Degree inflation hits PR
Sunday, August 17th, 2008I had a quick peak on the clearing university courses for PR and a staggering 300 plus degrees came up.
Some were single discipline, others were combined with journalism, languages and business.
If I was going to college again I would find the choices very attractive. But are there simply too many courses?
I couldn’t say how many openings there are for PR graduates in agencies or in-house. Of course it is worth doing a course for the enjoyment and skills learnt. However, many PR graduates will want to be in PR, naturally.
Is that reasonable? Is it possible, or are many people going to be disappointed? I think PR is open to all graduates, especially ones with wide interests. I would say that luck is going to play as much a part in their careers getting off the ground as choosing the “right” degree.
