Universities are already increasing their fees above £9000

But how do you actually define a pointless degree? Would you appoint a committee to asses every single degree in the country? How do you feel about Viking Studies?

So any language Oxbridge doesn't teach isn't worth studying? And you didn't answer my Viking Studies question!

I see, you think 'languages' can be described as a single subject? Oxford teaches English, therefore media studies and journalism aren't pointless because they arguably come under the English umbrella. I'm glad you approve of Viking Studies, a lot of people don't.

Just looked at Bethnal Student Living and a single room costs £219 a week on a 40-week contract. You might be happy to share a room with an 18 year old, but as a mature student, I'm not. Total cost: £8760, only about £100 cheaper than the UCL accommodation I mentioned.

Well I suggest you look again, I'm looking at it right now and you can get a 6 bedded room for £104 on a contract between 20 and 40 weeks


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But there are loads of languages neither Oxford nor Cambridge teach. The Scandinavian languages, most East European languages, Swahili, Irish, Thai, Hindi etc. I hope you will agree that none of these are pointless.

English is basically the study of ideas and culture, and so is media studies - you just come at it via a different angle. The two subjects have a lot of overlap tbh. I'm not arguing that journalism or media studies are better than English, only that they are (in my opinion, anyway) in the same family of subjects.

Viking Studies is basically Classics for mediaeval northern Europe, it just has a far less academic sounding name. Unfortunately a lot of people judge degrees on their names rather than their content.



I think you should re-read my post. I said that as a mature student I have no intention of sharing a room with anyone (let alone 5 other people), and frankly I shouldn't be expected to. Single occupancy dorm rooms are the norm in the UK, why should London be any different?

Really ashamed that my current institution is one of those that have pre-emptively announced higher fees

It's not a normal debt.

It's effectively a graduate tax of 9% on earnings over £21k. If inflation occurs then the repayment rate doesn't change (it stays at 9%), just the length of time it will take to repay the loan.

The debt desn't affect their credit rating (although repayments do affect affordability calculations).

Don't even get me started on photography degrees. No real photographer has put themselves under that guillotine. Maybe a few have but most of the prominent ones are self taught or have learnt it through practical experience through normal classes. The university system needs to go through an immense collapse. Wipe off half the universities, wipe off most of the degrees and reduce the numbers going.

I think you should re-read my post. I said that as a mature student I have no intention of sharing a room with anyone (let alone 5 other people), and frankly I shouldn't be expected to. Single occupancy dorm rooms are the norm in the UK, why should London be any different?

Universities are businesses. They don't care about you, me or anyone else, so long as they make their money. Most of the courses they offer are Mikey mouse, useless nonsense such as Korean studies or feminist studies.