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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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i saw on the news earlier a report about a lady who had just got a university degree in 'the beatles'!
what is all that about?seems you can get a degree in anything these days!
whats going to be next?a degree in 'thomas the tank engine' or maybe a degree in 'coronation street' or even better maybe there is a degree around for 'stupid pointless degrees'!
what do you all think?are these degrees a good thing or just a waste of time and money?  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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In my opinion, its bollocks. There's too many people in this country that get paid for doing f**k all. I bet most of those people end up in pointless middle management jobs. No one wants to graft for a living anymore. This country went to shit when apprenticeships ended and we stopped making things to export. Rant over  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Do any colleges/universitys offer qualifications in swinging.
Aha ive just had a brainwave. Fab admin could set this up. You online admin?  "
it would be a good idea however there are far to many people on here that would love the theory part of the course but would bottle it when it came to the practical |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Do any colleges/universitys offer qualifications in swinging.
Aha ive just had a brainwave. Fab admin could set this up. You online admin?
it would be a good idea however there are far to many people on here that would love the theory part of the course but would bottle it when it came to the practical "
Seems like a rather big claim to make!  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Do any colleges/universitys offer qualifications in swinging.
Aha ive just had a brainwave. Fab admin could set this up. You online admin?
it would be a good idea however there are far to many people on here that would love the theory part of the course but would bottle it when it came to the practical
Seems like a rather big claim to make! "
sorry that was just a little poke at the people who like to talk about meeting but always have an excuse when the offer is there,no offence meant to anybody x |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"People do have the option to say no or change their minds. An 'offer' doesn't give anyone the right to meet anyone does it?"
99.9% of people know the kind of people i meant anyway this is straying from my OP dont you think? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"People do have the option to say no or change their minds. An 'offer' doesn't give anyone the right to meet anyone does it?
99.9% of people know the kind of people i meant anyway this is straying from my OP dont you think? "
99.9%...You don't half know a lot of people on here |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"i saw on the news earlier a report about a lady who had just got a university degree in 'the beatles'!
what is all that about?seems you can get a degree in anything these days!
whats going to be next?a degree in 'thomas the tank engine' or maybe a degree in 'coronation street' or even better maybe there is a degree around for 'stupid pointless degrees'!
what do you all think?are these degrees a good thing or just a waste of time and money? "
A lot of the "degrees" make me giggle  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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If somebody wishes to spend a lifetime paying back money for a degree in the Beatles who am I to judge?!! Some degrees appear wishy washy but who knows where they lead.
My eldest has a BA in Leisure and Tourism and an MA in International Marketing. She travels the world: well her "pitch" is Asia, Africa and non-EU countries, talking to mult-national companies getting them to send their staff to UK universities, getting foreign students to study in the UK and along with the British Council promote Britain abroad.
You don't just need a degree in engineering say to make a difference! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"If somebody wishes to spend a lifetime paying back money for a degree in the Beatles who am I to judge?!! Some degrees appear wishy washy but who knows where they lead.
My eldest has a BA in Leisure and Tourism and an MA in International Marketing. She travels the world: well her "pitch" is Asia, Africa and non-EU countries, talking to mult-national companies getting them to send their staff to UK universities, getting foreign students to study in the UK and along with the British Council promote Britain abroad.
You don't just need a degree in engineering say to make a difference!"
now they are proper degrees that mean something,a 'beatles' though i still cant understand how that means something it baffles me x |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"People do have the option to say no or change their minds. An 'offer' doesn't give anyone the right to meet anyone does it?
99.9% of people know the kind of people i meant anyway this is straying from my OP dont you think?
99.9%...You don't half know a lot of people on here "
yes i know a great deal of people on here,thanks |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Seriously...I don't really see why people need to attach snobbery to education...sadly it seems to have always been so.
When I was at school...science was a 'proper' degree and the arts were seen as a poor relation.
I think any learning is a benefit to the person who is learning it.
I don't know what this particular degree course entails, or if the OP has looked at the particulars of the course...but whatever it is...that subject will have to be studied to a level to earn a degree the same as any other. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"i saw on the news earlier a report about a lady who had just got a university degree in 'the beatles'!
what is all that about?seems you can get a degree in anything these days!
whats going to be next?a degree in 'thomas the tank engine' or maybe a degree in 'coronation street' or even better maybe there is a degree around for 'stupid pointless degrees'!
what do you all think?are these degrees a good thing or just a waste of time and money? "
Why not? If I told you I had a degree in Latin, many would say that was a vastly intellectual degree. Others would question its relevance to modern society.
With university education moving toward the horrible new Tory model, you'll end up with a greater variety of degrees in my opinion. If the point is that the degree is devalued then I'd agree to a point. I don't believe anyone will be able to call degrees a waste of time and money in the future given that the student themselves will have the financial onus put on them. It should finally kill the image of the lazy grant-spending student anyhow. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"People do have the option to say no or change their minds. An 'offer' doesn't give anyone the right to meet anyone does it?
99.9% of people know the kind of people i meant anyway this is straying from my OP dont you think?
99.9%...You don't half know a lot of people on here "
oi, we are talking about degress not percentages. tut |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"i saw on the news earlier a report about a lady who had just got a university degree in 'the beatles'!
what is all that about?seems you can get a degree in anything these days!
whats going to be next?a degree in 'thomas the tank engine' or maybe a degree in 'coronation street' or even better maybe there is a degree around for 'stupid pointless degrees'!
what do you all think?are these degrees a good thing or just a waste of time and money?
A lot of the "degrees" make me giggle "
a lot of the percentages make me laugh too.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"People do have the option to say no or change their minds. An 'offer' doesn't give anyone the right to meet anyone does it?
99.9% of people know the kind of people i meant anyway this is straying from my OP dont you think?
99.9%...You don't half know a lot of people on here
yes i know a great deal of people on here,thanks"
aha from percentags, to fractions and now general quantifiers. well well well |
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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago
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Oh dear, how very knee-jerk.
Some of you are reacting as if a degree in "The Beatles" is acquired by listening to Sgt pepper all the way through.
Sociology, Economics, Music Theory, Music Business Studies, Marketing, Media Studies, History, Linguistics - a degree course covering those elements gives a fairly wide-ranging education.
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surely a degree just qualifies the amount of knowledge you have gained on a subject, any subject...... no one is necessarily saying it will get you a job, sets you apart as a brain surgeon or prime minister, it's just evidencing that you have studied and learnt to a certain standard on a certain subject.... if the student gets pleasure, understanding and a sense of achievement and is willing to pay for the right (after all it won't have been cheap) surely that is all positive.
Not a particularly academic subject or particularly applicable to the job market granted, but learning and a moral boost none the less. |
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i have a degree in philosophy from a very good university(yes brains and beauty lol).Will it change the world or discover a cure for cancer?no.The subject matters not,the quality of what is taught is the important thing.
To learn can never be a bad thing ,can it? |
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By *eaboMan
over a year ago
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a degree is as much about commitment, tenacity, communication and the ability to research and store information as about the subject. some subjects do seem a waste of time prima facia but you can bet yer arse a lot of hard work went into getting it. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"People do have the option to say no or change their minds. An 'offer' doesn't give anyone the right to meet anyone does it?
99.9% of people know the kind of people i meant anyway this is straying from my OP dont you think?
99.9%...You don't half know a lot of people on here
yes i know a great deal of people on here,thanks
aha from percentags, to fractions and now general quantifiers. well well well"
whats a general quantifier? perhaps i need a dergree in big words lol xx |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Seriously...I don't really see why people need to attach snobbery to education...sadly it seems to have always been so.
When I was at school...science was a 'proper' degree and the arts were seen as a poor relation.
I think any learning is a benefit to the person who is learning it.
I don't know what this particular degree course entails, or if the OP has looked at the particulars of the course...but whatever it is...that subject will have to be studied to a level to earn a degree the same as any other."
i got qualifications and education as long as your arm mate for my job and its nothing to do with snobbery as any of the people iv met will tell you im a down to earth back street manc lad and always will be x |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I can't recall but something like 40% of young people are doing a degree, but there are only something like 20% of the jobs than need a degree, so a lot of people with degrees saying, want fries with that!!!!
I also read, that some Unis are now publishing a list of subjects they don't consider to be serious academic subjects for 'meeting the criteria' |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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i'm half way through my 1st year of an English Literature degree. many people ask me what I can do with it afterwards, but I just tell them that I'm doing it because I want to.
I have 25 years of unbroken employment behind me and have paid into a pension for 20 years. I've still got another 25-30 years of working ahead of me yet.
to me, it is to satisfy a curiosity, a way of boosting my confidence and self esteem and I may decide to train to be a teacher and emigrate.
or I may decide to continue in my current field.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Seriously...I don't really see why people need to attach snobbery to education...sadly it seems to have always been so.
When I was at school...science was a 'proper' degree and the arts were seen as a poor relation.
I think any learning is a benefit to the person who is learning it.
I don't know what this particular degree course entails, or if the OP has looked at the particulars of the course...but whatever it is...that subject will have to be studied to a level to earn a degree the same as any other.
i got qualifications and education as long as your arm mate for my job and its nothing to do with snobbery as any of the people iv met will tell you im a down to earth back street manc lad and always will be x"
Try reading what I write BEFORE you react to it! |
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"Oh dear, how very knee-jerk.
Some of you are reacting as if a degree in "The Beatles" is acquired by listening to Sgt pepper all the way through.
Sociology, Economics, Music Theory, Music Business Studies, Marketing, Media Studies, History, Linguistics - a degree course covering those elements gives a fairly wide-ranging education.
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Indeed - for a minute, I thought I was reading the Letters Page for the Daily Mail! |
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"surely a degree just qualifies the amount of knowledge you have gained on a subject, any subject...... no one is necessarily saying it will get you a job, sets you apart as a brain surgeon or prime minister, it's just evidencing that you have studied and learnt to a certain standard on a certain subject.... if the student gets pleasure, understanding and a sense of achievement and is willing to pay for the right (after all it won't have been cheap) surely that is all positive.
Not a particularly academic subject or particularly applicable to the job market granted, but learning and a moral boost none the less."
Ding ding ding ding... we have a winner!
I've been involved in the recruitment process for the team I work in, and although candidates with a degree are preferred, the actual subject of the degree isn't really that important. We don't expect new graduates to learn the skills required to perform the job whilst at university, so we train new joiners in what we need them to know. We're more interested in their ability to learn things quickly and to extrapolate an idea from something else.
Of course, there are careers where the skills required to perform the role are taught at university... but the job I do doesn't fit into that category. |
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"i have a degree in philosophy from a very good university(yes brains and beauty lol).Will it change the world or discover a cure for cancer?no.The subject matters not,the quality of what is taught is the important thing.
To learn can never be a bad thing ,can it?"
Ooh, philosophy eh? Now that does sound intriguing.
You're right, you ain't likely to come up with a cure for cancer, but I bet having alcohol-fuelled conversations about existentialism into the wee hours of the morning would be enlightening. |
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By *utzzCouple
over a year ago
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"I've been involved in the recruitment process for the team I work in, and although candidates with a degree are preferred, the actual subject of the degree isn't really that important. We don't expect new graduates to learn the skills required to perform the job whilst at university, so we train new joiners in what we need them to know. We're more interested in their ability to learn things quickly and to extrapolate an idea from something else. "
I have 5 A's at A level including maths, physics & chemistry. Circumstance meant that going on to uni at 18 wasn't right for me and work was. I don't think not having a degree has held me back at all because I have always been willing to graft and learn on the job. There has been times I've applied for jobs where a degree is required; some I've got and others have gone to folks with no relevant experience but are just out o uni with a degree in the beatles or whatever. C'est la vie. |
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By *plpxp2Couple
over a year ago
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"Do any colleges/universitys offer qualifications in swinging.
Aha ive just had a brainwave. Fab admin could set this up. You online admin? "
Does this mean we have to start posting warnings about the University of Fab using our ads? |
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