why do you guys diss arts degrees (2 Viewers)

[LoneShadow]

arts degrees rofl

lol....for heepies?

 

[Lexicographer]

lol....for heepies?

For herpies?

 

[daiana]

i think LoneShadow meant "for hippies" - i never knew that there was a person in this world who couldn't spell it... hehe

Arts degrees are fine, it's just that some of the people that do them are hilarious.

But there are hilaroius people all over the place... BLaw;BCom;BSci;BA

stupidity is a trait in humanity...thus we're all hilarious.


u guys are finding lowgrade reasons to diss arts degrees... u srsly are!

and at UTS, if u combine any degree with intl studies, the uai requirement automatically goes up .... and you won't have B Intl studies on ur certificate when you graduate.. you'll have BA (Intl) !! ha! thats a BA!!! NERRRRR!!

so dudes, do u know what BA really is? if you've dissed it, then most likely you don't know what it is!

 

[Not-That-Bright]

I agree, alot of people here don't seem to have even looked into what a BA is, and some i think are actually doing a bunch of BA units and don't even know it lol

 

[daiana]

exactly!!! as i said in an earlier reply... arts = everything. you basicly can do everything, just that you have restrictinos. and yes, within my arts degree, i can major in ECONOMICS as well as MANAGEMENT and CHEMISTRY and PSYCHOLOGY and LANGUAGES and PHILOSOPHY.

now then, what degree lets u do that? and even if u only have one major, u still have plenty of electives to broaden your horizons! so essentially, a BA student can do the exact same subjects as a BEc student, and they apply themselves equally in academic terms!

u stupid people don't know how flexible a BA is! You can be as broad as you like, or as confined as you wish. It is completely up to you! and did i mention you can SPECIALISE with ur majors???? and yes, i'd srsly laugh if a BA student did ECON1101 at unsw, with a BEc student.. they go to same tuts and lects, but they dont know it.. yet the one with BA achieved a HD, yet the BEc got a D for ECON1101. bruised yet?

Nothing says it can't happen! so NER =p

people just finding reasons (which lack any direction) to be anti-BA students! such a bunch of silly dodo's! they're the one who are hilarious! AHAHAHA!

 

[Lexicographer]

Is this thread actually going anywhere? I've already received abusing PMs from clairegirl because I said nobody cares, and I'm waiting to see if anything important, meaningful or even useful is actually said.

Oh yes, I am a BA Int St student at UTS - my major is Japan. I chose this course because UTS Nanotechnology is way ahead of UNSW nano, but I admit at first I did like their International Studies (BIntSt) better. Now, though, I'm glad to have the UTS arrangement instead. It means I only have to do two idiotic subjects like "contemporary social change" and the rest is actually what I want - language core.

As for the degree that lets you major in Economics, Management, Chemistry, Psychology, Languages or Philosophy, the BCom Lib Studs at USyd springs to mind.

 

[hfis]

exactly!!! as i said in an earlier reply... arts = everything. you basicly can do everything, just that you have restrictinos. and yes, within my arts degree, i can major in ECONOMICS as well as MANAGEMENT and CHEMISTRY and PSYCHOLOGY and LANGUAGES and PHILOSOPHY.

now then, what degree lets u do that? and even if u only have one major, u still have plenty of electives to broaden your horizons! so essentially, a BA student can do the exact same subjects as a BEc student, and they apply themselves equally in academic terms!

u stupid people don't know how flexible a BA is! You can be as broad as you like, or as confined as you wish. It is completely up to you! and did i mention you can SPECIALISE with ur majors???? and yes, i'd srsly laugh if a BA student did ECON1101 at unsw, with a BEc student.. they go to same tuts and lects, but they dont know it.. yet the one with BA achieved a HD, yet the BEc got a D for ECON1101. bruised yet?

Nothing says it can't happen! so NER =p

people just finding reasons (which lack any direction) to be anti-BA students! such a bunch of silly dodo's! they're the one who are hilarious! AHAHAHA!

Seriously, can you please just shut the fuck up for a second? It's people like you that lower the overall image of arts degrees.

 

[Iron]

I thought law is taking over arts as the 'general' degree that can take you to many places.

 

[Not-That-Bright]

Alot of people here are getting law degrees, but i'd say the only reason law gets u many places is because it's usually combined.

 

[Lexicographer]

Alot of people here are getting law degrees, but i'd say the only reason law gets u many places is because it's usually combined.

But unlike Arts, Law courses set out with a defined purpose - id est training people to function with, in and through the law and legal world. Because the law has a direct effect on every part of society, a Law degree can augment or direct career in any field. This is why Australian Combined Law graduates are so popular, because not only are we (not "we" including "me") fully trained in law, but also fully educated in another field (business, science, engineering, etc) after a mere five years - very short compared to the US.

Granted that Arts provides you with a "liberal education", and perhaps a more conventional one should you choose it, but it does not (like science, law, medicine etc) prepare you to work in a designated field. The skills Arts provides are more general than those required above, they are things like critical thinking, gathering, analysis and presentation of information, and other skills I can't be bothered talking about. These can often be put to excellent use by employers.

The reason it is hard to find an "Arts graduate" job is that there is no set industry into which Arts feeds. This also results in the popular belief that Arts graduates don't actually go anywhere (which is only true for most of them).

 

[Slidey]

The reason it is hard to find an "Arts graduate" job is that there is no set industry into which Arts feeds. This also results in the popular belief that Arts graduates don't actually go anywhere (which is only true for most of them).

Yes. This is also true for mathematics graduates, except for the fact that the majority of maths grads DO actually get jobs.

 

[Lexicographer]

And no, i dont think this thread is going anywhere. No ones seems to get the point. Now we are dissing degrees? ffs over it

Very good! The next posts decides whether this thread stays open or not, since it'll be the last of the page. It better be a damn good one.

 

[doe]

yes, and once you have your arts degree you can do a short (usually about 1 year) postgraduate diploma course in an industry specific field. if you so desire. beats having to decide on a career when you're 17/18 years old

 

[Lainee]

This thread sounds like you're discussing whether blue is better than green. "But blue is sooo more versatile!"

 

[Not-That-Bright]

I think liberal studies would be better if u have postgrad in mind.

 

[Lexicographer]

eh?

Plenty of jobs for arts people if you want a job.

But who wants a commerce degree...be the last the thing I'd want to do. Working in a bank doesn't sound like much fun.

Yes, certainly there's lots for an Arts grad to do if s/he so chooses...but sadly, many do not.

A lot go into academia (though I can't say I know how many more from Arts than other fields) and others seem just to drift...

 

[:: ck ::]

after the hsc i heard lotsa ppl go "omg i got a shit uai, looks like ill be doing arts or going to western sydney"

i think its just that lotsa ppl have the perception courses with lower uai are for ppl who dont work very hard~ but then u have the ppl who are actually interested in arts who chose it to pursue their interests which other degrees dont offer, as opposed to those ppl who just choose arts or wotever just for the sake of getting into uni

 

[daiana]

Seriously, can you please just shut the fuck up for a second? It's people like you that lower the overall image of arts degrees.

*death stare*

i didn't lower or degrade the overall image of BA! i was presenting what can be achieved in an arts degree!

you are so rude

 

[clairegirl]

after the hsc i heard lotsa ppl go "omg i got a shit uai, looks like ill be doing arts or going to western sydney"

i think its just that lotsa ppl have the perception courses with lower uai are for ppl who dont work very hard~ but then u have the ppl who are actually interested in arts who chose it to pursue their interests which other degrees dont offer, as opposed to those ppl who just choose arts or wotever just for the sake of getting into uni

arts is like 86 at macquarie how is that a low uai or 87- for arts-psyche or 95+ something for arts (communications) at usyd

 

[daiana]

but i think it's silly to judge a course by its uai

it doesn't necessarily present the difficulty; the content nor the career prospects.

and i think it's also silly to go to do "arts" or "Uws" just for the sake of going. it's like guaranteed dropout! (i mean, wouldnt you be a lil bit off-focus, and lacking quite a bit of direction? that being said, you may be successful in other terms though)