Best Breadth Subjects

[anti]

Principles of Marketing is quite good.  I'd recommend it if you're curious about commerce but don't want something dry.  Simon is a great lecturer and the assessment is reasonable.

I've also done Logic: Language and Information.  It's a bit of a strange mix of philosophy, linguistics, digital systems and more.  However, if the main concepts click with you then it's quite easy to do well.

Oh, one word of advice when picking breadth.  Make sure you go to the handbook and check out how the subject is assessed.  I know too many people who complain because they didn't expect to have to write long essays or do exams for their breadth subjects when they could have avoided it.

[mikee65]

*Shrugs* Your funeral.

Have you done the course?

No, but doing a third year subject without having done a single relevant first or second year subject reeks of 'Because I can' arrogance. I could have taken Complex Analysis (a final year maths subject) in the first semester of my first year, but that would have been completely ridiculous and I'd be laughed out of the exam I'd just spectacularly failed for thinking I could keep up with the big kids.

If the course is doable without prior experience, looks appealing to me, I wouldn't be restrained from taking it simply because other students perceive me as an arrogant 'jaffy'. But alas apparently tis not the case and im just ignorant.

Go for it, freedom fighter!

Good luck writing a 2500 word, 40% essay having never written a psychology essay before.

lol, maybe it does sound a little melodramatic, refrain would be a better word..

[Whatlol]

I was thinking about doing micro and macro economics for breadth subjects. Any comments/ experiences?

[Gloamglozer]

I was thinking about doing micro and macro economics for breadth subjects. Any comments/ experiences?

Micro is easy.  Just very basic economics.  Macro, on the other hand, is a tad harder and extends your knowledge from micro.

[schmalex]

Very useful subjects though

[rustic_metal]

Yeah, first year economics is generally thought to be incredibly easy. I've heard it's taught well and all, but some people find it very dry. A couple of my mates, on the other hand, absolutely loved it. Maybe pop into the library and have a sticky beak at the textbook? That's generally a pretty reliable way to figure out if a subject is worth doing.

[mikee65]

Yeah, first year economics is generally thought to be incredibly easy. I've heard it's taught well and all, but some people find it very dry. A couple of my mates, on the other hand, absolutely loved it. Maybe pop into the library and have a sticky beak at the textbook? That's generally a pretty reliable way to figure out if a subject is worth doing.

Micro economics?

[rustic_metal]

What?

[Gloamglozer]

Yeah, first year economics is generally thought to be incredibly easy. I've heard it's taught well and all, but some people find it very dry. A couple of my mates, on the other hand, absolutely loved it. Maybe pop into the library and have a sticky beak at the textbook? That's generally a pretty reliable way to figure out if a subject is worth doing.

Micro economics?

Introductory Microeconomics.

Loved that subject when I did it in first semester.  I swear it wasn't strongly correlated to the amount of hot chicks in my tute...

[mikee65]

What?

Is that the economics who were referring to?

[rustic_metal]

I was referring to all of first year economics.

[Gloamglozer]

What?

Is that the economics who were referring to?

He was referring to first year economics, which comprises of Introductory Microeconomics and Introductory Macroeconomics.

EDIT:  Beaten.

[aw123]

Would breadth subjects relating to law be quite full on?

[rustic_metal]

Law's actually fairly easy at undergraduate level, from what I've heard. I know that at least one of the exams are multiple choice and open book, but most likely all of them are. Most of the workload will come from the obscene amount of reading you'll have to do, rather than from any conceptual difficulty.

[Whatlol]

Yeah, first year economics is generally thought to be incredibly easy. I've heard it's taught well and all, but some people find it very dry. A couple of my mates, on the other hand, absolutely loved it. Maybe pop into the library and have a sticky beak at the textbook? That's generally a pretty reliable way to figure out if a subject is worth doing.

Ok thanks ill Take a look at one of the text books. I think the more advanced economics looks pretty interesting .

Has anyone continued doing economics for breadth up to third year level? Does maths start playing a more important role in 2nd year or 3rd year? or is that only for like other economics subjects?