The degrees Reform UK would scrap student loans for – and what careers they actually lead to

However, according to The Telegraph, most of the degrees listed, including gender studies, queer theory and critical race theory, are rarely offered as standalone undergraduate programmes in the UK, and are more commonly available as postgraduate degrees or as modules within broader social science degrees. Suella Braverman, Reform’s education spokesperson, argued young people have been “conned” into debt for “degrees that often leave them with poor job prospects while taxpayers are left footing the bill.” Under a Reform government, Suella Braverman confirmed, there would be no student finance provided to institutions deemed to be “persistently failing universities offering poor-quality provision.” Here are the degrees that Reform would exclude from student finance, versus the jobs the party would put more emphasis on training young people up for. Degrees Reform UK would exclude from student finance:Gender studiesTransgender studiesSocial justiceCritical race theoryQueer theoryAccording to the Complete University Guide, gender studies graduates typically go on to careers in human resources, public policy, social services, advocacy and education.