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

Reform UK would scrap student loans for degrees in gender studies, critical race theory and queer theory, according to Suella Braverman, who claimed students wanting to study those courses “would need to fund them privately.”

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.”

She emphasised a push for technical education, saying: “Our economy is crying out for home-grown engineers, scientists, technicians, builders and skilled tradespeople.”

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:

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• Gender studies
• Transgender studies
• Social justice
• Critical race theory 
• Queer theory

According to the Complete University Guide, gender studies graduates typically go on to careers in human resources, public policy, social services, advocacy and education. Other subjects listed have been known to have paths in specialised law, non-profits, marketing and PR, and academia.

The vocations Reform would put emphasis on

• Engineering
• Scientist 
• Technicians
• Builders 
• Skilled tradespeople 

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