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BloomCissi wrote:

Nesta wrote:

BloomCissi wrote:
Gender studies. I'll get my master's degree next summer. Pros? It's really interesting. Cons? I'll never get a job.

How's gender studies btw? Like I'm asking bc at my final year in English I have a valgfag and one of them is like gender and such

I mean, it depends a lot on the focus of it, and different universities often have a different take on it. Do you know which faculty gender studies at your university belongs to?

Either way, it's an incredibly broad and interdisciplinary subject, which basically means that we often utilise knowledge and theories from a lot of other fields as well, such as political science, sociology, critical race studies, geography and so on. You will probably get an introduction to feminist theory, which is usually a critical strand of theory meant to question and challenge the status quo both within academia and society. It really isn't just about gender and gendered structures, it is often intersectional, including questions of race, class, sexuality, ability and so on. Examples of things you can study would be transnational labour migration, domestic violence, reproductive healthcare, gender equality policies, the rise of far right movements, neocolonialism...

Probably humaniora. Thanks, for the answer. It reminded me to a) go check up all those things I can pick between and b) that I have to read about racism for my US politics course today.

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I'm studying Creative Writing and Film Studies

Pro:
- I like it and it's interesting (mostly, less so when you have to discuss how the box office is failing in coronavirus times or the business of self-publishing, etc.)
- I get to publish a book at the end of this year as part of my projects (like a small indie thing but still published)

Con:
- Sometimes I worry my degree isn't gonna help me
- People often don't take me seriously as they think I chose this as an "easy course" (newflash - it's not fucking easy. Film Studies is a mixture of History, Technology, Social Sciences, Literature and more all rolled into one).
- The government are trying to squash the arts and get people to retrain so it was difficult to have a job in the Arts before covid but now it's just a million times harder.

I'm hoping I can use my degree to get proofreading/editing jobs after university as I enjoy editing other people's work and hopefully it can get me enough money until I can figure out how to progress next. That and my only other option is to do teaching and I would be the worst fucking teacher in the world so... it's not an option.

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pol.sci
pros: fun to learn, v interesting, kinda hard at times
con: i didnt want a job in it so gotta have another degree

media.sci:
pros: easy to learn
con: highly competitive field of work, hard to get a steady job

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commander2 wrote:
I study sociology 2 but I started this year so idk th cons yet rlly, I rlly enjoy it so far n it feels rlly important like I feel like I actually learn stuff tht matters

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BloomCissi wrote:

Nesta wrote:

BloomCissi wrote:

Nesta wrote:
How's gender studies btw? Like I'm asking bc at my final year in English I have a valgfag and one of them is like gender and such

I mean, it depends a lot on the focus of it, and different universities often have a different take on it. Do you know which faculty gender studies at your university belongs to?

Either way, it's an incredibly broad and interdisciplinary subject, which basically means that we often utilise knowledge and theories from a lot of other fields as well, such as political science, sociology, critical race studies, geography and so on. You will probably get an introduction to feminist theory, which is usually a critical strand of theory meant to question and challenge the status quo both within academia and society. It really isn't just about gender and gendered structures, it is often intersectional, including questions of race, class, sexuality, ability and so on. Examples of things you can study would be transnational labour migration, domestic violence, reproductive healthcare, gender equality policies, the rise of far right movements, neocolonialism...

Probably humaniora. Thanks, for the answer. It reminded me to a) go check up all those things I can pick between and b) that I have to read about racism for my US politics course today.

Ah, okay. Then it might be more oriented towards cultural studies and stuff like that, but again, it also depends on the research interests of the individual reachers. I obviously don't know what else you can pick, but I'd definitely recommend taking a gender studies course. It's very eye opening.

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BloomCissi wrote:

Nesta wrote:

BloomCissi wrote:
I mean, it depends a lot on the focus of it, and different universities often have a different take on it. Do you know which faculty gender studies at your university belongs to?

Either way, it's an incredibly broad and interdisciplinary subject, which basically means that we often utilise knowledge and theories from a lot of other fields as well, such as political science, sociology, critical race studies, geography and so on. You will probably get an introduction to feminist theory, which is usually a critical strand of theory meant to question and challenge the status quo both within academia and society. It really isn't just about gender and gendered structures, it is often intersectional, including questions of race, class, sexuality, ability and so on. Examples of things you can study would be transnational labour migration, domestic violence, reproductive healthcare, gender equality policies, the rise of far right movements, neocolonialism...

Probably humaniora. Thanks, for the answer. It reminded me to a) go check up all those things I can pick between and b) that I have to read about racism for my US politics course today.

Ah, okay. Then it might be more oriented towards cultural studies and stuff like that, but again, it also depends on the research interests of the individual reachers. I obviously don't know what else you can pick, but I'd definitely recommend taking a gender studies course. It's very eye opening.

Okay. So I went and looked it up and it turns out it's like "likestilling and mangfold." I have to pick a årsstudium so I can pick between most of the humaniora subjects here, like literature, geography, sosialantrophologi, latin, etc. I thought like likestilling would be the most useful one but idk since there's really none I love. Like my heart be like nature science but study says do the social sciences uknow

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Nesta wrote:

BloomCissi wrote:

Nesta wrote:
Probably humaniora. Thanks, for the answer. It reminded me to a) go check up all those things I can pick between and b) that I have to read about racism for my US politics course today.

Ah, okay. Then it might be more oriented towards cultural studies and stuff like that, but again, it also depends on the research interests of the individual reachers. I obviously don't know what else you can pick, but I'd definitely recommend taking a gender studies course. It's very eye opening.

Okay. So I went and looked it up and it turns out it's like "likestilling and mangfold." I have to pick a årsstudium so I can pick between most of the humaniora subjects here, like literature, geography, sosialantrophologi, latin, etc. I thought like likestilling would be the most useful one but idk since there's really none I love. Like my heart be like nature science but study says do the social sciences uknow

even tho latin is tempting indeed

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LOLITA wrote:
i study art

pros:
- not many theoretical classes (-:

cons:
- a few theoretical classes )-:

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luminescence wrote:
just physics but next year i'll try to get to a program where i can study physics, maths AND chemistry, to become a teacher

if not i'll just become an unemployed scientist lol

You're amazing.

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MossPiglet wrote:

luminescence wrote:
just physics but next year i'll try to get to a program where i can study physics, maths AND chemistry, to become a teacher

if not i'll just become an unemployed scientist lol

You're amazing.

i used to hate maths but now i love it (but still hate... just a little)

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Versailles wrote:

luminescence wrote:

MossPiglet wrote:

luminescence wrote:
just physics but next year i'll try to get to a program where i can study physics, maths AND chemistry, to become a teacher

if not i'll just become an unemployed scientist lol

You're amazing.

i used to hate maths but now i love it (but still hate... just a little)

my sis had math n chem, it's a love hate relationship because it's either wrong or right - at the same time that's what it makes it easy as well. Wish I were smart enough to study chem, I really love STEM fields.

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MadHatress wrote:
i work as a manager in a grocery store as im currenty in my gap year

Pros:
probably the most secure job atm
alright pay
some of my coworkers r nice

cons:
heavy lifting
brat kiddos that are only working cause mom said so
customers being mad at everything for no reason
people in a hurry
always having to run to make everything
literally, no time to do my actual work because of costumers
always being called to come in by my bosses even when i say no

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Murillo wrote:
I study cultural management (with focus in event production) and work as as a freelancer for festivals

pros:
- It's been my dream for years, so obviously I love it
- people in the event industry are absolutely wonderful and I love working with them
- you get to do so many different things and every day is slightly different
- really just overall very cool and fun. I get to do so many amazing things and enjoy myself.
- the atmosphere in work places is very chill and the definition of professionalism is very different compared to other industries.

cons:
- the stress can be overwhelming. Especially this year.
- There are weeks where you need to work for 15 hours every day, get sleep for 3-5 hours in a night and do a lot of physically and mentally exhausting work and that catches up to you at some point.
- sometimes you have 5 different projects going on at once and absolutely no time to even think about anything not work related.

Still wouldn't trade this for anything!

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BunnyButts wrote:
I'm a fashion major

Pros
- I can help create a more ethical and sustainable fashion industry
-i get to make pretty clothes
-i get to tell weird conceptual stories through clothes

Cons
-the sheer amount of labor that goes into a piece
-sewing
-people asking me what I want to do after school

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BunnyButts wrote:

MadHatress wrote:
i work as a manager in a grocery store as im currenty in my gap year

Pros:
probably the most secure job atm
alright pay
some of my coworkers r nice

cons:
heavy lifting
brat kiddos that are only working cause mom said so
customers being mad at everything for no reason
people in a hurry
always having to run to make everything
literally, no time to do my actual work because of costumers
always being called to come in by my bosses even when i say no

As a cashier I feel this