What are different unniversity degrees for?

Question

Yeah I know to get a better job. But if I wanted to do English literature at Unniversity what could I do afterwards? Also Film Studies. And not teaching. What kind of degree do you need to become a writer?

Answer 1

You shouldn't need a Degree to be a writer, you should have the creativity inside you.

Have you considered Journalism? There are courses, then get job with local paper - then hopefully tabloid!

Answer 2

Most university degrees don't really provide you with specific training for a job (obvious exceptions being medicine, dentistry, vet. med., nursing, engineering and to a certain extent law.)
They do provide you with a suite of problem solving, research and time management skills that you should in theory enable you to perform better in any job. If you're applying to a graduate training scheme it shouldn't make any real difference if your degree is in biochemistry or ancient history.

Obviously a degree in literature or film studies might leave you better prepared to get a job that deals with literature or film...but you don't have to do those kind of jobs with those degrees, and you don't have to do those degrees to get those kind of jobs.

As others have said, you don't need any kind of degree to be a writer, just creativity, perseverance and talent. Just write - if you want to get into journalism, volunteer at your local newspaper, work on your student paper. If you want to get into creative writing, just keep writing, look for writers groups in your area who will help you stay motivated and offer constructive criticism. Think about entering some competitions.

The best advice about choosing what subject you study at university is to pick something you like, something that you have a genuine interest in and not something you think will get you a good job in three years time.

Answer 3

Depends what kind of writer; journalism or creative writing are offered at most good unis. The thing is, nowadays the majority of people are getting degrees so I don't think it necessarily gets you where you wanna be; the whole thing just ends up more and more competitive. I'm dropping out of uni for this reason; I'm only here coz of my parents' expectations. 3 years working in the media could get you on the right track; you'd be earning and not (hopefully!) getting in debt like students do. Hope I helped!!

Answer 4

well, there have been many people who graduated with a degree in english literature and went on to other fields such as writing for plays and tv dramas, stuff like that. some celebrities have even gone into industries as diverse as popular music, film and writing novels. with tv and/or film studies, you can be a scriptwriter for tv shows or films or you can write children's books or for magazines, newspapers or pop lyrics for singers and bands. your best bet are courses that have a element of writing for newspaper and magazine s, i.e jounalism, scriptwriting. it depends on what specific area you are eager to get into. is it film, tv, books, newspapers or magazines? a writer writes for many different mediums, many different outlets and genres as well. what are your main interests? you have to think long and hard what interests you as a person and whether it would be of interest to other people. there is a lot to take into consideration.

therefore, ANY degree or course which involves journalism, scriptwriting, writing for novels, biographies will do. universities that have tailor made courses in this are middlesex university, university of greenwich, london south bank university, roehamption uni, goldsmiths college. they are many others as well. just go on the UCAS website and do a search online on there.

i am currently on a BA media arts course with journalism as my minor though my course media arts is a lot more media theory driven.

good luck and i hope you'll eventually find the course you were looking for!

Answer 5

University degrees at basic level exist to prove only one thing, namely that the person awarded this degree is capable of learning.
At masters level the recipient is described by the university as"knowing a little about the subject and capable of learning more"
At doctorate level the university is simply saying, "This person has learned something about his chosen subject and his opinions may be worth attention".

Answer 6

To Be A Writer: Journalism, Communications, History, Linguistics, or a Language (whichever language you will write in).

(or perhaps also, sociology or psychology for the background in human systems and or human understanding and comprehension)