Talk:Mickey Mouse degrees

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This article seems bias against the idea that some degrees are 'mickey mouse'.

I personally think that alot of degrees are mickey mouse but I wouldnt let that shine through into the article.

Im sure a degree in surf management can lead to very profitable careers in banking, insurance, the military, politics. Hey I mean surfing is even a pre-requisite for astronauts these days. Its a known fact that 101% of employers would take someone with a degree in surfing over one with a degree in econometrics to train as a city analyst any day of the week.

lol.

--lincs_geezer 17:01, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Role of Media

Hi,

I made the last edits before 81.178.245.238. I agree with most of the edits - and am embarrassed by the errors in English :-) - but shouldn't some reference be made to the role of the media in this term? Or does this prevent a NPOV?

In the UK at least the summer is a very quiet time for news, so talk about Mickey Mouse degrees gives the "Moral outrage" brand of journalism something to talk about. Any media studies people out there know of any work that looks at news cycles, which might be applicable?

80.3.82.107 23:48, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Reason of Criticisms

The article states : "One thing these courses share is that they are vocational, whereas degrees have traditionally been in purely academic subjects". I would argue the criticism of these courses is not that they are vocational, it is that they have no perceived academic rigour. There has been a long tradition of erudite vocational courses; Dentistry, Electronic Engineering, Computing, etc --Ade myers 17:34, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Redirect to Mickey Mouse subjects

It would be better to use the more general one above. Skinnyweed 21:43, 29 June 2006 (UTC)