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dual honours or single honours
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Is dual honours considered to be 'worth' any less than single honours? Like, less prestigious or something
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I did a multi-disciplinary degree and in some ways I wish I'd just done one subject as it's hard to get really good at more than one thing at degree level.
If you are looking to do a subject leading to work within that profession then I would avoid dual honours (I mean things like chemistry and whatever/ Physiology and Pharmacology etc) or at least do your research to check that you would still be qualified to enter the profession at the end of it.
On the other hand their are many less specialised jobs where breadth of studies is valued.
Some professions might not take you if you do dual honours?!
I'm thinking of doing English Literature and English Language or Lingiustics. So they're both in the same field..
I've got a dual-honours degree, and it actually helps me, as it allows me to show that I'm a more well-rounded individual than someone who did a straight degree. It helps that's mine Law and Politics from Durham though, and it also helps that I did enough law modules to ensure I received an LLB with full professional exemptions.
As for the actual degree, I think dual honours is more interesting, as you have more things to get your teeth into. If I'd done straight law I'd have gone crackers, but I had a wide variety of work and it was interesting.
What I meant is that for example to become a professional pharmacist a degree in physiology and pharmacology is not nearly as good a single honours degree in pharmacology (as my friend who has just done the joint honours course found out).
Likewise my degree in Physical Sciences with chemistry as my core subject is not very respected if I wanted to enter the chemistry industry and I would find it far less straight forwards to get chartered chemist status than had I taken a single honours chemistry degree or at least a "chemistry with" degree (but not a "chemistry and" degree).
But there isn't actually an "English" industry as such, it's more that it is a good subject that qualifies you to undertake a wide range of jobs or graduate training schemes so a joint honours degree would probably be treated the same as a single honours degree. My step-sister did English Literature at university and has gone into Project Management for example.
Thanks for the advice. Everything about universities all seems to be so confusing at the moment!