Social science/humanities in uni?

A lot of people told me not to study social science or humanities degree at uni, as they say it’s pointless which really put me off. I’m going to be studying Politics at a good uni, but now I don’t feel like going. People have told me it’s pointless and a waste of money, and I should only go uni if I study economics, medicine, engineering etc. What does everyone else think?

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Ignore them! Having a degree in Politics will showcase a ton of different skills to future employers, and what would be better - doing a degree that you enjoy and therefore putting in the effort and doing well, or getting no degree at all?

As amazing as those other degrees are, universities offer 100s of different courses for a reason. Please don't by discouraged by what other people think!

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Very true what Alex Isabel said. Don’t worry

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Original post by RoughHead

A lot of people told me not to study social science or humanities degree at uni, as they say it’s pointless which really put me off. I’m going to be studying Politics at a good uni, but now I don’t feel like going. People have told me it’s pointless and a waste of money, and I should only go uni if I study economics, medicine, engineering etc. What does everyone else think?

What kind of people are you talking to? By their metric, Economics would be worthless as well considering it's a Humanities subject.

I did languages at university and have had great success in jobs I've applied to thus far and the same can be said for my friends at university.

In my opinion, Politics is definitely a fascinating and respected degree. The subject matter literally runs our daily life :lol:

. Just ignore the haters; they're incredibly naive, ignorant and narrow-minded.

Take it from a fellow Humanities person - you're completely fine. :rambo: