Topic: Majors

[Kpyna]

So, for those of you college, to-be college, or graduated kids around here, what's your major, or what are you thinking of making it?

My major is marketing. It sounds pretty boring but I could actually talk your ear off of a lot of things. It's like business meets psych/sociology. I'm hoping that when I get into it I'll be able to get a job in advertising, because that's my favorite section of it. At my school right now I have a concentration in Social Media, but I haven't taken any such courses yet and when I transfer I doubt my transfer school will have that concentration.

I thought about doing graphic design for a while but I mean... I feel like that's a profession where you have to deal with a lot of stupid people for not nearly enough money. Like, yeah, that encompasses almost any job, but I feel like its a lot of client work which can go kinda awry. I also wanted to do communications/journalism, but imo, thanks to blogs and the instantaneous way the news has to be delivered in the internet era just didn't seem much fun to me. Plus if I worked for an organization like Fox I would absolutely hate myself.

So, what kind of piece of paper do you wanna get?

[sylar]

something in art... illustration? maybe animation.

only thing is to do that i need to get through 5th year art + design. which i hate with a passion. perhaps ill never get to college.


though really id be getting an art degree so itd basically be like i didnt go to college either way.

[Kerou 犠牲]

Uni killed Marketing for me haha

I did Business Management for two years and then dropped out during the third. If I did Uni again I'd pick something that would be interesting to learn about rather than something I was good at.

[Lord Raven]

i majored in physics, get at me

I still do, though.  The professors all drive you nuts, and I'm starting to see why the professors drive you nuts now that I'm TAing.  It's a strange subject that attracts strange people.

[Inferna]

something in art... illustration? maybe animation.

only thing is to do that i need to get through 5th year art + design. which i hate with a passion. perhaps ill never get to college.


though really id be getting an art degree so itd basically be like i didnt go to college either way.

ps I only have a D in higher art from doing it in school and then I got no award when I reattempted it at college lmao. The sqa do not like my art haha but I don't think it's like 100% necessary? I did an nc in art after leaving school then my hnc and now hnd.

I just finished two years doing visual communication, so a mixture of graphic design, illustration and drawing. Was going to go down the fine art route but I can't stand the pretentiousness of it and I like working to a brief.
Now I'm going onto to do design and digital art, which mixes graphic design, web development and fun stuff like prototyping. It's for two years so this time next year I might have a degree and then the year after is honours which is terrifying!
I'm prepared for the fact I might not get a job after it so I'm going to do a postgrad and get into primary teaching.

[Kpyna]

Uni killed Marketing for me haha

Why? As you learned more did you lose more interest? I took 3 years of marketing in high school so I think I may be set if that's the case but I'm interested in hearing about it.

[JSM]

I study maths at uni =) Find it to be really difficult at times, but it's a lot of fun and I'm just so happy to be doing it.

[Kerou 犠牲]

Why? As you learned more did you lose more interest? I took 3 years of marketing in high school so I think I may be set if that's the case but I'm interested in hearing about it.

Marketing was a major part of the stuff I was doing in Business for 4.5 years prior to Uni. I guess that's what it was though, Uni got more indepth about Marketing as a whole concept and it kinda killed the interest for me. I ended up really enjoying the theoretical aspects and the psychology of leadership and management more so, but there wasn't anywhere near enough of that to keep me invested unfortunately (only really did the good stuff in first year), I think I probably would have been best off doing some sort of Psychology degree.

[Pam-the-Lamb]

 I might get my degree in counselling studies and psychology or just straight up psychology.

 I would like to by a counsellor/therapist/psychiatrist < anything along those lines but a psychiatrist would require med school (if I'm correct) and I haven't even got my foot on the first rung of the ladder.

 If it goes bottoms-up I'll look at parapsychology and hopefully get employed by some shady government sector where life will be like a video game.

 I think I'll be able to get a masters in psychology and religion or something which could maybe get me a job in the military depending on who we're currently invading... or in the civil service.

[not chloe]

English Language and Creative Writing. Starts in September, need 300 UCAS points.



I have never been more excited in my life and I am always excited.

[Liam]

I study Zoology, first year has been general life sciences with biochemistry and cell biology and stuff like that but next year get to do more interesting modules like animal physiology and animal diversity.

[Sizacu]

I'm planning on doing Computer Science in uni (: It was originally Maths and Computer Science, but I'm finding the modules that you do in Computer Science more interesting than Maths. Cryptography and Graphics? Yes please!!

[That Girl in the 'Roo Suit]

If I did Uni again I'd pick something that would be interesting to learn about rather than something I was good at.

^This. Always do something you're going to enjoy, rather than something you think will get you the jobs. If they coincide, great, but don't worry about it.

For example, I did Egyptology. Remember, it's the skills you learn that get you the jobs, not /what/ you learn.

[Spriter]

I'm hoping to do Creative Writing. A few University courses for that do see pretty cool, like UEA's course. The problem with UEA is that the grades to get in are AAA. Otherwise, Keele and Chester seem to do it too...but they're a little too close to me for my liking.

[Wrath of Zuruggu]

I study Zoology, first year has been general life sciences with biochemistry and cell biology and stuff like that but next year get to do more interesting modules like animal physiology and animal diversity.

Aw man, really? No diversity? We had diversity in first year and we're covering more specifics second and third. I get a trip to Ireland and Africa, too

So I'm studying biology but I'm kinda doing the splits between genetics and conservation biology/ ecology. I plan just to do a Pocahontas and see where the wind takes me~

I'm hoping to do Creative Writing. A few University courses for that do see pretty cool, like UEA's course. The problem with UEA is that the grades to get in are AAA. Otherwise, Keele and Chester seem to do it too...but they're a little too close to me for my liking.

Come to UEA. It's the best because I'm there. I've heard a lot of good things about their creative courses so I'm not surprised it's AAA.