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Yeah... LA degrees certainly don't have a monopoly on critical thinking and effective communication.
Anyway in regards to the BGS in humanities, on the surface it would probably qualify as "generic college degree". You know when the job application requires "just any degree" as opposed to degree in X.
So in terms of opening up opportunities , you can probably land the generic data entry, customer service/support, clerical assistant type role. Anything of higher pay or more specialized is either going to require a degree in X OR someone taking a chance on you even though your degree and or experience is not exactly the perfect fit for the position.
I probably should have stuck with sociology, but I wanted to do something more marketable...then I had to switch to something easier because my grandmother died and I was grieving.
Well, it opens up doors to jobs that require any type of bachelor's degree.
This ^^^. Most white collar jobs - even management trainee for a retail store, require a BA/BS in something. Ditto any job working for state, local or city government.
Everyone should just accept that fact. And YES - a BA in ANYTHING will get you further than a person with out a degree.
Seriously, how many times does this question need to be answered?
For God's sake at least get a BA or instruct your children to do so. The necessity of one isn't going away.
A humanities degree develops skills in writing, critical thinking, analysis, visual analysis and communication. Those are skills you need for lots of jobs. A quick google search turns up plenty of information about what you can do with a degree in the Humanities: 25 Great Jobs for Humanities Majors
One big advantage of a humanities/liberal arts degree, over a more technical one such as nursing or computer science, is that you can move from one area to another. What if you get a highly-specific degree, and then don't like working in that field or the jobs dry up? You can't transition. Liberal arts gives you transferable skills.
I probably should have stuck with sociology, but I wanted to do something more marketable...then I had to switch to something easier because my grandmother died and I was grieving.
If your goal is to get generic, low level office job then you should be fine and honestly the BGS is probably equal in marketability when compared with the sociology degree when it comes to job prospects (assuming we are comparing Bachelor in BGS vs Bachelor in sociology).
That being said it is certainly possible to climb up from the ho-hum data entry clerk, customer service role. Some places of work may require to go back to school for further education (there may be tuition reimbursement) and in some cases you may be able to climb the corporate ladder even if you don't have the exact requirements (though that seems to be dependent on how good your brown noising skills are).
A BGS degree will give you the confidence to say “do you want fries with that” with panache.
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