This discussion is now closed.

Check out other Related discussions

Is 'Art' an academic subject?

Unregistered

This might sound stupid but I was unsure as to whether A- Level Art is an academic subject.

Does anybody know?

Reply 1

Unregistered

OP

p.s. is 'Business Studies' an academic subject?

Reply 2

-=flyboy=-

Hey,
I have often wondered this, but I have to say...I think not. I would of said that Art is more about creativity and expression than knowledgable or academic. When I was aplying for a scholorship, they also told me at GCSE not to select Art or Drama because they were not 'academic' subjects.

Dave

Reply 3

Juwel

18

I'm still unsure as to what it means for a subject to be academic. But I get the feeling Economics is more academic than Business Studies. Does 'academic' mean that when you study it, it's basically textbooks and 'table and chairs' study?

Reply 4

Tek

7

-=flyboy=-

When I was aplying for a scholorship, they also told me at GCSE not to select Art or Drama because they were not 'academic' subjects.

Dave

Would that be 'scholorship' or 'scholarship' then? :biggrin:

And no, imho, Art is not academic.

Reply 5

-=flyboy=-

Tek

Would that be 'scholorship' or 'scholarship' then? :biggrin:

And no, imho, Art is not academic.

God damn it every time! Get it with grammer too, or do I mean grammAr?

Hey hey

Dave :smile:

Reply 6

-=flyboy=-

ZJuwelH

I'm still unsure as to what it means for a subject to be academic. But I get the feeling Economics is more academic than Business Studies. Does 'academic' mean that when you study it, it's basically textbooks and 'table and chairs' study?

Err, to put it bluntly...yes

Dave

Reply 7

Unregistered

OP

Academic = subjects that can be mixed into a variety of careers
Vocational = subjects that apply to only 1 working criteria

Unlike other subjects, Art can be either be academic or vocational.

Reply 8

LH

15

Unregistered

Academic = subjects that can be mixed into a variety of careers
Vocational = subjects that apply to only 1 working criteria

Unlike other subjects, Art can be either be academic or vocational.

Which catergory does law fit into?

Reply 9

kildare

8

I would say it's academic

Reply 10

kildare

8

Lord Huntroyde

Which catergory does law fit into?

Depends where you study it I suppose...

Reply 11

zero101

none of the 2 r traditional academic subjects

Reply 12

LH

15

zero101

none of the 2 r traditional academic subjects

I was actually thinking of law at degree-level.

Reply 13

Unregistered

OP

Lord Huntroyde

Which catergory does law fit into?

It depends what the course is like.

Reply 14

Unregistered

OP

Art is preferred in GCSE by unis for medicine

Reply 15

Tek

7

Unregistered

Art is preferred in GCSE by unis for medicine

What, because it shows you are skilled with your hands?

Reply 16

Unregistered

OP

Every A-level is academic, even art. They're academic because you have to do revision and an exam.

AVCEs are vocational because there's no exams, it's all coursework and external portfollios.

Reply 17

Unregistered

OP

im not too sure, read it somewhere. Like the foreign languages is preferred by Unis for Law than the usual history and latin

Reply 18

Alexander

12

Lord Huntroyde

Which catergory does law fit into?

Hmm Law never used to be considered an academic subject (I know a successful solicitor in his 60s who never went to Uni, he just learnt it on the job) but it pretty much is one now; it's not entirely vocational, I read somewhere that "only" 60% of law grads actual go into a legal career.