Can university degrees be industry-focused without becoming job factories?: The Late Late Show with Seema Aggarwal

Update: 2025-10-09

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Students want jobs and, for many, a degree feels like the ticket to landing one. But should getting career-ready really be the main purpose of university? What do we risk losing when degrees become too industry-focused? And what happens if we don’t prepare students for work at all? Join Seema as she tackles these big questions with Dr. Paul Caplan, leader of MA Advertising at UAL.

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Can university degrees be industry-focused without becoming job factories?: The Late Late Show with Seema Aggarwal

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