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Alarm as students shun varsity courses considered significant

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18 degree courses attracted only one student each. [iStockphoto]

With placement of students into universities complete and first years set to report next month, it has emerged that some degree courses attracted only one student.

Consequently, public universities are in a spot for introducing courses that cannot attract students, raising questions about their viability.

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