Mickey Mouse Degrees

[Elta]

Yes it is.

Perhaps you have heard of This Chap

 

[Zelig]

Well, of course, the vast majority of Medieval Studies is medieval history... But it also requires Latin courses, and includes several courses that have more to do with theology, literature, fine arts, etc. Believe it or not some of these "studies" do have something distinguishing them.

History majors generally have to take more than history courses.

 

[Merkinball]

I am a Soc - Geography major. As I have stated here 50 million times.

Would you be willing to place a bet on your ability to repay your loans after graduation? Or are you going to a McCollege?

 

[Elta]

Would you be willing to place a bet on your ability to repay your loans after graduation? Or are you going to a McCollege?

I never took any loans I work. I would never take a loan out on anything short of a home, loans are tools for capitalist swine. I am no ones slave sir.

I am going to the Flagship college of my state

 

[YonatanBlum]

History majors generally have to take more than history courses.

Obviously. But the idea here is to take a different set of courses to get a different degree. You need to take Latin, medieval literature, etc, in order to get the degree, as opposed to other requirements for a general history major... And, of course, you still get to take other courses.

 

[Shylock]

Animation degrees will never become completely worthless, you have to have talent though.

 

[Elta]

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*There are no private universities in Nevada.

Surely there are no educated people in the state of Nevada, what with their absolutely horrid state run education system

I'll never be able to support my self having graduated from a school in Nevada woe is me

 

[Formaldehyde]

College isn't a trade school. Or at least it shouldn't be, IMO.

 

[illram]

Sounds like your friend is doing what he wants and is having a fun life. Good for him!

 

[Gabryel Karolin]

Somehow education threads always end up like this; everything is mickey mouse degrees unless you study Applied Physics, Med.dr. or Harvard business school or [whatever the poster is studying] .

 

[El_Machinae]

I think the worst part of the degree is the name. You can tell the name is a problem, because people laugh when they hear it. Other than that, it looks pretty solid. I can't judge the quality of the eduction. It strikes me as being nearly impossible to get a proper education in the outdoor skills the same time you're taking regular studies, since learning outdoor skills at a university level would require a heck of a lot of field time.

 

[REDY]

I think thats major flaw in current educuation that people go to university not to learn but to get degree. Another flaw is that they decide to which university should go according profit and respect of degree. The way which we are going seems as way to make specialist idiots.
Yay for capitalism.

 

[Formaldehyde]

What could possibly go wrong with a bunch of poorly educated engineers and business majors in charge of corporate America?

 

[bhsup]

You mean like a generic liberal arts degree??

 

[Formaldehyde]

It is typically a far better education than what most engineers and business majors receive. College in the US has been turned into a trade school to a great extent. Don't get me wrong - there is nothing wrong with trade schools or advanced study. But it is not equivalent to a good general education that you typically receive at a "liberal arts" college, or even a well-rounded university.

When I went to Georgia Tech, it was literally impossible for you to fail any class as a freshman outside of math, a hard science, or an engineering class, despite being required to take them for accreditation purposes. If you showed up every day, you typically got a "C" no matter how badly you screwed up the tests. And the professors in those subjects for the most part were young or second rate, because they would likely never receive tenure.

 

[MobBoss]

It is typically a far better education than what most engineers and business majors receive. College in the US has been turned into a trade school to a great extent. Don't get me wrong - there is nothing wrong with trade schools or advanced study. But it is not equivalent to a good general education that you typically receive at a "liberal arts" college, or even a well-rounded university.

When I went to Georgia Tech, it was literally impossible for you to fail any class as a freshman outside of math, a hard science, or an engineering class, despite being required to take them for accreditation purposes. If you showed up every day, you typically got a "C" no matter how badly you screwed up the tests. And the professors in those subjects for the most part were young or second rate, because they would likely never receive tenure.

Isnt general education what you get in High School while College/Uni is advanced education?

 

[Merkinball]

You mean like a generic liberal arts degree??

In saaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, sociology or geography?

 

[Formaldehyde]

Isnt general education what you get in High School while College/Uni is advanced education?

Nope. You typically don't speciallize all that much until you get an advanced degree other than in engineering, business, nursing, or some other program such as these. A BS or BA degree in virtually any other major means you are now ostensibly educated and qualifed enough to seek an advanced specialized degree.

That also means that any other discipline is typically going to have a much better general education than these will because the graduates will have taken far more upper level classes in a variety of different subjects.

 

[Shadylookin]

I take computer science courses as electives to bring up my gpa.

Fairly off-topic but what introductory language does your university's CS department use? I've always wondered if using java for an introductory course was as prevalent as my professors claim.

I think thats major flaw in current educuation that people go to university not to learn but to get degree. Another flaw is that they decide to which university should go according profit and respect of degree. The way which we are going seems as way to make specialist idiots.
Yay for capitalism.

I think it's a flaw in society. For whatever reason "the powers that be" have decided you need a 4 year degree for almost everything besides working in a fast food restaurant. So colleges are filled with people who don't want to be there but know that it's their only ticket to a mediocre wage.

Even worse is the poor saps that crack before they can reach their degree. Now not only do they not get the coveted piece of paper, but they also owe a boatload of cash. On the plus side their failures means I can finally find a decent parking space after Spring break every year.

 

[Zelig]

Fairly off-topic but what introductory language does your university's CS department use? I've always wondered if using java for an introductory course was as prevalent as my professors claim.

Intro CS at my school uses C.

Nope. You typically don't speciallize all that much until you get an advanced degree other than in engineering, business, nursing, or some other program such as these. A BS or BA degree in virtually any other major means you are now ostensibly educated and qualifed enough to seek an advanced specialized degree.

That also means that any other discipline is typically going to have a much better general education than these will because the graduates will have taken far more upper level classes in a variety of different subjects.

This really depends what classes you actually take. A general major has nearly half as many credits in the major subject as an honours major as requirements.