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Future potential uni degrees

I am currently doing maths, geography and politics a level and have no idea what degree I want to do at uni ( I want to go I’ve always dreamed about learning more in depth into a subject you are passionate about) however I’m unsure of what degree to do. Some of my ideas are
Geography (main one)
PIR
PPE/HSPS
Law( to specialise in environmental or human rights)
Something that has both geography and politics
Please help me decide which to do in order to have a stable career path of something that I not only enjoy but will allow me to live a comfortable life even if it isn’t in this list.

Reply 1

I would say law definitely is the most stable, but it takes a while to specialise and you might get bored having to learn the parts you aren’t interested in. My question is, are you focused on studying what you like or being able to do a job you like, because most of these degrees (excluded Law) box you in quite a bit. Whereas studying Economics leaves a lot of doors open, so you can still go into sector you are interested in.

I was in a similar position where I really wanted to study ID and go into that sector, but when I looked at the job market I realised it was looked pretty difficult to get hired without any practical skills so now I’m looking at Econ and ID

I think my best recommendation would be joint degree of any of these with Economics where possible so you have transferable skills you can take to any job. Also have a look at careers you might be interested in and see what people who do those jobs studied.

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by acting-earthquak
I would say law definitely is the most stable, but it takes a while to specialise and you might get bored having to learn the parts you aren’t interested in. My question is, are you focused on studying what you like or being able to do a job you like, because most of these degrees (excluded Law) box you in quite a bit. Whereas studying Economics leaves a lot of doors open, so you can still go into sector you are interested in.
I was in a similar position where I really wanted to study ID and go into that sector, but when I looked at the job market I realised it was looked pretty difficult to get hired without any practical skills so now I’m looking at Econ and ID
I think my best recommendation would be joint degree of any of these with Economics where possible so you have transferable skills you can take to any job. Also have a look at careers you might be interested in and see what people who do those jobs studied.


In all honesty I just want to do a degree that I enjoy and find interesting and has jobs opportunities in things that I find interesting. Also would I be able to do and economics degree I only do one stem subject -maths a level. I was also thinking ID but was put off because of the lack of jobs, however I’m still considering it because I think it is worth it to wait for what you want e.g. a job.

Reply 3

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by weap
I am currently doing maths, geography and politics a level and have no idea what degree I want to do at uni ( I want to go I’ve always dreamed about learning more in depth into a subject you are passionate about) however I’m unsure of what degree to do. Some of my ideas are
Geography (main one)
PIR
PPE/HSPS
Law( to specialise in environmental or human rights)
Something that has both geography and politics
Please help me decide which to do in order to have a stable career path of something that I not only enjoy but will allow me to live a comfortable life even if it isn’t in this list.

PPE

Reply 5

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by weap
In all honesty I just want to do a degree that I enjoy and find interesting and has jobs opportunities in things that I find interesting. Also would I be able to do and economics degree I only do one stem subject -maths a level. I was also thinking ID but was put off because of the lack of jobs, however I’m still considering it because I think it is worth it to wait for what you want e.g. a job.

You don’t actually need any STEM A levels to study Econ, it’s considered an essay based social science so you’re good there. Most people I met at open days said they hadn’t even done Maths A level for Econ and the 1st year is literally just teaching the 1st year of the A level so people can catch up (though that might depend on the specific uni and course)

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