there's no point in doing a degree that is not required or remotely relevant for the career you want.

The sort of degrees that you can do with your current qualifications (should have done this before you picked the A Level subjects) include:

History

Some life science degrees at mid-tier unis (since you don't have chemistry or biology alongside your BTEC)



You can then apply for degrees that accept qualifications and A Levels in any subjects, including:

Anything in business expect for financial mathematics and actuarial science (for obvious reasons)

Law - you don't need A Level Law for this

Anthropology

Archaeology

Sociology and criminology

Most psychology degrees

Some degrees in creative writing and English literature

Nonquantiative economics degrees

Education

Theology

Politics - you don't need A Level Politics for this

Philosophy

Linguistics

Agriculture

Some art and design degrees, including architecture

Some geography degrees (usually ones with emphasis on human geography)

Film

Game design

Hospitality

Property and urban planning

Journalism

Media studies

Nursing

Paramedic science

Social work



If you want to go into a specific field not listed above, you would likely need to consider one of the following:

Relevant A Levels during a gap year - funded out of pocket usually, unless you're lucky to have a college local to you that offers A Levels to 19+ where you get to have Advanced Learner's Loan to fund the studies

Access course with the appropriate number of credits for the subjects you need, assuming the university accepts this

Relevant BTEC at an adult college

Foundation year (usually integrated to the degree you intend to study) - but this can be a hit and miss depending on the subject and your eligibility; it's also difficult to transfer to another uni should you do the foundation year at one specific uni


If you can be significantly more specific about what sort of career you want (or at least describe the industry or what you want to be doing on a day to day basis), then I can be a lot more specific about what you can and need to do to get there.
Reply 2
Original post by MindMax2000
Congrats on getting an A in law; must have been difficult.

Do you want to study after college? It's not always necessary, and it's definitely not necessary if it's not required for a career that doesn't need it. As I don't know what career you want, it's a bit open ended. This would also be the starting point for whatever you want to study i.e. there's no point in doing a degree that is not required or remotely relevant for the career you want.

The sort of degrees that you can do with your current qualifications (should have done this before you picked the A Level subjects) include:

History

Some life science degrees at mid-tier unis (since you don't have chemistry or biology alongside your BTEC)



You can then apply for degrees that accept qualifications and A Levels in any subjects, including:

Anything in business expect for financial mathematics and actuarial science (for obvious reasons)

Law - you don't need A Level Law for this

Anthropology

Archaeology

Sociology and criminology

Most psychology degrees

Some degrees in creative writing and English literature

Nonquantiative economics degrees

Education

Theology

Politics - you don't need A Level Politics for this

Philosophy

Linguistics

Agriculture

Some art and design degrees, including architecture

Some geography degrees (usually ones with emphasis on human geography)

Film

Game design

Hospitality

Property and urban planning

Journalism

Media studies

Nursing

Paramedic science

Social work



If you want to go into a specific field not listed above, you would likely need to consider one of the following:

Relevant A Levels during a gap year - funded out of pocket usually, unless you're lucky to have a college local to you that offers A Levels to 19+ where you get to have Advanced Learner's Loan to fund the studies

Access course with the appropriate number of credits for the subjects you need, assuming the university accepts this

Relevant BTEC at an adult college

Foundation year (usually integrated to the degree you intend to study) - but this can be a hit and miss depending on the subject and your eligibility; it's also difficult to transfer to another uni should you do the foundation year at one specific uni


If you can be significantly more specific about what sort of career you want (or at least describe the industry or what you want to be doing on a day to day basis), then I can be a lot more specific about what you can and need to do to get there.

Thanks for the information, I'm looking for a degree that can help me become a politician or some high ranking police, if you could tell me it would help me out loads.
Original post by SamsungFridge
Thanks for the information, I'm looking for a degree that can help me become a politician or some high ranking police, if you could tell me it would help me out loads.


As far as I know, you can go into the police with just A Levels.
The only exception to going into the police with a degree would be if you want to become an inspector without going through as a police constable first. You would generally need a 2:2 degree (or higher in any subject). See: https://www.policenow.org.uk/eligibility-metropolitan-police-service/
If you want to become an officer and go through their fast track programme, see: https://www.college.police.uk/career-learning/learning/courses/fast-track-programme-serving-constables (no degree required)
If you really really want to do a very specific degree related to policing (which isn't required), then do a degree in professional policing. There are certain universities that offer this: https://www.college.police.uk/career-learning/joining-new-pc/universities-offering-professional-policing-degree

Politicians require nothing except a squeeky clean background and charisma. Having said that, you should fulfill the promises you make to the people who voted for you.
John Major, whilst initially went to grammar school, he kind of grew up and left school and lived as a working class citizen for a while before he went into politics. A number of other prime ministers and politicians that you see tend to be in Oxford PPE or general Oxbridge graduates with a lot of connections. Whether you consider him an exception or as someone who broke the mold, it's up to you.
The official statistics can be found in the following pages:
https://studee.com/media/mps-and-their-degrees-media/
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/811045/Elitist_Britain_2019.pdf (pp.19-28)

See the following for further information:
https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/mp
https://www.careerpilot.org.uk/job-sectors/government/job-profile/mp
https://www.careerpilot.org.uk/job-sectors/law/job-profile/police-officer
https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/police-officer

In summary, you should be fine with what you have. If you want to do a degree in a subject of your choice at uni, it's up to you. However, getting a 2:2 degree can speed things up with becoming a detective.
Reply 4
Original post by MindMax2000
As far as I know, you can go into the police with just A Levels.
The only exception to going into the police with a degree would be if you want to become an inspector without going through as a police constable first. You would generally need a 2:2 degree (or higher in any subject). See: https://www.policenow.org.uk/eligibility-metropolitan-police-service/
If you want to become an officer and go through their fast track programme, see: https://www.college.police.uk/career-learning/learning/courses/fast-track-programme-serving-constables (no degree required)
If you really really want to do a very specific degree related to policing (which isn't required), then do a degree in professional policing. There are certain universities that offer this: https://www.college.police.uk/career-learning/joining-new-pc/universities-offering-professional-policing-degree

Politicians require nothing except a squeeky clean background and charisma. Having said that, you should fulfill the promises you make to the people who voted for you.
John Major, whilst initially went to grammar school, he kind of grew up and left school and lived as a working class citizen for a while before he went into politics. A number of other prime ministers and politicians that you see tend to be in Oxford PPE or general Oxbridge graduates with a lot of connections. Whether you consider him an exception or as someone who broke the mold, it's up to you.
The official statistics can be found in the following pages:
https://studee.com/media/mps-and-their-degrees-media/
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/811045/Elitist_Britain_2019.pdf (pp.19-28)

See the following for further information:
https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/mp
https://www.careerpilot.org.uk/job-sectors/government/job-profile/mp
https://www.careerpilot.org.uk/job-sectors/law/job-profile/police-officer
https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/police-officer

In summary, you should be fine with what you have. If you want to do a degree in a subject of your choice at uni, it's up to you. However, getting a 2:2 degree can speed things up with becoming a detective.

Thanks

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