The Virgin Guide to Courses for Careers - Hardcover

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Which is the best university to go to if you want to become a top journalist? What should you study, and where, to work in the pharmaceutical industry or design racing cars? How about banking or IT, or becoming a psychotherapist? This book has the answers. * Value for money The financial implications of a university eductation are serious. Today, more than at any time in the past, a university degree is perceived as a route to a career: not just any job but one that will satisfy and reward you enough to justify the time and expense of a higher education, and to repay the debts that may have accrued in the process. * Which courses for what jobs? The Virgin Guide to Courses for Careers tells you which degree courses to choose for the best jobs in the career area that interests you. No other guide does this. * Top courses You have a subject, maybe even a few universities in mind, but do youknow which of the courses in that subject has a career track record that promises you a big future? Where do graduates who study it actually end up? This guide tells you. The Virgin Guide to Courses for Careers is a simple idea that cuts to the heart of what choosing a university is about: your long-term future. It is brought to you by the team that produces The Virgin Althernative Guide to British Universities.