Interesting....

[ill-matic]

History, Psychology, Philosophy are awesome.

Actually, I think Psychology is going to be a boom industry within the next 10 years. More and more people are going on Prozac and other anti-depressant drugs, and I believe more people are going to become depressed as they realise their disillusionment with the world that they live in and their place within it.

Thinking of doing an MBA, or a Masters in Psychology, but right now I needa get that paper.

 

[masta247]

There are too many people into psychology and other "humanistic studies". That's also what will probably happen with business. I was thinking about MBA or Master of Science in Business but.. Fortunately I still have some time to decide. It's becoming too popular and while there is still a huge demand there are also too many people studying it. At least that's how the situation looks here. The ratio between people studying arts, psychology, other social field vs. various scientific majors is like 10:1 and still the latter doesn't attract any more people despite offering the highest salaries to its graduates and Poland being one of the leading countries educating engineers.
It's pretty obvious that in the nearest years there'll be the biggest need for various engineers, scientists etc. They are needed and not enough people wants to do it. It's just easier to find someone willing to study psychology or philosophy than science. It's just.. totally different and hard to compare these two fields.
Actually who the heck needs people after philosophy? These studies usually teach close to nothing.

 

[Da_Funk]

^Philosophy teaches critical thinking, if nothing else. Yeah I know, for some people that can be learned on their own. The next "boom" field so to speak is going to be hearing science. Probably 60% of our generation is going to have hearing problems because of ipods and other transportable music devices.

 

[Flipmo]

Many politicians have degrees in philosophy and history. There was a recent study I saw that showed that many Medical Doctors and Lawyers started off in fields like Philosophy and eventually moved to their fields of their current professions. Like Mr. Funk said; it's critical thinking.

 

[S O F I]

History, Psychology, Philosophy are awesome.

Actually, I think Psychology is going to be a boom industry within the next 10 years. More and more people are going on Prozac and other anti-depressant drugs, and I believe more people are going to become depressed as they realise their disillusionment with the world that they live in and their place within it.

Then work for big pharma, don't be a psychologist/psychiatrist.

I'd go for a PhD in Psych if I wanted to make money in marketing, or to supplement a behavioral economics degree.

I think many people narrowly judge careers based on education/degrees. You gotta look at broad-based implications of what your skills and education can get you. (not pointed at you, saying in general).

 

[S O F I]

There are too many people into psychology and other "humanistic studies".

yeah, they're the PhD's who spend a lifetime doing research and writing papers that no one but a select few of their peers reads, hoping to get published in academic/medical journals that...nobody but a few of their peers reads. Most psych papers don't even satisfy the "so what?" requirement.

That's also what will probably happen with business.

But, if you have a Psych degree, and get a Masters in Business, there's money to be made.

I was thinking about MBA or Master of Science in Business but.. Fortunately I still have some time to decide. It's becoming too popular and while there is still a huge demand there are also too many people studying it. At least that's how the situation looks here. The ratio between people studying arts, psychology, other social field vs. various scientific majors is like 10:1 and still the latter doesn't attract any more people despite offering the highest salaries to its graduates and Poland being one of the leading countries educating engineers.
It's pretty obvious that in the nearest years there'll be the biggest need for various engineers, scientists etc. They are needed and not enough people wants to do it. It's just easier to find someone willing to study psychology or philosophy than science. It's just.. totally different and hard to compare these two fields.
Actually who the heck needs people after philosophy? These studies usually teach close to nothing.

While studying sciences can almost guarantee you a job, it doesn't ultimately matter what you study as long as you have a passion or ambition for something. A non-related degree will get you into the profession you want (there are obvious exceptions). Basically, I'd never choose a major/degree based on demand in the market. I'd choose it based on what I WANT TO LEARN. That is the best advice I would give to young teens.

 

[ill-matic]

^ agreeed. i find psychology fascinating, so thats why im thinking of a masters in it. if it leads to better pay, then so be it - thats just a bonus.

 

[masta247]

But, if you have a Psych degree, and get a Masters in Business, there's money to be made.

That's true. Actually there's a lot of money to be made in business overall. It's just that people often study management without covering it with anything else. So okay great - you know how to manage and know some things about economy and how business works - so what? What/who do you want to manage? There are thousands of people graduating from business schools without any plans for their future. They went there to "make money" in the first place but end up working way below their ambitions.
I think a business degree is important if you want to do something in any field but you need knowledge and experience in it too. Be it Engineering, IT, psychology or anything else that's reasonable. It's hard with a business degree alone.

While studying sciences can almost guarantee you a job, it doesn't ultimately matter what you study as long as you have a passion or ambition for something. A non-related degree will get you into the profession you want (there are obvious exceptions). Basically, I'd never choose a major/degree based on demand in the market. I'd choose it based on what I WANT TO LEARN. That is the best advice I would give to young teens.

Yess. I know a lot of people studying things because "it pays well" and either failing or trying really hard and then ending up regretting their decision because they didn't like what they were doing. If you really like psychology then go for it, if you like history then go for it too. You can make big money if you're good at it and if you really like it chances are that at least you won't hate your job.

Definitely less people really like sciences than history or psychology. While you can't change what you like it's better to "like" science if we're talking strictly about "what pays more".

But yeah personally I'd rather get an average salary in a job I'd really like rather than much more and everyday life at a workplace that sucks balls.

Hell, I have a friend that was really ambitious - got degrees in business and law, moved to Japan and now is a kindergarten teacher and teaches English - because she hated her previous jobs. And yeah, she's happy. However she used what she learned at school to open up a foundation.

 

[Da_Funk]

Yess. I know a lot of people studying things because "it pays well" and either failing or trying really hard and then ending up regretting their decision because they didn't like what they were doing. If you really like psychology then go for it, if you like history then go for it too. You can make big money if you're good at it and if you really like it chances are that at least you won't hate your job.

A degree in anything is only going to get you so far. Its like the gateway to your future, as in it gets you through the door. Ambition and the willingness to do is going to determine how far through that door you go.

Definitely less people really like sciences than history or psychology. While you can't change what you like it's better to "like" science if we're talking strictly about "what pays more".

But yeah personally I'd rather get an average salary in a job I'd really like rather than much more and everyday life at a workplace that sucks balls.

I'm going to disagree with your first paragraph. I think the people who truely do like sciences are the same people who like history and vice versa. See, the people who like these things and succeed in them like to understand and gain knowledge about everything. At least thats my experience. Some people just have a greater passion for one of many subjects those two titles encompass.

 

[masta247]

A degree in anything is only going to get you so far. Its like the gateway to your future, as in it gets you through the door. Ambition and the willingness to do is going to determine how far through that door you go.

Yeah sure there are other important factors too. Also luck plays a huge role. It's just that a degree is a base for most people.

I'm going to disagree with your first paragraph. I think the people who truely do like sciences are the same people who like history and vice versa. See, the people who like these things and succeed in them like to understand and gain knowledge about everything. At least thats my experience. Some people just have a greater passion for one of many subjects those two titles encompass.

I know people who like history but hate science. And I don't mean science like watching discovery channel and science news - they hate maths, physics etc. They're happy about their history or whatever they're studying.
Actually I have quite a lot of friends who dislike science.
I also know people who are passionate about their own interest without respecting other fields.

In my opinion science requires an entirely different approach that not everyone will understand/like/handle. That's why you can be great at history and suck at maths and in some cases hate it because of it.
I think that subjects like History are easier for any average guy - and I mean easier to learn and enjoy because of how you make progress and how you learn. That's because you can take any piece of information and understand it with basic comprehension abilities.
With science you can't go and say "okay, I want to learn quantum mechanics today" without understanding maths and physics really great. And to understand them you have to study and practice piece by piece in a specific order which might be boring, demotivating and not rewarding at all since after months you still won't be able to understand more complex things. Science means taking challenges all the time.
In history you can just skip things that don't interest you while in science you have to understand everything, if you won't then it'll kick you in the balls twice as hard later. With history you can read fast and try to remember as much as you can, with science you don't read much but analyze everything, spend much more time trying to understand and practicing. And practicing a lot.
It's a different kind of approach that a lot of people don't like.

 

[S O F I]

That's true. Actually there's a lot of money to be made in business overall. It's just that people often study management without covering it with anything else. So okay great - you know how to manage and know some things about economy and how business works - so what? What/who do you want to manage? There are thousands of people graduating from business schools without any plans for their future. They went there to "make money" in the first place but end up working way below their ambitions.

That's why the MBA program at my university doesn't accept people without work experience. Most MBA students are getting their MBAs to supplement an entrepreneurship idea associated with their expertise in another field, or the like. I mean, there are others who study for different reasons, but it would be idiotic for me to go for an MBA right after my bachelors...not even sure where I could get in.

 

[vg4030]

That's why the MBA program at my university doesn't accept people without work experience. Most MBA students are getting their MBAs to supplement an entrepreneurship idea associated with their expertise in another field, or the like. I mean, there are others who study for different reasons, but it would be idiotic for me to go for an MBA right after my bachelors...not even sure where I could get in.

In my program they ask for around 4 years of experience, as do most. A friend of mine came in 2 years after his UG because he has been running his own company.

Ive added a second masters to my life while Im doing the MBA.. Im now doing Applied Economics It supplements the MBA pretty well