Comments on: Let’s Get Rid Of The BA Degree http://www.butthenwhat.com/?p=4627 By Tom Lindmark Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:59:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Is being a writer a realistic career? | Writer Careers http://www.butthenwhat.com/?p=4627&cpage=1#comment-5773 Is being a writer a realistic career? | Writer Careers Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:06:50 +0000 http://www.butthenwhat.com/?p=4627#comment-5773 [...] Do Away With The Bachelors Degree | But Then What [...] [...] Do Away With The Bachelors Degree | But Then What [...]

]]> By: Righteous Bubba http://www.butthenwhat.com/?p=4627&cpage=1#comment-5029 Righteous Bubba Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:50:39 +0000 http://www.butthenwhat.com/?p=4627#comment-5029 <i>the traditional Bachelors degree outside of a few of the hard science majors tells an employer virtually nothing about the capabilities of the holder of the degree.</i> The degree is not for the employer in the first case, but it does tell the employer that a candidate is willing to put of with four years of this and that to get something done. The this and that is more often than not a liberal arts education in which a student will get a smattering of a variety of subjects that help that individual develop an understanding of the world: in other words you're more likely to end up with a well-rounded individual than someone who has studied only chemistry for four years. Vocational education already exists - the complaint that the BA does not match employer's needs is a silly one as they can hire people out of DeVry if that's what they're looking for. the traditional Bachelors degree outside of a few of the hard science majors tells an employer virtually nothing about the capabilities of the holder of the degree.

The degree is not for the employer in the first case, but it does tell the employer that a candidate is willing to put of with four years of this and that to get something done.

The this and that is more often than not a liberal arts education in which a student will get a smattering of a variety of subjects that help that individual develop an understanding of the world: in other words you're more likely to end up with a well-rounded individual than someone who has studied only chemistry for four years.

Vocational education already exists – the complaint that the BA does not match employer's needs is a silly one as they can hire people out of DeVry if that's what they're looking for.

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