Undergrad uni degrees. Boring one or fun one?

This may be a captain obvious question, but whatever.

Ok. So I'm slowly deciding what exactly to do for uni and my dream combination would be Business with a slight focus on managerial stuff, doubled or joint or whatever with Graphic Arts/Design (and/or a touch of film stuff, however one would go about that)

The thing is, I know I can't do both. This lead me to a question. In the short and long term, is it better to do a boring course like Business Administration over something I've been wanting to do for ages like Graphic Arts or Film Production?

(I can't take any Sciences stuff since I've got A LEvels in History, Business, English Lit, and Spanish)

Also I've been somewhat disappointingly been told that a Graphic Design (or similar) degree is useless in the working world too, employability-wise.

Oh and as for jobs I'm probably gonna try at designing/graphic design/media or whatnot and then eventually open up a merchandise firm (a la Alchemy Gothic). >_>

But yeah, the boring degree which I'll hate for 3 years but will come out with better employability or the degree I'll like better with slightly less employability. WHICH ONE :/

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Argh. >_> It's not I'm saying that business is boring its......just....well my Business teacher(s) were terrible for A Level and GCSE so I haven't exactly been in super duper high favour with it. >_> Although I could be wrong and it could be better than the media edged stuff. >_>

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Originally Posted by Visavi

While you're more likely to do better in a fun major, if you can keep your focus through a boring major that may give you an opportunity to have a more stable career, then I would say go for it. You can always take classes within the fun major or even go back to college after you gather enough money. Film can always be a hobby. It's better to have experience and such, but you don't necessarily have to be a film major to make a great film. Then again, I'm more into having a stable income rather than taking a huge risk.

Who told you that you couldn't make a lot of money in Graphics Design?

It's just part of me worries I won't have the expertise to do film. If I don't decide to do a filmy/photography related study, then there are places and/or extra classes or stuff after I graduate to learn this shit, right? >_>

Also I'm not saying there's anything wrong with graphic design, just I've been told a Graphic Design degree is kinda ":/" employability-wise.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Well I still have a year or so (well UCAS wants details in by december so blah :/) to ask around so yeah.

I still have no fucking clue what to do. .__________________.

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Originally Posted by Calculusaurus

This is a question you can only answer yourself.

I'm getting a degree in physics, and there aren't tons and tons of physics jobs out there.

But guess what? I like physics, so I'm majoring in it. That's what school is about for me. It's about learning, not some tool you use so that you can find a job later on.

I also like challenges. The fact that I will have to go to grad school for any hope of a decent job is exciting. Grad school is just another way to challenge my mind--so it's good in my book.

Some people like to go the path of least resistence in life. These people tend to get "normal" degrees like business or computer science--that is, degrees where there's a clear, obvious job market for. These people don't like making big, life-changing decisions. They like the world set out for them.

A lot of these people go for pre-med degrees. They think, "Oooh, I want to be a doctor." They realize that there is a clear job--doctor--waiting for them once they graduate, and it makes lots of money to boot. Many of these students change their minds once they realize that the academic pre-med route is... wait for it... challenging!

So ask yourself, why are you going to college?

If you are going for a degree to land you an easy job, then realize that and choose accordingly.

If you are going to college to learn and live passionately through your academic career, then realize that and choose accordingly.

I'd rather live courageously and passionately than living with a fear of what degree offers more employability.

I recommend having that mindset, but I can't choose for you. Some people really like the false comfort of employability.

>_>

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I wasn't expecting to get this much replies.

Well the thing is, I wanna study something I enjoy, but I'm still paranoid about employers looking at my art/design based stuff and going "URGH U SUCK". Although I could be wrong, I dunno. <_< Aforementioned person (my uncle) who said a graphics design degree is worthless took a Biochemistry degree in Oxford which apparently he hated and is working in advertising, wtf. ._.

Hmm. Well I'll give it a bit more thought (still haven't decided on a uni yet or a course because so much to choose from but I do want to do something design with film/photography/communications/graphic design orientated that challenges me and gives me some good multi-use skills for later on in life)

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

The thing is, I'm gonna be studying in England, so I'm not sure how easy it is to change majors or major/major/minor there or whatever. >______>

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Humm...I've noticed that the photography is more of a hobby than anything else. >_> Although I still am undecided about the others as of yet.

Also I've been looking up the closest I'll get to the multi-faceted style of US education that I can get in UK education, that is Combined Honours. >_> I need to research that a bit more but if I could find some sort of magical media+film joint with design (product design/graphic design/that sort of stuff) with a marketing/advertising edge then that would be good.

Perhaps I could take a module of business in with the combined studies shit I dunno.

Also what do you mean by the networking thing? >_>

(also Fatt's latest journal entry also is quite uncanny if I say so myself)

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