double vs single degree? (1 Viewer)

[jaechen]

guys what are the adantages/disadvantages of doing a double degree instead of a single?

im considering science/engineering but im wondering if i should just specialise in one field and get a higher qualification (ie. going into masters/honours) or have a broad understanding of the core stuff in both fields?

which degree would give more job opportunities?

thanks guys

 

[Shadowdude]

If you like two things, then you take a double degree. Of course two degrees would give you more opportunities than one.

Just do what you like, imo.

 

[abbeyroad]

be prepared for 5 days-week and a heavier workload though, you are doing two things at once

 

[jaechen]

If you like two things, then you take a double degree. Of course two degrees would give you more opportunities than one.

Just do what you like, imo.

dont job companies prefer people with higher qualifications?

 

[jenslekman]

i think a double degree would offer better job prospects though - speaking from an economics standpoint, it provides you with skills in one area which other graduates dont have, and thereby providing you with a competive advantage over other graduates.

 

[qrpw]

i think a double degree would offer better job prospects though - speaking from an economics standpoint, it provides you with skills in one area which other graduates dont have, and thereby providing you with a competive advantage over other graduates.

Yep so I think you should go do B Com/B Social Work and go get a job in economics.

 

[jenslekman]

Yep so I think you should go do B Com/B Social Work and go get a job in economics.

no, OP says he wants a job in B Eng/B Sci - not sure what you can specialise in for B Eng though =/

 

[moll.]

Monotonicity demands that you take two degrees.

 

[SoresuMakashi]

Taking a double degree would probably make you more employable. Depends on what you study. However, it will take longer to complete. Remember that you can still go into masters/honours after the combined degree is done though. If you like both Science and Engineering but haven't really got a clear idea on where you want your career to go, I'd suggest taking the combined degree. If you realise that you hate one of them early on you can transfer into one of the single degrees.

 

[SoresuMakashi]

Monotonicity demands that you take two degrees.

It doesn't have to be about jobs. Will an Arts degree help me be a better phycisist? Absolutely not! Am I going to do it anyway? Hell yeah, Philosophy is awesome!

 

[jenslekman]

It doesn't have to be about jobs. Will an Arts degree help me be a better phycisist? Absolutely not! Am I going to do it anyway? Hell yeah, Philosophy is awesome!

an arts degree will help you understand the impact of physics on society.

 

[jaechen]

be prepared for 5 days-week and a heavier workload though, you are doing two things at once

is it a signifcantly bigger workload then a single degree?

 

[D94]

is it a signifcantly bigger workload then a single degree?

No, it's the same workload, you just spend more years at uni compared to a single, but less years compared to doing two degrees separately.

 

[SoresuMakashi]

an arts degree will help you understand the impact of physics on society.

That really doesn't help me at all in theoretical physics research. That's ok though, I'm more than happy to spend an extra year at uni doing something I'm passionate about.

And no, the workload is not higher in combined degrees.

 

[Shadowdude]

dont job companies prefer people with higher qualifications?

Well if they do, take Honours or Masters or something. Of course if you take a double degree, you'd have to spend an extra year to finish that before you can do any of the post-grad things.

 

[moll.]

It doesn't have to be about jobs. Will an Arts degree help me be a better phycisist? Absolutely not! Am I going to do it anyway? Hell yeah, Philosophy is awesome!

Hahahaha you're a moron. Whatever you think 'monotonicity' means, you are just plain wrong.

 

[kfnmpah]

It doesn't have to be about jobs. Will an Arts degree help me be a better phycisist? Absolutely not! Am I going to do it anyway? Hell yeah, Philosophy is awesome!

you are probably the only person on this site that is still in school that is remotely tolerable.

What a bleak view of education you all paint when you see it as a means to an end (job). I hope you are all too basement to procreate.

 

[kfnmpah]

Hahahaha you're a moron. Whatever you think 'monotonicity' means, you are just plain wrong.

lwol did not see that he replied to your post

i retract my previous statement

hang yourself promptly (jks bby carpe diem)

 

[SoresuMakashi]

Hahahaha you're a moron. Whatever you think 'monotonicity' means, you are just plain wrong.

I confess that I've never seen the word before outside of mathematics. I assumed it was related to monotony, which, considering the context of the thread, I construed as "graduates are all the same (hence monotonous) - you need something to stand out". In hindsight, it could also have referred to the repetitive nature of study in a particular field. Is that what you meant?

And "moron" is hardly civil. Can't people have a decent conversation these days?

 

[jaechen]

Well if they do, take Honours or Masters or something. Of course if you take a double degree, you'd have to spend an extra year to finish that before you can do any of the post-grad things.

but what do people generally find more rewarding? 2 bachelors or 1 masters/honours?