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I overheard some students at a uni talking, one said they were doing a photography degree. They later qualified that they are studying the history of photograph
by foobar1962 6y ago
I overheard some students at a uni talking, one said they were doing a photography degree. They later qualified that they are studying the history of photography. So they weren’t learning how to do something, they were learning about other people doing that something in the past.
I wondered about their future earning potential, and where they would work.
- zaaakk 6y agoYou sound like a bugman who lets earning potential and capital drive all his life decisions.
- erklik 6y agoWhere did you hear this? I study at an Australian University. I have never heard of these sort of degrees in my entire study career and I have been here about 5 or so years. The Univeristy I study has the following sort of degrees under the Bachelor of Arts : Anthropology and Sociology, Archaeology, Architecture A & B, Chinese Studies, Classics and Ancient History, Communication and Media Studies, Criminology, English and Literary Studies, European Studies, Fine Arts, French Studies, German Studies, History, Human Geography and Planning, Linguistics, Music Studies, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations, Psychology All of which, at the very least, seem to be very worthy things to learn.
- triceratops 6y agoAre you sure "history of photography" was the degree, rather than about a single subject or course? If you were studying for a photography degree, I could see you needing to study history of photography for a semester.