Is History and Politics a "mickey mouse" degree?

No way! History is one of the hardest degrees out there and Politics is deemed respectable. If it was a Mickey Mouse degree, then why is Oxford offering it for dual honours?



Elitists love it. Only a chav would look down upon H&P degree or degrees in general! anything educational/requiring hard work*

I've applied for History and Politics, and I'm not going to change my mind about it, but I was just wondering what you lot think.
There are a lot of people who talk about "mickey mouse" degrees, and I've heard Politics said to be one by a couple of people on these forums. People are often quick to mention Medicine, other sciences, Maths and Nursing as "good degrees" to do, but few people talk about English, History etc. as much.
Your thoughts?

Only people who are doing maths/physics and like to look down on anyone not doing maths/physics would say they are.

History is a demanding subject, and employers know this it shows so many skills and although it is safer to study something vocational like medicine, its not a good idea because its not something you like and wont be happy.

i dont think it is a micky mouse degree but it can be an unwise choice if;

you arent doing well in these subjects and wouldnt like them at university

the quality of teaching at your chosen university is crap

when considering careers, you study at a university that people and therefore employers are likely to think isnt a great university. There are hundreds of history degrees out there and they probably are equally rigorous but when a degree from annoyamous middle of nowhere university is weighed up against a history degree from oxford its obvious which will be more appealing.

A few people in my history a level class have applied but they only considered some of the best universities in the UK to study it because they feel the with an arts degree it helps to have it from a well respected institution. They intend to go into a range of careers from teaching, journalism, to working in government etc and say from their research they have found hundreds of interesting niches to go into afterwards.

I do not however know about politics ive heard some people refer to it as micky mouse but combined with history I think that it will look really attractive to employers.

Well I love both History and Politics, my top choice uni is Birmingham (even though it's the only uni I haven't yet received an offer from ) and I'm predicted AAA, so I'm not worried on those counts.
I was just curious as to how people perceive these degrees in a wider context. The only real advice that I get is from parents or teachers, and they are automatically likely to sugar-coat things for me.
All the responses here so far have been positive so that's helpful
Thanks for your reply!

I've applied for History and Politics, and I'm not going to change my mind about it, but I was just wondering what you lot think.
There are a lot of people who talk about "mickey mouse" degrees, and I've heard Politics said to be one by a couple of people on these forums. People are often quick to mention Medicine, other sciences, Maths and Nursing as "good degrees" to do, but few people talk about English, History etc. as much.
Your thoughts?

No. And who cares, most people here are nerds. (bet I'll get quoted on this )

Ridiculous. People talk about Politics as a 'soft' subject at A-Level, and even then it is the most respectable 'soft' subject by far. Politics at university is very respectable, History is one of the most respected degrees out there. History and Politics is a proper and an indisputably 'good' degree, and anyone who says otherwise is in need of help or need to duck back to whichever bridge they reside underneath.

No, ffs.

People who think Politics is Mickey Mouse blatantly know nothing about what the course involves. And History? Not Mickey Mouse at all.