2014’s Top 20 Degrees most likely to leave you on jobseekers!

Economics and psychology in the same vein?

No, they are not. Unless you refer to the application of psychological studies in fields like behavioral economics, which is one of the many and very diverse fields of study that would fall under the economics umbrella (and anyways, it would be like saying that maths = economics just because there are applications of maths in economics, as in other social sciences).

I'm surprised to see primary education there. But other than that, everything's expected.

Oh right, thank you
Always wondered as both subjects are social sciences. I think psychology anyway does help with some parts of economics though.

Ignorance is everywhere, that experience doesn't tell anything about Geography degrees. I don't know where you live, but assuming she's from Europe, her lack of knowledge about Sierra Leone could be just a reflex of the euro-centric vision of the world. And that's not exclusive to Geography students.

At my university, the Geography students are highly regarded as the most open-minded and experienced graduates, quickly finding a (good) job after graduation (I'm not from UK). This is all very relative, every single subject has its role..

I found a website that shows the top 20 degrees that are less likely to get you a job after 6 months. They are:

20. Psychology.

19. Religious studies and theology

18. Music

17. Sport & Business Management

16. English Lit

15. Advertisement

14. Business Management

13. English Language

12. Sociology

11. Events Management

10. Accountancy

9. Film Studies

8.Ancient History

7. Media Studies

6. Primary Education

5. French

4. History

3. Criminology

2. Sport Science

1. Geography (With an Employment after 6 months as low as 36%)

http://www.hellou.com/2014/03/2014s-top-20-degrees-likely-leave-jobseekers-3313/2/

I was absolutely shocked to see some of the subjects listed :O I thought subjects like history and English literature were well respected by employers :/

What do you guys think of this list?
Anyone here doing any of the subjects listed?


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Yeah, I want to do French with Arabic. Languages degrees are sought after by over fifty percent of employers, so I don't know where they got the idea about French from.

Generally you are right, languages are highly looked upon, but what kind of employment?

I know a few language graduates who work in foreign language call centres. It pays marginally better than the English only job I had in one, but not enough to study it, since you can be fluent in a language without a degree.

Arabic will be more useful than French for employment, I'd say. To get a well paid job you would also need a lot more to your CV in your chosen sector. I would get paid a lot more money in my sector (homelessness) for speaking Arabic than I would French, since we have only ever had one Belgian national, but countless Arabic speakers over the years declaring themselves homeless with poor English skills, even if Arabic itself isnt their first language. And again, I'd not get the job without having a good CV!

I just want to study it because it's interesting, then probably work for Amnesty UK, so a degree would be pretty necessary

Definitely useful, so go for it. You should look into conflict studies as well on the side. What do you want to do at Amnesty? Do they observe abroad or is that a wider Amnesty?

I suppose the point I was trying to make was that a lot of the language grads I know wanted to go into business, but the language degree didn't build up their credentials enough, so end up taking whatever job they can find where they can use their skills and get trapped.

Yeah, lots of language degrees are geared towards "Business" French/ Spanish. I'm debating between French or Spanish with Arabic, as I want to work with immigrants (human rights, discrimination etc.), but I know a lot of people in my classes are applying for courses in Business French/ Spanish

Does not surprise me, makes me laugh that many of the traditional subjects secondary schools prize so highly are also the most useless/unemployable. Shame that they are messing so many students up in life by leading them up the garden path. Most of those on the list are great interest subjects though, but that's pretty much all they are and some people get carried away thinking they are more than that. As someone mentioned if someone with direct skills/qualifications applies for a job they will go for that person first over English lit, History grad. Also shows that Accountancy is not the easy answer to employment some people tout it to be. Too many humanities, languages, English and social science grads I think, probably too many grads in general, too high a population in general.

Yeah, I want to do French with Arabic. Languages degrees are sought after by over fifty percent of employers, so I don't know where they got the idea about French from.

I guess it's because French is a language in serious decline.

But it's spoken in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas, and it's one of the languages of the EU and the UN

It's barely spoken in Asia at all- maybe there's still a couple of elderly folk in Vietnam who speak it. As for Europe and the EU, fewer and fewer discussions and documents are translated into French. It's also not really spoken in the Americas outside of Quebec and some small Caribbean islands. It's only a language of the UN for historical reasons.

Don't get me wrong; it's still a useful language if you're planning to involve France, southern Belgium or Quebec in your future. It's just that supply far outstrips demand.

Hi everyone. Whats all your opinion on IT and Computing based degrees. Would you consider that useless or useful degree?

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