Best Areas of Study

[amirite?]

Ok. Im not up to selecting any courses or anything but before I get there I'd like to know what degrees and such are the most helpful in later life. Ie. people holding which degrees are in high demand? Commerce, Business, etc. If I did a commerce degree at a Uni what would I do next. I know that courses such as journalism dont give everyone great opportunities post uni. Is it basically the higher the ENTER score needed to qualify for the course the greater the demand for people with this level of education? Would law and psychology be good areas to go into?

[ninwa]

Umm, depends on what you want to do in later life? A law degree wouldn't be very helpful if you wanted to be a doctor...

[amirite?]

Umm, depends on what you want to do in later life? A law degree wouldn't be very helpful if you wanted to be a doctor...

No shit but if you want to be a lawyer itd be handy right? I want to know what coursdes offer the greatest job opportunities once youve finished them. Jobs with high salaries...

[minilunchbox]

If you want to be a lawyer, a law degree is necessary. If you want to go into psychology for a high salary, you should probably consider another option. Psychologists generally don't get paid much at the beginning and to actually be a psychologist you need at least 4-6 years of Uni. There's a lot of job opportunities, though, but there's also a lot of competition to get into Honours.

If you meant doing both law + psychology, I would imagine both areas compliment eachother so that would be good.

[ninwa]

No shit but if you want to be a lawyer itd be handy right? I want to know what coursdes offer the greatest job opportunities once youve finished them. Jobs with high salaries...

Mining engineering. Consistently earns one of the highest salaries.

It is also a common misconception that lawyers get paid a lot. Most of them don't. You'd have to be a big-shot barrister to earn the big bucks... or a judge in one of the higher courts (Supreme, Federal, High).

The survey, What Jobs Pay, is based on ABS data collated by labour analyst Rodney Stinson.

By week:
Highest earners: engineering manager ($2562), general manager ($2276), research and development manager ($2172), financial dealer ($1976), anaesthetist ($1957), mining engineer ($1955), surgeon ($1953), legislator ($1950), psychiatrist ($1909), internal medicine specialist ($1897).

http://www.ehow.com/about_5417116_australias-highestpaid-jobs.html

[amirite?]

Thanks guys. Maybe I can be Clive Palmers right hadn man working for Mineralogy. :\

Im thinking about doing criminology/law/psychology (2 of these) leading into forensic psychology if thats a possibility. Would a mix of these courses open up many avenues or would I be better off going down the business/management/commerce route? I find both areas interesting.

[Kopite]

Umm, depends on what you want to do in later life? A law degree wouldn't be very helpful if you wanted to be a doctor...

No shit but if you want to be a lawyer itd be handy right? I want to know what coursdes offer the greatest job opportunities once youve finished them. Jobs with high salaries...

Dentistry.

[Gloamglozer]

Umm, depends on what you want to do in later life? A law degree wouldn't be very helpful if you wanted to be a doctor...

No shit but if you want to be a lawyer itd be handy right? I want to know what coursdes offer the greatest job opportunities once youve finished them. Jobs with high salaries...

Dentistry.

And that occupation also happens to have a high suicide rate as well.

[Kopite]

Umm, depends on what you want to do in later life? A law degree wouldn't be very helpful if you wanted to be a doctor...

No shit but if you want to be a lawyer itd be handy right? I want to know what coursdes offer the greatest job opportunities once youve finished them. Jobs with high salaries...

Dentistry.

And that occupation also happens to have a high suicide rate as well.

True. However, topic starter seems to value money and job opportunities over personal wellbeing (i.e. happiness, sense of achievement etc), despite there being a correlation between the two. As a result, dentistry would be the way to go.

[amirite?]

If I was gonna commit suicide I would have done it already. Not into dentistry anyway, even if I was smart enough.

You talk about be money hungry like its a bad thing. Making money doesnt come at the expense of happiness, sense of achievement, etc. anyway. For some people its the polar opposite...

[Kopite]

You talk about be money hungry like its a bad thing. Making money doesnt come at the expense of happiness, sense of achievement, etc. anyway. For some people its the polar opposite...

If you look at all the highest paid jobs, you'll quickly realise many of them aren't 9-5 jobs. They do come at the cost of a decent social life, free time, stress etc.

e.g. Doctors-not that great money at the start, ridiculous hours. Many years of study.

Lawyers-not even that well paid, unless you're right at the top. High depression rates.

Invesment Bankers-long hours.

Dentistry-probably the best balance between money/social life.