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ElephantStone Posted at 2:26 pm on May 9, 2008
I think im gonna give up art as a career. Im thinking about a degree in:

a) History
b) Philosophy
c) English
d) Jouralism
e) Psychology and Sociology

What jobs could I expect to get from doing the above degrees? I would liek to go to work in a suit and make a decent anmount of money, like BMW owning standard.

Any suggestions on what to study, judging by what I have up there?

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bluerosedangel Posted at 7:29 am on May 23, 2008
Enlglish and Editing for me.
runthespread Posted at 2:26 am on May 10, 2008
None of those will throw you in a BMW owning category right out of college. Out of those, I can only see Journalism equipping you with something so that you can get a Journalism job afterwards. History, Philosophy, English, Psych and Sociology are only good if you get a post-graduate degree and go into law or something. If not, don't expect BMW's unless you got fantastic outside-of-school experience.
amiee Posted at 2:43 pm on May 9, 2008
History:

Among the jobs you can consider are: advertising executive, analyst, archivist, broadcaster, campaign worker, consultant, congressional aide, editor, foreign service officer, foundation staffer, information specialist, intelligence agent, journalist, legal assistant, lobbyist, personnel manager, public relations staffer, researcher, teacher . . . the list can be almost endless.

More specifically, though, with your degree in history you can be an educator, researcher, communicator or editor, information manager, advocate, or even a businessperson.


Philosophy:


If you are talking "BA", one undergraduate degree is about the equivalent of any other. Concentrate on what you are interesting id doing, rather than what the degree will do for you.

If you are talking about a master's or phd, your career interests are probably a little more firmed up, and the advice is the same as above. The likely path seems to be academia, but you may have writing skills that you could use in any number of ways. Law, technical writing, journalism, politics, even entertainment. Or various kinds of research.

In short, a Philosophy degree can prepare one for nearly any field imaginable -- as it is "the love of Wisdom." From the rigors of LOGIC, to the benevolence of ETHICS, the tenets of Philosophy form a sound foundation for pursuit of fields as diverse as: the 'hard' sciences - Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (Geology and Astronomy too); the 'social/soft' sciences - Sociology, Psychology, and Anthropology; this does not even speak to all other 'humanities,' of which Philosophy is a part.

It can definitely develop better 'critical thinking' skills, which can be applied, quite practically, in many fields. For instance, "Law" is an ideal choice for anyone who has developed skills of 'rhetoric'; the ability to effectively argue one's point/case/claim (as well as the justification for such claims) is at the very heart of legal proceedings.


The above is from wikianswers.

Shitload of jobs listed here for an English degree.

List of suggested jobs here for journalism degree.

Here for list of possible jobs requiring a psychology degree.

Sociology:


Public Sector Administrator
Social Researcher
Social Worker
Housing Adviser/Manager
Personnel Manager
Probation Officer
Arts Administrator
Teacher
Youth and Community Work
Public Relations
Advertising and marketing
Arts Administration
Events Management
Housing
Market Research
Human Resource Manager

(from: here.)
Other useful links for Sociology - here and here.

Verite Posted at 2:34 pm on May 9, 2008
With just a bachelors....journalism is really the only one that's likely to get you a BMW...and that only if you get a good postition.

Dump philosophy

ElephantStone Posted at 2:30 pm on May 9, 2008
what careers could you expect????????
RedNoir Posted at 2:30 pm on May 9, 2008
Psychology and Sociology
HatesYou Posted at 2:28 pm on May 9, 2008
i was really diggin art school for a while... but came to the conclusion that i wouldnt get paid much if i did...

so im thinkin about being a teacher... either in Biology or in English... i really enjoy both of these subjects

if i were you i'd go with Psychology, charge these crazy mofo's $$$ an hour.

pink devil16 Posted at 2:28 pm on May 9, 2008
i bet that psychology and sociology would be really intersesting if you are an understanding kind of person
senorita smirnoff Posted at 2:27 pm on May 9, 2008
any of those things can lead you to be a professional, but ull have to work ur way up, and start of being paid shit all to do the worst jobs
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