A little business here, but do degree TYPES really matter?

[lynnfire]

So I went to a career advisor yesterday (in in 2nd year university), and I told her my plan to eventually work in advertising. I was asking for advice, something to point me in the right direction for what I should do to get into advertising.

Basically, she was saying that the bottom line is: what degree you have/are getting does not really matter in the modern career field, only that you actually have one.

For those of you who are graduated and job hunting, or have been working for a time, would you say this is accurate? In my case, I dont want to do a degree change and work and pay an extra year towards it if it's not really going to give me any benefit.

 

[GotMalkAvian]

It all depends on what type of job you're looking for. If you're looking for any job, then all matters is that you have a degree. However, since you're planning to go into advertising, I seriously doubt that you'd want a degree in medicine or musical science.

Majors/minors/concentrations that would help with advertising: English, journalism, graphic design, and psychology (I kid you not; ad agencies make or lose money based on knowing how people think). Also, see if your school offers and sort of public relations courses; I took one my freshman year (senior level course, but signed in by my advisor since it was his class), and not only do I have some mock advertising work under my belt, but I've got a decent portfolio of mockup ads in pamphlet, poster, and press release form.

 

[KiKiweaky]

One of my friends is doing a nutrition degree at the moment and once he graduates he'll automatically be qualified as a nutritionist. He doesnt have any choices in electives though, alot of degrees are pretty broad but this one has been specialy designed to produce nutritionists at the end.

He should have to go for exams and tests etc to get it if he was trying to get in by another means but the modules he has have been picked so he doesnt have to now he's automatically registerred which is pretty handy.

 

[polarizebeta]

For the corporate word, it really depends on what you ar looking at. I have a BA in Business with a concentration in corp communicaitons. I work in trade settlements. My friend has a degree in creative writing and she is looking a getting a marketing position. So yeah, it does matter that you have a degree, and use common sense in choosing your degree to tailor it more towards your ultimate career goals.