any visual/fine art or graphic design students? (1 Viewer)

[chookyn]

hi... any other artsy ppl here studying to be professional artists and/or graphic designers?

Anyway - here's the prob: i've been offered a place in a BA (Visual Art) degree. i'll also be taking subjects as minors in graphic design and communication.

But now i have the option to turn this 3yr BA degree into a 4yr double degree, either a BA/BBus or BA/BTch - which will save both time and money - two qualifications instead of one.

However, i'm not particularly fond of business or secondary teaching. Would it be best to just stick with my BA (which i REALLY want to do!) or go the extra mile to be qualified (and therefore more employable) in subjects/areas that i don't really like, but am capable of doing...?

So yeah, i know this probably isn't the place for it, but what would u guys do?!

 

[johnson]

well, personally, if i got into fine arts and i had the opportunity to do teaching, i'd do teaching as well because it'd help with getting a job. i've heard of a few fine arts graduates who are setting up specialised art schools so it'd be handy to have a teaching degree

also remember you can always change from a double degree to a single degree, but it's harder to change from a single to a double