Is History a poor choice for a degree?

I'm in my final year of A levels, I got AAAC last year and sent off my UCAS app in October with most of my offers already recieved. i'm going to firm Warwick for History, but I'm concerned that I'm going to regret this later. Like anyone else, I'm only going to uni to improve my job prospects but after reading around on the internet it seems like History will get me absolutely nowhere. I'm aware of the arguments for history, "can go into anything and keeps your option open" "many go in to law", this is what sold it to me in the Summer, but reading around that doesnt seem to be the case and now I'm seriously thinking about it. Any history graduates with advice or experience? Or anyone else, I really need different views on this (even if they are harsh). Am I bettter off looking into apprenticeships to get experience instead? Or possibly a different degree? (I have no science subjects and I think I'm starting to regret it)

It depends what you want to do. Most apprenticeships are vocational in nature and designed to prepare you for a particular trade business admin aside. If your aspiring to a career that requires a degree and it doesn't specify a particular subject (which is the case for most graduate jobs) then it makes sense to take a subject your passionate about. A degree is though only one part of getting a job, any work experience you gain is important as are job applications and interview performances.

I'd actually say it is one of the most useful; it is known to be a difficult subject so getting a good degree (1st or 2:1) from a good and respectable university will look good to respective employers. When it comes to employment there is still a large emphasis on what uni you went to, rather than the course (unless it is completely irrelevant).

It's also about your contacts and your ability to network with influential people in your field, that really helps.

My advise would be do something you love, and History at Warwick is a fantastic opportunity, uni's of that calibre tend to have excellent Career's departments to advise you further but for now enjoy the opportunity.

Depends, history is my favourite subject ever since primary school. I didn't study history at uni (did gcse, a-levels), but I wish I did looking back. Not everything depends on 'what gets a job' do what you love!

History is the most prestigious degree one can ever receive.

I'm doing History at uni, and whilst I enjoy it I probably wouldn't be doing it if I was any good at sciences/maths.

But anyway, unless you're going to Oxbridge or doing Medicine/Engineering it's still going to be hard to get a decent job even if you're doing a degree that's perceived as being more useful than History, like say Economics.

Yeah, that's why I wish I picked some science subjects for A level. I think I would have been capable in doing them, I was just ill-informed at the time. Thanks and good luck.

Dude, just because a particular degree doesn't have an immediate job aligned to it after university doesn't mean it's bad. The vast majority of graduate schemes don't tend to specify a degree subject, meaning, it comes down to the individual and what skills you have developed.

There's been a recent study that has found History to be one of the most common degrees CEOs and other leaders have. That tells you something about the potential of history grads.

Bottom line: do a degree you enjoy as long as you are aware of the opportunities out there. History is an eexremely respected degree and shouldn't hold you back - only you can do that by not seeking the right employment/skill developing opportunities.

In terms of getting a good job?
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The university itself is arguable more important than the course nowadays

Yeah, that's why I wish I picked some science subjects for A level. I think I would have been capable in doing them, I was just ill-informed at the time. Thanks and good luck.

I'm in my final year of A levels, I got AAAC last year and sent off my UCAS app in October with most of my offers already recieved. i'm going to firm Warwick for History, but I'm concerned that I'm going to regret this later. Like anyone else, I'm only going to uni to improve my job prospects but after reading around on the internet it seems like History will get me absolutely nowhere. I'm aware of the arguments for history, "can go into anything and keeps your option open" "many go in to law", this is what sold it to me in the Summer, but reading around that doesnt seem to be the case and now I'm seriously thinking about it. Any history graduates with advice or experience? Or anyone else, I really need different views on this (even if they are harsh). Am I bettter off looking into apprenticeships to get experience instead? Or possibly a different degree? (I have no science subjects and I think I'm starting to regret it)

What utter rubbish.

If this was true there wouldnt be any unemployed Oxbridge graduates would there? And there are - thousands of them.

Think about what employers are actually looking for. It certainly isnt the name of the Uni. In 2013 Northampton graduates had an unemployment rate of 4.3 per cent, and Derby’s was 3.9 per cent. Oxford’s was 8 per cent and Cambridge’s 5.1 per cent. Which Unis will give you more usable job skills? Clearly not Oxford or Cambridge.