media studies IS NOT A MICKEY MOUSE SUBJECT

It maybe a Mickey Mouse subject but it is still an A Level and it some have some difficulty in it as people still get Us.

I despise Media Studies I have no respect for it; however to someone else its still a course they (stupidly) took for 2 years and they do deserve some sort of qualification (How about a B-Level?)

Isn't Micky Mouse quite intelligent? Goofy on the other hand; he's thick as shit.

i think that although media studies is not easy , i think it is definately an easier subject.i think that the more traditional subjects like maths econonic will get you somewhere and you are guarenteed that universities will accept them. but with subjects like business studies they are not regarded as highly.

Economics has nothing to do with numeracy. Business Studies is a waste of time - how many succesfull business people do you think took this subject? You learn a lot of pointless jargon about firms, Business Studies won't help you get a job in the City or high up in business, because everyone knows its mickey mouse

i don't quite understand how u work that 1 out about business studies ?? well what subject exactly do you study if you want to get a job high up in business?? my bro did bus. studies at A level then from that did a degree in business management and now has a good job because of that so......u learn alot of pointless jargon about firms lol, do u actualy take business studies?? what subjects r u taking??? maths, further maths and even further maths? and maybe physics?

I find that a lot of poeple seem to think that Economics is the harder version of Business Studies. I'm currently studying AS Economics and I've gotta say it's a lot easier than the other subjects I'm doing. I've seen the work that a lot of my freinds do for BS and that actually seems of a similar level of difficulty. The only difference seems to be there's a lot more 'common sense' stuff in BS which most people could do without revising.
If you want to do a job 'high up in business' then subjects such as maths and physics which require a lot more work and show better mathematical ability will get you far. Also Business Studies is more specialised than other subjects so probably closes off more job opputunities than it opens. Just because you know one person who did well from doing BS it doesn't mean that all BS graduates will do just as well. You have to compare this one person to the thousands of BS graduates who are currently unemployed or in low paid jobs.

Economics has nothing to do with numeracy. Business Studies is a waste of time - how many succesfull business people do you think took this subject? You learn a lot of pointless jargon about firms, in economics you do get a good look at the theory of the firm, but you also look at the national and international economies to better understand the world we live in. Business Studies won't help you get a job in the City or high up in business, because everyone knows its mickey mouse

Your right.. its not a Mickey Mouse subject. Especially since the world today seems to revolve around the media. I did the AQA syllabus for AS- more than 60 per cent of my class failed so it can't be that easy.. unless my classmates are really dumb (which there not)..

Well done ele on 600 posts! Youll be a mod soon

I do Maths and I find it has NO RELEVANCE WHATSOEVER to the world - definitely less than media studies (which I took at GCSE and thoroughly enjoyed).

To those saying business studies is easy - I would disagree and say it is on a par with maths (but maybe thats just cos Im good at maths) ... I did worse in business than in maths at AS level

Yay! lol- I didn't even notice that! Thanks

I do maths.. and find it mind-numblingly boring. My teacher says its good for "sharpening the brain" (!?).. I think a lot of people who think Media is easy say that because they know its a lot of fun!