Degree's for radio

[jip1]

Hi guys,

My first post here, great forum!

Just looking for a bit of advice from those of you who are lucky enough to work in the radio industry. I want to go to University and just wanted to ask about the different degree's you guys have (if you have one) and how it helped you get to where you are.

I want to be a Broadcast Technician/Engineer.

I've been told that Electronic Engineering, Computer Science and Telecommunications and Networks Engineering would all be good ways to go.

Hope I posted this in the right place if not then I apologize.

All the best!

[golden eagle]

I actually have a degree in radio/TV/film production, but I didn't really do anything with it. If you want to go into broadcast engineering, that might be a good way to go. I'd advise you to get with your adviser to find out which way you should go.

[banks]

Get a degree in another field, or find a line of work that works for you, that you can fall back on in case you lose your radio gig. There is no job security in radio and a broadcasting degree is not necessarily require (I hold a bachelors in computer science... was on-air at several radio stations to some capacity for 20 years until the axe cut me last year... I am now a network administrator for a school system)