Katie

Just had a moment of interest, and decided to question you all about degrees you have, or are studying for? Think it'd be quite interesting to hear about them!

Dan B

BSc Mathematics, from the Uni of Liverpool (graduated Summer 2000)...

Superb time while I was there, except for the final year which was a REAL 24/7 slog......got there in the end, if I could go back and choose whether to do it again, I would despite the massive amounts of work required.

What I will say, however, is that unless you do a vocational degree or end up with a First from a proper red-brick Uni, finding a job afterwards isn't the easiest of things to do...

Katie

To be honest I'm not looking for something that's going to give me a tunnel into a specific job afterwards, I just revel in the challenge. I'm extremely sad in that respect I suppose!
Thank you for the reply mate, it's very enlightening to read about other peoples experience with various courses.

saff_cossie

Bsc (Hons) Business Information Systems Management from Bournemouth Uni.

Graduated last November. Really good course and covered a wide spectrum of subjects from Accounting and Marketing through to Programming and Management.

Great location next to the beach and clubs as well

Rhys

Degree what is that then?

Andreas

1 year left for my Bachelor in Computer Science & Software Engineering but with the current lack of job I will probably continue to get a masters in Geographic Information Technology.

Hardeep_Singh

Bsc Computer Science with hons

Just about to complete my final year in striaght Computer Science now at kingston uni, all i can say is if you want a challenge then look no further, this is a killer degree, IS (Information Systems) is not the same as CS as the CS course is much more stressful and the work load in the final year is double the amount. The modules contained in CS vary from uni to uni and so do some of the programming languages taught.

I wouldn't do it again BUT, so glad i have and going to see it through to the end as personally for it is a SERIOUS achievement and plus i didnt take the easy option and change my degree to IS after the first year !

Katie

Lol....swotty Rhys tries to avoid being known as one of the academic elite....blown your cover mr

Hehe Hardeep, well done you!
Personally an IT orientated degree wouldn't be for me. I want to do something along the lines of Law, Forensics etc....totally different sector for me matey!

Rolls

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Bsc (hons) Economics
MSc Financial Economics and Econometrics

taken because i want to break into analytical work of some description in finance/banking......... although it seems no-one gives a monkey as i've got no expirience........

PhilM

BSc Aerospace Engineering (with JAR66 B1 license aswell), currently in 2nd yr

fitzy_88

BA (Hons) Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University, Lady Margaret Hall College.

Finished in July 2004... still not got a job! I should've gone to a proper uni

Euan

Hardeep_Singh

Thanks katie

forensics sounds very interesting a girl that i worked with last year was going into her 2nd year in this, she used to tell me loads of stuff about what she was taught, interesting facts, it sounded very interesting and also there was loads of practicles involved so it wasn't all boring book reading shit.

if i had the financial backing i would have done somthing in biology as i would love to have a full time job which makes a difference plus i'm interested in things in that area, i went for IT as it is a sure thing financially for me as theres good well paid jobs in IT.

good luck with whatever you chose!

MrsCossieRich330

Just about to finish 2nd yr (out of 3) doing a dual honours in Psychology and Educational Studies at Keele (Staffordshire). Bloody hard work/going but should be worth it in the end. Planning on going on to do a PGCE (teaching) after but from home to be near my man and coz I don't have to pay rent at home! lol

Coldo

Multimedia Visualisation with product design at Glasgow Caledonian University.

Loving it so far, no complaints Pretty hard work at times, but all degrees are, and the traveling is a bitch, but i get used to it

mattbibs

about to graduate with Bsc finance & accounting, finish the course in 27 days time!

biggest shock to me when i got to uni is that you do all sorts of subjects! im good at maths so thought id be good at this - when i started it was a bit of a shock to find out i had to pass IT, economics, law, business studies, tax, auditing, etc. all of which i had absolutely no knowledge on before the first day!

still passed them tho!

ditto others in that im proud to have got through it and definitely wouldnt consider doing anything like this again in the future!

JesseT

I'm currently finalizing my doctoral dissertation on laser physics. I wouldn't recommend research for anyone
I'm out of the university faster than the speed of light after I'm done with the degree. I'll go and rather work as a car mechanic than stay here with this stupid salary.

Hooligan

Started A-levels, did fuck all so left school with O-levels, studied motorcycle-mechanics and dropped out, worked in IT for 7 years and will be doing what I love soon: starting childcare!

Brookesy

A levels whats them lol some of us only went to college

Neil S

iTrader: (1)

BEng (Hons) Electronic Engineering

Not a Bronze Swimming Certificate (BSc)!

Neil.

It's Czech Mate

BSC Hons Economics with Accounting & Finance......

Double degree such as this is good, no dissertation

However I did have 36 exams and 12 pieces of assesed coursework

Well worth it, final year was hard.....especially doing my exams and revision with a shattered collarbone and two cracked ribs

Katie

Fooking hell mate.....was looking at the PPE description for Cambridge a few weeks back. All I can say is fooking hell, lolol.....I think my brain would experience meltdown in the first week....supposedly the hardest course at Cambridge (so say a large few, heh)....50% dropout rate or something isn't there??....people running away to inferior subjects like Medicine with their 5/6 A levels lol

Go get a job!.....Should have got your act together and run for the election matey. lol.

ImaRacing 700

Katie i have a degree in shooting the furthest...like 3 metres..you interested in watching?

jamieslittleracer

woohoo looks like luck is on my side... at Birmingham a very red brick uni hehe... doing physiotherapy. cant really get more vocational than that, tho i do get asked what i want to do when i graduate

hopefully work in teh NHS for 2 years to pay off my student loan (if it hasnt been brought in that the nhs pay off our debt by then!) then go into equine physio... horses are much easier to treat they dont complain

EscortWRC

B.S. in Aerospace Engineering

Andreas

Light sabres for the public

**Claire**

Not a degree as such but I'm in my final year of CIPFA got exams in June and then one more in December then I'm free from studying forever (and then I'll be classed as one of those really boring accountant types)

Already qualified AAT (Accounting Technician), did my BTEC in business and finance and some other stuff. Not bad for being a total rebel at school, and my teachers said I'd never amount to much!!

Rhys

Anyone on here done a Masters? Just wondering how it compares to final year, as im debating wether to have a go as im only half way through a 4 yr course atm

Chipperx2

quitting university in about two weeks time, not for me I'm afraid well the course.

Might try something else

M7 COS

I have a BSc in Economics & Statistics (Joint Honours)

It took me over a year to find a "proper" job after I graduated, and the job I have now is not directly related to my degree. But I am still hunting for a job that I want to pursue a career in.

fitzy_88

Katie,

I think at Cambridge its called SPS or something like that.. Same thing as PPE though.

Twas a bit of slog.. but got there in the end!

I've just started to look properly.. keep your fingers crossed for me.

Euan

Jimboxr4x4

I've got a BSc in Physical Science (basically Combined science with more of a Physics slant) and an MSc in Spacecraft Technology and Satellite Comms both from UCL in London.

BSc was dead easy and did very little work but MSc was VERY hard. That was the hardest 12 months of study I have ever done. Probably not the answer you wanted to hear but it might be different for other MSc courses.

(Not using either of the qualifications in my job though. Doh.)

Paul Eggleton

BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering from Loughborough, got my CEng status 18months ago

CasperR

Higher business education (hhx)
And made Sergent in the army, and im certified to remove mines and all sorts of explosives

Sean Bicknell

BSc (Hons) Industrial Information Technology & Software Engineering

Course was OK, and I had a good time doing it, but nothing I learnt there is relevant to what I do now.

Sean..

John Laverick

I've got a 2:1 BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering from the University of the West of England

oscar wightman

BA (Hons) Geography.... What a laugh, went on a field trip to Tenerife, unfortunately, as previously stated, was very difficult getting a relevant job so....

PGCE (Post grad teaching qual.) Geog.... Not so much of a laugh but still got to go on a weeks field trip to devon etc... Unfortunately, secondary schools are a nightmare so...

MA Property development & Construction - I am a Surveyor, it is great and good pay/options.... (Rhys - It is no harder than the 3rd year of a degree)

stew205

Yes mate I did a MEng In Naval Architecture At Newcastle

I wouldn't do the fourth year again it was hell Maybe thats not what you want to hear

The BEng part was a right laugh but most my mates left after that. The remainder of us had to do a group project which lasted the year and was huge

oscar wightman

I have to admit that i did my masters 3 years after finishing my degree and after doing teaching so it seemed no harder than my last year of degree... I was also sponsored thru my masters so worked a lot harder!!!

Seems like the consensus is that a masters is V.hard.... But remember, mine was an MA so not as technical as Meng or Msc i shouldnt think... If i had done a masters straight after my degree, it probably would have been a 'mare as i swore that i would never do another dissertation after my first but have ended up doing a 2nd!!!

Rhys

Doh!

Though im getting on now (24) and have another two years to finish my course as its 4 yrs. But i think if i get a good mark in the final year i will go on to do masters as i cant really afford to wait around. Though all depends on what grade i get, how i feel at the time and money then.

St3V3_C

Electrical & Electronic Engineering

However, I did 2 years plus the placement, but the company gave me a good job so I never went back for the final year. I think I'll be OK, as I have had a good lot of experience of Management (so, pretty much the complete opposite from an Engineer then )