Thequestion is: Honours degree or not? -

So, someone in family is studying for a degree and they have an option to take an extra year in order to get an honours degree. However I think they just want to start work and earning money- except I m not sure that s a good idea. Here in the UK, I was under the impression that most degrees are honours, i.e. 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc. And most employers usually wannt to know what you got, i.e. a 1st class honours? The person in question is studying in another country with hopes to possibly move to the UK or the US at some point. Even if they don t move, I think other students from her university are likely to take the extra year and qualify with an honours degree. Do you think they would be at a disadvantage? And is an honours degree generally better than an ordinary one?|::::|An honours degree often entails doing a dissertation which is choisen, designed and carried out by yourself. On the employers point of view it shows that you are willing to take on tasks and see then through and work constructively. An honours degree will be better in the long run, it will take that extra year yes.|::::|It depends what work they want to do. I was told I had to get a 2.1 to be considered by the employers I wanted to work for. But David Dimbleby only got a 3rd, and hes far more successful than me and most people in career terms. generally though the better your degree the better your prospects, especially since loads of people are getting degrees these days* * - all other things being equal. Things like personality and ability to get on with people are arguably much more important than what degree classification you have And an honours degree IS better than an ordinary one|::::|honours would be better. Especially if at any point they wanted to go on and do a masters or a postgrad. I d encourage them to do their honours. Employers are more impressed by them too.|::::|It s more work, but it will provide more opportunities for employment after you graduate. So I say, go for it.