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The Easiest Degree

I am thinking about Uni as I want a degree but do not really know what I want to do. So I thought I would start by asking which degree in most people opinions is the easiest? i.e. least amount of work :smile:

I want to go for the social life as well and also to get away from living at home for a bit as much as I want to do a degree.

Any advice welcome.

Cheers
James

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Your reasons for going to uni are all wrong my lad.
Sort your priorities out.

Yes uni can be fun, but the main incentive to going should be to get a degree that will better your future - not just one that's easy.
Reply 2
The easiest degree would be pointless as it would prove nothing about your abilities, and thus have no tangible effect on your career. It will also cost at least 9 grand.
Reply 3
All I can say is not a bioscience one :rolleyes: bloody coursework. But seriously what subjects do you like?
No degree is easy. The easiest degree (note the difference) is in whatever subject you have the most talent and natural ability in.

There's no such thing as an objectively 'easy' degree; someone with natural aptitude for a subject will find it a hell of a lot easier than someone who struggles with it. And all degrees are going to require you to work hard to get a decent grade, so if your only motivations are just to move away from home and have a good social life, why not just get a job?!
Reply 5
Contemporary Equestrian Fashion Studies at Thames Valley
Reply 6
To be honest I have always found studying easy. I have 4 A's at AS and 3 A's at A2 as well as a DDD in a National Diploma yet most good jobs still require a degree of some sort even though the majority of company do not care what the subject is hence my original question.
Reply 7
The easiest degree is everyone else's but mine. The hardest degree in the world is mine.

Come on, we're all thinking it ^^ :wink:
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777 Danny
Contemporary Equestrian Fashion Studies at Thames Valley
I live 200m from that 'university'.:smile:

(before I edited it said "I love 200m from that 'university'.:smile:") Oh dear...
Reply 9
I think maybe a gap year would be best for you,...your priorities are all wrong plus if the only reason your going to university is for the social scene...then this obviously shows your not mature enough to make such an important decision for your future...up 2 u...but if you just want to go to university for them reasons then your just gonna end up becoming part of the statistics for university drop outs.
Reply 11
Biology, aka. glorified gardening.
Reply 12
james_m
To be honest I have always found studying easy. I have 4 A's at AS and 3 A's at A2 as well as a DDD in a National Diploma yet most good jobs still require a degree of some sort even though the majority of company do not care what the subject is hence my original question.

well just pick something you like then lol, pick the alevel you liked the most and do that.
mhines87
Biology, aka. glorified gardening.


Right... glorified gardening, how informed are we?:rolleyes: Surely you'd be talking about botany or horticulture anyway?!:wink:
The OP is the kind of person who shouldn't even be going to university. It's people like him who bring them down.
james_m
degree in most people opinions is the easiest? i.e. least amount of work :smile:


If you are aiming to scrape a 2.x degree with the least possible work then I would say to an arts subject eg History, English, Philosophy, Sociology. Anyone can put 50 hours a week into any subject, but the minimum amount you can get away with varies greatly between subjects. Here is some more information on that, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6099768.stm

Edit: Things like institution will also affect 'amount' of work, while your enjoyment of the subject will affect the more qualitative aspects of your work too, such as how much enjoyment of aggravation you will feel while doing it.

Jaded
mtbab
well just pick something you like then lol, pick the alevel you liked the most and do that.


+1
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JadedHippy
If you are aiming to scrape a 2.x degree with the least possible work then I would say to an arts subject eg History. Anyone can put 50 hours a week into any subject, but the minimum amount you can get away with varies greatly between subjects. Here is some more information on that, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6099768.stm

Jaded

Depending on how your degree is structured, though, history involves reading quite a lot of dry textbooks and/or source texts (occasionally in foreign languages). It's a fun subject, but not everyone's going to find it all that thrilling, so I certainly wouldn't recommend it to anyone who doesn't at least have an interest in history. As for the "easy" bit, I wouldn't be so sure about that - I don't think the HEPI-report is very reliable as an indication of how easy or difficult a course is.
Reply 18
Difficulty is relative to the person studying the subject.

However, I would suggest reconsidering your reasons for going to university. You will be required to do a fair amount of work; you may not enjoy the "easy" course you choose, and I certainly wouldn't want to waste money on tuition fees just for the social side of things.
hobnob
Depending on how your degree is structured, though, history involves reading quite a lot of dry textbooks and/or source texts (occasionally in foreign languages). It's a fun subject, but not everyone's going to find it all that thrilling, so I certainly wouldn't recommend it to anyone who doesn't at least have an interest in history. As for the "easy" bit, I wouldn't be so sure about that - I don't think the HEPI-report is very reliable as an indication of how easy or difficult a course is.


Points taken. I've adjusted my original post a bit to reflect this. While I think how easy a subject is depends on the person who is studying it, I think if you enjoy and are equally good at several subjects, there would still be a workload difference between them. I studied and enjoyed doing History and Japanese for equal course credits at University, but the workload to achieve a 2.1 in both was very different. This is just my opinion, but from observation of other students at my University I feel it is reasonably accurate :s-smilie:

Jaded