New and different degrees to study at university
LOVE real estate and red wine? There are degrees for that. Turn your passion into a promising career with these road-less-travelled university pathways.
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NO idea what you want to be when you grow up, but know you’re not cut out to stand in front of kids all day or care for sick people?
Here are 13 things to study at university that aren’t teaching, nursing or arts.
International Development Studies
If you’re passionate about human rights and foreign affairs, perhaps a course in International Development studies could be up your alley. This bachelor’s degree addresses developing world issues and how you can empower people in disadvantaged regions to improve their wellbeing. Career outcomes include working for an NGO, human rights advocacy, social entrepreneurship, fair-trade business or responsible tourism.
Mechatronics
As automation increasingly replaces people, demand for experts who can understand, design and maintain these machines will also increase. Mechatronics is a field of engineering that combines electronics with mechanical engineering. Study areas include machine intelligence and robotics, computer programming and electronic system design.
Games Design and Development
Don’t just play video games — create them. Combine your creative talents and programming skills to design, code and animate everything from apps and console games to multi-player computer games. Some universities also offer courses focusing on mobile app development or digital product design, so you’re sure to find something to fit. Similar courses include Innovation and Design, Communication Design and Animation.
Property and Real Estate
Love real estate? Kick start your career in property development, valuation or investment with an applied science degree in property and real estate. Gain insights into the property and investment markets as well as a deeper understanding of valuation, land use, land management and commercial development.
Food Science and Technologies
Move over chefs, food scientists are taking over the kitchen. Learn how to develop new products and flavours, assess nutritional value of foods and conduct sensory evaluation of products. You’re basically a professional food taster. #dreamjob
Agribusiness
Agriculture and its associated business was once the simple practise of farming, but it’s now a cutting-edge industry with state-of-the-art technology throughout the supply chain. And with Australia’s agriculture industry on a growth trajectory, with the sector worth nearly $64 billion in 2017, there has never been a better time to join the agri-revolution. Agribusiness graduates are able to gain employment in sectors such as export business, government, rural banking and international trade.
Interior architecture
Learn how people engage with the world and design spaces that encourage them to interact a certain way with them. Whether it’s for commercial or domestic interiors, entertainment venues, festivals, exhibitions or theatre sets, interior architecture professionals create spaces that inspire people to feel a certain way; spaces that communicate ideas, values and stories.
Fashion Merchandise Management
Study in style with a degree in fashion merchandise management. Develop skills in retail management, merchandising, buying and planning within the global fashion industry, leading to careers industries such as fashion and visual merchandising, professional buying and product development.
Statistics and analytics
Big data is the way of the future so if you’re after a strategic career choice, this is about as future-proof as it gets. With data-driven decisions now a fundamental part of business operations across many industries, a degree in analytics can provide you with the platform to be a business-ready problem solver.
Environment and Society
Be a champion for environmental and social change with a degree in Environment and Society. Learn about developing sustainable communities and how to address some of the biggest issues, globally, for the future — such as biodiversity protection, food and water security, corporate responsibility and climate change. Graduates can attain work in areas such as policy making, environment management, consulting and education.
Sport Management
Establish an active career with a Bachelor of Sport Management and work in the fast-paced sports, physical-recreation and outdoor-adventure sectors. Explore community sport, its role in sustainable and social communities, and its relationship with professional sport or learn how to plan, organise, and program complex outdoor adventure activities at the highest professional level.
International Tourism Management
Want an excuse to be on a permanent holiday? Learn the business of international tourism. This means upskilling in how to operate, manage and market sustainable tourism, as well as an understanding of how to design and deliver international tourism products and services.
Viticulture
Because what better way to show your profound love for and appreciation of wine than by learning how to make it. This major falls under the Agriculture faculty and teaches important life skills — like wine making, wine chemistry and international wine analysis. BRB. Going to quit my job and become a wine scientist.
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