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Originally Posted by MargaretR
My eldest granddaughter is taking an art degree at Manchester.
It is geared towards animation (cartoons) and illustration (of books I suppose). These skills are needed in the media and advertising industry.
I don't suppose that a naturally gifted arty person would know how to produce cartoons, so the training and the degree would be useful.
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Having a honours degree in art myself, I disagree.
I see study in this area as futhering a skill, or learning a craft.
I don't think it's necessary for this to be studied as a academic subject.
I certainly knew very talented people who were denied access to further education at the highest level, because they didn't have enough O/A-level passes to qualify for entry.
The most commercially successful artist I know didn't even go to art school. He apprenticed himself to a painter straight after his O-levels.