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A viral video of some UBA staff sharing the courses they studied at university compared to the professions they currently practice has sparked mixed reactions online. Many viewers are now questioning the relevance of studying a particular course in Nigerian universities today.

For instance, one UBA staff member, Ayo, revealed that he studied Human Anatomy at the university but now works at UBA as a Data Analyst in the HR department. Another staff member, Millicent, studied Biochemistry but currently works as a Business Analyst and Project Manager at the bank. When asked how she made the career switch, she explained that she took additional online courses through HeelsandTech.

Similarly, Adeniyi shared that he studied Water Resources Management in school but now works in the Compliance, Transaction, and Monitoring Unit of the bank.

Considering that most of them studied courses unrelated to banking yet now work in the banking sector and other diverse professions, the video has raised important questions about the relevance of one’s course of study in Nigerian universities today.

This also serves as a motivation to anyone that irrespective of your course of study in school—especially those who couldn’t get their choice of courses in the university—you can always pursue your dream even after your first degree.


Watch the full video to hear more UBA staff share what they studied in school versus the careers they currently pursue.

What are your thoughts? Share them in the comments below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDQdBjms56U?si=iSL0sw2ZHIUZMy6l

Summary:

A viral video shows UBA staff revealing the courses they studied in university versus their current banking careers, sparking debate on the relevance of degrees in Nigeria and motivating graduates that they can still pursue their dreams regardless of their first course of study.

I studied Linguistics, whenever I tell someone I am a Linguist

They assume I speak many languages

Olodos


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Majority studied science courses while commercial graduates in courses like Economics, Accounting and Finance struggle to compete against them.

No thanks to mathematical inclined aptitude test for employment.

Computer science --- collateral management.

Even if you study Yoruba language in school, you can work in a bank...

The problem with studying one thing and ending up doing a totally different thing is that you'll hardly move up the career ladder in your chosen career because you don't have a background there. Banks intentionally exploit this loophole so they can keep their staff in one tiny spot—doing so much and earning little. I wouldn't advise anyone go this route. It's always limiting because your employer will always use that weakness to exploit you.

I know one bank manager wey study religious studies for uni...


Na that day my eyes open...

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Peanuts

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Some studied marine engineering and are dancing on TikTok

Houseofglam7:
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Some studied marine engineering and are dancing on TikTok

This is hilarious

At least education is not a scam.

Learn new digital skills and you'll never regret it.

Nehyooh:
This is hilarious

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂

As far as you can bring money into the bank, na you dem want

But the iT section no be for everyone

Non studied banking and finance, accounting .. like 98% of them are science students, no wonder all the top jambite comes from sciences

illicit:
I studied Linguistics, whenever I tell someone I am a Linguist

They assume I speak many languages

Olodos


😂

That means you have limitations as a linguist unable to speak many languages.

Lol,this is not their dream. Just the best job that they found at the moment.

edoman2016:
Majority studied science courses while commercial graduates in courses like Economics, Accounting and Finance struggle to compete against them.

No thanks to mathematical inclined aptitude test for employment.

Undergrads of those art-related courses are also taught mathematics. The thing is that science students are generally more intelligent.

samuelson06:
The problem with studying one thing and ending up doing a totally different thing is that you'll hardly move up the career ladder in your chosen career because you don't have a background there. Banks intentionally exploit this loophole so they can keep their staff in one tiny spot—doing so much and earning little. I wouldn't advise anyone go this route. It's always limiting because your employer will always use that weakness to exploit you.

This is SO not true. Ask the top bank MDs what they studied. Not just banks alone, even multinationals, ask the VPs what they studied and you will be shocked. With the exception of very few fields such as law, that statement is not accurate.

Just what is available.. Some have risen up the banking ladder after undergoing courses in finance and management

None of these persons will climb up the career path except they back up with certifications and a postgraduate degree that aligns with their current posts.

In many jobs, they only needs your first degree, they know, for you to become graduate, you can use the knowledge to manoeuvre your way to make the company succeed.

After all, even bank & finance graduate would still undergo additional training before, he can fit in, in bank industry.

I know one guy when study driving,he has left his korokpe driving and he is on nairaland defending Apc . His name starts with H

You saw how the programmer guy dressed differently from the rest of them? Baba just wear round neck polo come office.

aieromon:
None of these persons will climb up the career path except they back up with certifications and a postgraduate degree that aligns with their current posts.

DECEIVING urself. They would definitely get to the pinnacle of their careers, provided their productivity is topnotch, or their father or relative is one of biggest shareholders in the bank.


Before you arguing further, just go to website of any Nigeria bank and check educational background of 1st-10th personnel in its hierarchy.

SmartPolician:
Undergrads of those art-related courses are also taught mathematics. The thing is that science students are generally more intelligent.

who said. Arts students don't do further mathematics in school. Many arts courses in university you hardly have any mathematics content. So science students are at advantage having done further mathematics and also done maths in uni and even compulsory statistics courses. Aig ran access bank and he read law.

Science students pay attention to details and are usually very intelligent.

Back in secondary school, not everyone who branched into the science class succeeded. Some who could not cope were later sent back to Arts or Social Science.

But for Arts and Social Science students, there was no other department to fall back to — you simply stayed there whether you performed well or not.

After secondary school, I went on to study Computer Science in a Polytechnic. Even at that level, many students were dropped after ND 1 due to performance issues.

This is why science students often excel in any position or office they find themselves.

Science is very competitive, but I am glad to say that I have successfully completed my HND.

illicit:
I studied Linguistics, whenever I tell someone I am a Linguist

They assume I speak many languages

Olodos


😂

Please what do you do now?

I want to learn from you because I also studied linguistics.

Na only medicine, nursing I never see for bank.
I Don see lawyer sef

Glimpsetv:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDQdBjms56U?si=iSL0sw2ZHIUZMy6l

If not that wickedness has been propagated in the society and heart of men, every sound graduate can fit into many fields. With an intensive training of 6 months or one year (theory and practical) a sound graduate will do well in medicine, law and the engineering fields. Most courses in the West are just 3 years courses. Those 3 years may include time for social weeks and a few time to lazy about.

Lol... IT is for everyone.

I know colleagues who are top in IT in bank