Which degree is the most useless?

ZilkyG

Sociology pretends to be science, but is essentially an English degree focusing on non-fiction. At least with English you expect it to be useless, like Music. Philosophy however requires huge amounts of reading and dedication, but is still worthless to humanity.

Somedaythefire

None of them. They all have their uses.

Dial Hard

Philosophy, going by some of the recent posts here.

ZilkyG

Somedaythefire wrote: »

None of them. They all have their uses.

Like what?

RobbieTheRobber

I find the the 360th degree to be the most useless, i mean whats the point of it you're just back where you started.

Plumbthedepths

My son has an arts degree, has its value.

realdanbreen

ZilkyG wrote: »

Sociology pretends to be science, but is essentially an English degree focusing on non-fiction. At least with English you expect it to be useless, like Music. Philosophy however requires huge amounts of reading and dedication, but is still worthless to humanity.

Sounds like you couldn't hack college!

TheValeyard

Your Face

I don't know, but having any type of degree isn't exactly worthless on a CV

ILoveYourVibes

Dial Hard wrote: »

Philosophy, going by some of the recent posts here.

Are you trolling me?:D

ZilkyG

realdanbreen wrote: »

Sounds like you couldn't hack college!

I studied Music, English and Sociology for an arts degree, dropped music after first year, and did a Master's in English. In the real world, all of this is useless.

Zaph

ZilkyG wrote: »

Like what?

Well you can use the certificate you receive to get a fire going if you have no firelighters.

ILoveYourVibes

realdanbreen wrote: »

Sounds like you couldn't hack college!

No he has a point.

There is something to be said on both sides of the argument.

However if the whole thread is just to troll me I kind of think that is just bullying.

Silentcorner

Gender Studies, has to be, 4 years of college only to come out and blame men for dominating STEM.

ILoveYourVibes

Feminist studies?

begbysback

ZilkyG wrote: »

Sociology pretends to be science, but is essentially an English degree focusing on non-fiction. At least with English you expect it to be useless, like Music. Philosophy however requires huge amounts of reading and dedication, but is still worthless to humanity.

Philosophy has proven its worth to humanity, difficulty arises when trying to monetize, same as Art and such others, however it could be argued that they are worth more to humanity.

ZilkyG

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

No he has a point.

There is something to be said on both sides of the argument.

However if the whole thread is just to troll me I kind of think that is just bullying.

I'm not trolling anybody, I don't know who you are, or how this could relate to you. I'm just genuinely curious what the most garbage degree is?

realdanbreen

ZilkyG wrote: »

I studied Music, English and Sociology for an arts degree, dropped music after first year, and did a Master's in English. In the real world, all of this is useless.

Why would any adult study music unless they intended to see it through and then take up employment in the music side of things.

ZilkyG

realdanbreen wrote: »

Why would any adult study music unless they intended to see it through and then take up employment in the music side of things.

Because everyone is incredibly wise at the age of 17.

realdanbreen

ZilkyG wrote: »

Because everyone is incredibly wise at the age of 17.

Still all the same you would want to be fairly dumb to start a degree in music and then realise that music is not for you.

KaneToad

realdanbreen wrote: »

Why would any adult study music unless they intended to see it through and then take up employment in the music side of things.

I'll go out on a limb here...maybe they were trying to educate themself?

ZilkyG

realdanbreen wrote: »

Still all the same you would want to be fairly dumb to start a degree in music and then realise that music is not for you.

What's dumb about realising that you don't want to major in something? I'd say the dumb thing would be to continue on. I think what's happened here is that I've touched a nerve with you.

Pherekydes

Theology.

ZilkyG

Pherekydes wrote: »

Theology.

That's definitely up there alright

vriesmays

ZilkyG wrote: »

Sociology pretends to be science, but is essentially an English degree focusing on non-fiction. At least with English you expect it to be useless, like Music. Philosophy however requires huge amounts of reading and dedication, but is still worthless to humanity.

Sociology looks at society and this includes organisations. It's a good degree to do for future management consultants.

Badly Drunk Boy

ZilkyG wrote: »

I studied Music, English and Sociology for an arts degree, dropped music after first year, and did a Master's in English. In the real world, all of this is useless.

Play us a tune!



(...For music hath charms to sooth a savage breast.)

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ZilkyG wrote: »

What's dumb about realising that you don't want to major in something? I'd say the dumb thing would be to continue on. I think what's happened here is that I've touched a nerve with you.

Do people in Irish universities "major" in things now?

Its all gone very yandee doodle dandy.

EmmetSpiceland

Arts degrees are an incredible waste of time for anyone not looking to become a teacher or someone who’s retired.

YFlyer

Back in the day in UL it was Public Administration and European Studies.

Nikki Sixx

Tourism

ZilkyG

....... wrote: »

Do people in Irish universities "major" in things now?

Its all gone very yandee doodle dandy.

It is with arts, you choose 3 subjects and drop one after first year, which becomes your minor and you major in the other two

Credit Checker Moose

Theology, Latin, Arts. All useless.

ILoveYourVibes

ZilkyG wrote: »

I'm not trolling anybody, I don't know who you are, or how this could relate to you. I'm just genuinely curious what the most garbage degree is?

Philosophy!

ILoveYourVibes

Credit Checker Moose wrote: »

Theology, Latin, Arts. All useless.

Latin yes.

Useless for what exactley.

Conall Cernach

Any degree is better than no degree when it comes to looking work.

ILoveYourVibes

Conall Cernach wrote: »

Any degree is better than no degree when it comes to looking work.

Not when it comes to doing it though!

Ursus Horribilis

Are you working at the moment? 2,185 posts in just 2 months is quite an achievement.

ILoveYourVibes

Ursus Horribilis wrote: »

Are you working at the moment? 2,185 posts in just 2 months is quite an achievement.

Yes

Not that it's any of your business!

Full time mad bastard here!

begbysback

The most useless degree would be one which involves studying which degree is the most useless.

jcorr

There's lots of opportunities for people with degrees that many would consider low value One thing that springs to mind is IT conversion courses.

Plumbthedepths

As I said earlier in the thread my son has an arts degree, no great value on its own but when added to his position as a guard it's worth 6k extra a year .

Cryptopagan

Business

Cryptopagan

ZilkyG wrote: »

I studied Music, English and Sociology for an arts degree, dropped music after first year, and did a Master's in English. In the real world, all of this is useless.

Yet you didn’t figure out how to use capital letters correctly?

Richard Hillman

Art degrees get a bad rep but at least they spent a few years doing something they felt passionate about or were really interested in the subject, and probably had a fun time doing it.

I did 4 years of business, blew 10k on fees and never got anything out of it. 2 years later, I'm working a near minimum wage job that I would have got before I went to college :pac:

Just do something you like, you're gonna be miserable anyway when its all over and you enter the real world.

ILoveYourVibes

Richard Hillman wrote: »

Art degrees get a bad rep but at least they spent a few years doing something they felt passionate about or were really interested in the subject, and probably had a fun time doing it.

I did 4 years of business, blew 10k on fees and never got anything out of it. 2 years later, I'm working a near minimum wage job that I would have got before I went to college :pac:

Just do something you like, you're gonna be miserable anyway when its all over and you enter the real world.

So true.

Clerical officers have to have studied something if they went to college.

scamalert

Augeo wrote: »

Clerical officers have to have studied something if they went to college.

coffin dodging most likely, good amount dont even have leaving cert :pac:

Church on Tuesday

ZilkyG wrote: »

I studied Music, English and Sociology for an arts degree, dropped music after first year, and did a Master's in English. In the real world, all of this is useless.

Anything will only be of use to you if you actually apply it to what you want to do.

Stuff doesn't happen by itself.

Turtyturd

Did both Sociology and Philosophy:pac:

The research aspect of my Sociology/Social Policy got me my first position which led on to where I am now so not useless for me.

Knew philosophy was ‘pointless’ in directly getting a job but it’s a fascinating subject and I’d still spend a lot of time reading about it.

Anthropology....now there’s a waste of time.

YFlyer

Cryptopagan wrote: »

Yet you didn’t figure out how to use capital letters correctly?

They're titles so I think the person can use capitals.