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Furnham, Adrian; Pertrides, K. V. – Higher Education Review, 2010
Nearly 500 members of the public rated 20 university degree subjects in terms of their usefulness for employability. The top three were Law, Maths and English whereas the bottom three were Fine Art, Anthropology and Theology. A factor analysis was conducted to group the 20 subjects into broad academic fields. Five factors were identified,…
Descriptors: Personality, Individual Differences, Philosophy, Anthropology