‘You could stitch the Bayeux Tapestry!' Mike Parry makes cheeky quip about 'Mickey Mouse' degree

‘You could stitch the Bayeux Tapestry!' Mike Parry makes cheeky quip about 'Mickey Mouse' degree
Gabrielle Wilde

By Gabrielle Wilde


Published: 29/05/2024

- 14:34

The Tories have pledged to shut down 'Mickey Mouse' university courses and create 100,000 apprenticeships a year instead

Broadcaster Mike Parry has brutally mocked "Mickey Mouse" degrees in Britain amid calls for a shut down of the costly courses.

It comes after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged to shut down “Mickey Mouse” university courses and create 100,000 apprenticeships a year instead, if the Tories are re-elected.

The “Mickey Mouse” phrase was coined for university courses that have high dropout rates, a poor track record of securing jobs for graduates or a relatively low level of future earnings.

On Britain's Newsroom, Bev listed some of the courses that could be dubbed "Mickey Mouse" degrees, saying: "At Falmouth University, University of Kent and University of Salford you can do comedy writing, stand-up comedy writing."

Whilst Bev deemed this acceptable, Parry argued the courses are "rubbish", saying: "The only way you get to become a comedy writer is to go to comedy shows and watch the experts doing it, and mix with them."

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