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Mickey Mouse subjects...

I am or am I not correct when I class Media Studies as a Mickey Mouse subject?
What other subjects would fall into this catagory? Just wondering...

Reply 1

fox_the_fix

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General Studies

Reply 2

Longorefisher

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Psychology, Sociology, Film Studies and the like. (If it has the word studies after then Mickey studied it)

Reply 3

raspberryice

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Cambridge or Oxford have an official list of "mickey mouse subjects" and media isn't accepted without two other "proper" subjects:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article5361672.ece

u can see them in this paper:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/14801785/The-Simple-Guide-to-ALevels-UCAS-and-University

according to that, only eng lit, hist, foreign languages and sciences/maths are "respected"

Reply 4

EmersonDrain

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(Online)

I am or am I not correct when I class Media Studies as a Mickey Mouse subject?

Who cares? Seriously... :rolleyes:

Reply 5

(Online)

OP

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EmersonDrain

Who cares? Seriously... :rolleyes:

I'm simply asking a question.

Reply 6

username202682

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This question has been talked about long before; several times.
Just take a look here.
Simple quote of subjects regarded as Mickey Mouse

A-Level
Business and Management
Art and Design
Business Studies
Communication Studies
Dance
Design and Technology
Drama/Theatre Studies
Home Economics
Leisure Studies
Media Studies
Performance Studies
Photography
Physical Education
Sports Studies
Travel and Tourism

Reply 7

(Online)

OP

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raspberryice

Cambridge or Oxford have an official list of "mickey mouse subjects" and media isn't accepted without two other "proper" subjects:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article5361672.ece

u can see them in this paper:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/14801785/The-Simple-Guide-to-ALevels-UCAS-and-University

according to that, only eng lit, hist, foreign languages and sciences/maths are "respected"

Thanks for that, btw your chemistry thing did make me laugh :biggrin:

Reply 8

raspberryice

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(Online)

Thanks for that, btw your chemistry thing did make me laugh :biggrin:

It's ok. Obviously, depends on your career choice, media could be an appropriate subject for you to take. Thanks :biggrin:

Reply 9

Strawberrycayk

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OP!
why insult Mickey?
:hmmm:

Reply 10

Installation

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Longorefisher

Psychology, Sociology, Film Studies and the like. (If it has the word studies after then Mickey studied it)

Except religious studies :eek3:

Reply 11

Melting Sugar.

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Longorefisher

~~Psychology,~~ Sociology, Film Studies and the like. (If it has the word studies after then Mickey studied it)

Corrected. :smile:

Reply 12

Installation

14

I thought psychology A-Level wasn't regarded that highly still?

Reply 13

Peachesishere

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Longorefisher

Psychology, Sociology, Film Studies and the like. (If it has the word studies after then Mickey studied it)

Ummm, You have to have at least a B in english and science to take psychology, so how is that a 'mickey mouse' subject?

And in my opinion there is NO mickey mouse subject. That's just a conceited word created by people who are well....conceited.

Reply 14

Melting Sugar.

14

Installation

I thought psychology A-Level wasn't regarded that highly still?

As a science it's not as highly regarded.

As an A level it is. :yes:

Some universities accept it as a science subject.

Reply 15

Installation

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Ah ok, my school never offered it until I left so I didn't get much of a chance to actually look at the material anyway :P.

Reply 16

BJP

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Peachesishere

Ummm, You have to have at least a B in english and science to take psychology, so how is that a 'mickey mouse' subject?

And in my opinion there is NO mickey mouse subject. That's just a conceited word created by people who are well....conceited.

Not at our school you don't. They only set min. requirements for maths/English/sciences etc.

It's a word used to describe "less respected subjects" - of which there are definitely some!

Reply 17

Bulbasaur

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raspberryice

Cambridge or Oxford have an official list of "mickey mouse subjects" and media isn't accepted without two other "proper" subjects:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article5361672.ece

u can see them in this paper:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/14801785/The-Simple-Guide-to-ALevels-UCAS-and-University

according to that, only eng lit, hist, foreign languages and sciences/maths are "respected"

Umm, where does economics come in that?

Reply 18

DVDA

1

What about Statistics (as a subject at A-level)?

and i don;t really care, if thick people i like can get in doing **** subjects, then good for them and good for me :smile:

Reply 19

dignity

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Mickey mouse = all subjects on university blacklists + some others people may have never heard of.

I don't think psychology OR sociology are 'mickey mouse'. They're definitely 'softer' than the traditional subjects but they're on no blacklists and people who take them still get into top five universities. I think economics (even though it's a bit more challenging) belongs to the same group.

Mickey Mouse subjects...

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