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Originally Posted by Scucca  There is still a positive return from so-called easier subjects, so there must be value somewhere. Its also difficult to map ease of subject and practical application. For example, it tends to be much harder to do well in an English degree than in a Business degree |
surely there's only positive return if the said student gets a job relating to the degree in question? If not he/she has been absent from the labour market for 4 years and ends up doing a job which needed no degree in the first place, which is the case many times [through over subscription].
If the student researched prior to choosing there career path they may well have been better opportunities, prospects of gaining employment by selecting an appropriate course.
I have first hand knowledge of this being the case, a friends daughter chose [speech therapy] only to find although there's a shortage of trained therapists less than 20% find employment in that field.
I would expect an English degree to be far more difficult than Business studies Degree. English is far more complex and specialised IMO. I gained a Business module whilst doing an HND Electrical & Electronic Engineering and as long as you get your head around pie charts, Bar charts costings etc it wasn't that difficult.