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15 University Degrees You Won’t Believe Are Real by stam101(m): 12:59am On Nov 26, 2014 |
everyone’s got a degree, it’s hardly as valuable as it once was – so maybe it’s time to rethink that old Princeton logic. If you’re looking for credentials that will really make you pop on the job market, luckily there are tons of bizarrely specific programs that most people would never dream of pursuing. The work these degrees designate is far from conventional, and the appeal of these subjects certainly goes against the growing trend towards “professionalization” in the workforce, where just about every task requires some kind of special license to carry out. Chalk it up to 21st century capitalization of everything. But let’s suspend our cynical ideas of education for a moment and appreciate how these fifteen kooky programs might pave the future economy. 15. The Beatles At Liverpool Hope University, a day in the life of an MA Beatles student explores topics like the 60s music industry and the fab four’s sound production; after 48 weeks on this long and winding road, they present a final dissertation. Academics have been studying John, Paul, George and Ringo for going on 30 years, and MAs and PhDs in the topic have gained enough interest to constitute full programs at prestigious schools like London University. 1 Share
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Re: 15 University Degrees You Won’t Believe Are Real by stam101(m): 1:03am On Nov 26, 2014 |
14. Chicken Science “Chicken” has been a popular field for a long time in agricultural North America. From Saskatchewan to Texas, graduate poultry science programs require a rigorous background to pursue research in nutrition, physiology, genetics, and farm management, all under the subject of arguably the most indispensable (and poorly treated) animalian resource, the chicken. 1 Share
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Re: 15 University Degrees You Won’t Believe Are Real by stam101(m): 1:06am On Nov 26, 2014 |
13. Puppetry Some people aspire to be the ones pulling all the strings – others will keep busy with puppet making, scriptwriting and advanced shadow theatre courses at the University of Connecticut’s MA in puppetry. This isn’t a side-note on the theatre studies course calendar; UConn has been offering the program for five decades, ever since their late master puppeteer Frank W. Ballard conceived it in 1964. As they say, live entertainment, in all its forms, will never be in short demand. 1 Share
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Re: 15 University Degrees You Won’t Believe Are Real by Nastydroid(m): 1:07am On Nov 26, 2014 |
what are you smoking? |
Re: 15 University Degrees You Won’t Believe Are Real by stam101(m): 1:09am On Nov 26, 2014 |
12. Nannying If you idolized Marry Poppins growing up, know this: it’s not enough to be compassionate, safe, a good role model or irresistibly British to meet the booming nanny demand of the 21st century. The Professional Nanny Program at Kentucky’s Sullivan University takes 12 months to teach you the Proper Way to clean up and care for snotty youngsters. Learn that baby care, cooking, event planning and indispensable CPR and First Aid. 1 Like 1 Share
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Re: 15 University Degrees You Won’t Believe Are Real by Priceless24(f): 1:10am On Nov 26, 2014 |
Nastydroid: It's believable, the Western world is a place of distinct and sometimes disturbing career opportunities. 1 Like |
Re: 15 University Degrees You Won’t Believe Are Real by stam101(m): 1:12am On Nov 26, 2014 |
11. Decisions For a lowly human, decision-making seems simple: Hungry — eat. But if we had to be conscious of the complex biology underlying everything we do, we’d probably be inclined to sit down and do nothing. In the same way, when the new dominant organism on the planet, the bureaucracy-corporation, wants to make a simple choice like acquire chairs for the board room, it takes a tremendous amount of work from its subordinate nodes: we working professionals. Enter Indiana University’s Decision Sciences program, preparing students for the infinitely complex task of making businesses do things and stuff. 1 Share
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Re: 15 University Degrees You Won’t Believe Are Real by stam101(m): 1:15am On Nov 26, 2014 |
10. Parapsychology The University of Edinburgh offers the Ouija board of educations, a 3-year doctorate in the psychology of the paranormal. Perform intensive research into people’s claims of paranormal abilities, and try, if you dare, to explain them beyond “they are very confused”. 1 Like 1 Share
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Re: 15 University Degrees You Won’t Believe Are Real by stam101(m): 1:17am On Nov 26, 2014 |
9. Cannabis Cultivation This is not a program but an entire college — a Cannabis College — operating out of Oakland, California (where else?). Oaksterdam University teaches dispensary management, “budtending”, cannabis law, cannabis cooking, cannabis economics and pretty much every other useful study prefixed by cannabis. With the legalization movement in the United States, enrolling might just be most useful career investment you’ll make. 2 Likes 1 Share
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Re: 15 University Degrees You Won’t Believe Are Real by stam101(m): 1:19am On Nov 26, 2014 |
8. Comedy Who says you can’t learn to be funny? Toronto’s Humber College gives aspiring humour scientists a chance to hone their stand-up, improv, scriptwriting and sketch comedy while learning about the commercial side of the arts and entertainment industry. Presumably, you won’t be presenting a thesis and defending it to an academic committee; you’ll take stage in Humber’s fully equipped comedy cabaret, and strike down academic hecklers. 1 Share
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Re: 15 University Degrees You Won’t Believe Are Real by tobechi74: 2:43am On Nov 26, 2014 |
Food engineering |
Re: 15 University Degrees You Won’t Believe Are Real by Yungwhy(m): 2:48am On Nov 26, 2014 |
Omo... Course dey o 2 Likes |
Re: 15 University Degrees You Won’t Believe Are Real by Texykool: 3:57am On Nov 26, 2014 |
By this time of the night By the way, I studied Nairalanding for B.Sc, got a M.Sc in Romancelanding and currently studying Space-Booking for PHd. See, some of my coursemates are above me 20 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 15 University Degrees You Won’t Believe Are Real by Nobody: 5:14am On Nov 26, 2014 |
Ok |
Re: 15 University Degrees You Won’t Believe Are Real by LMAyedun(m): 5:35am On Nov 26, 2014 |
Crazy Courses. 1 Like |
Re: 15 University Degrees You Won’t Believe Are Real by kilokeys(m): 5:53am On Nov 26, 2014 |
joblessness its a course must pple study in the University of Life, Nigeria. some never graduate. some don get phD i am in my final year sha.. by God's grace 5 Likes |
Re: 15 University Degrees You Won’t Believe Are Real by Nobody: 6:06am On Nov 26, 2014 |
Lmao 1 Like |
Re: 15 University Degrees You Won’t Believe Are Real by EzePromoe: 6:15am On Nov 26, 2014 |
I'm not surprised. The whiteman have regard for every tiny thing in nature and their mode of education is based on specialization. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 15 University Degrees You Won’t Believe Are Real by obeenah40(m): 6:23am On Nov 26, 2014 |
Okies |
Re: 15 University Degrees You Won’t Believe Are Real by echobee(f): 6:49am On Nov 26, 2014 |
Na wa oooooo . Oyinbos and their mumu sense 1 Like |
Re: 15 University Degrees You Won’t Believe Are Real by davidflipcy(m): 7:01am On Nov 26, 2014 |
Oh boy ehn? Cultivating cannabis? Students go just dey smoke am dey go for class. When lecturer enter he go just distribute weed to the students make lecture start 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 15 University Degrees You Won’t Believe Are Real by nairamaverick(m): 7:07am On Nov 26, 2014 |
okay |
Re: 15 University Degrees You Won’t Believe Are Real by destino24(m): 7:11am On Nov 26, 2014 |
tobechi74: you must be living in a cave, food engineers work in food processing companies, biscuits, juice, tomato anything, plus yeah, they are engineers registrable with COREN 2 Likes |
Re: 15 University Degrees You Won’t Believe Are Real by Nehemiah459(m): 7:18am On Nov 26, 2014 |
These courses sound funny... but quite interesting.. Have you ever made mistakes? |
Re: 15 University Degrees You Won’t Believe Are Real by mitnick(m): 7:23am On Nov 26, 2014 |
nairamaverick:C ur lyf |
Re: 15 University Degrees You Won’t Believe Are Real by Fabdedon(m): 7:25am On Nov 26, 2014 |
what about Ebolacology |
Re: 15 University Degrees You Won’t Believe Are Real by timawoku(m): 7:33am On Nov 26, 2014 |
I even heard that they study 'beckham' in one of these uk schools... |
Re: 15 University Degrees You Won’t Believe Are Real by rattlesnake(m): 7:47am On Nov 26, 2014 |
Bsc in Cure for Andyblaze 1 Like |
Re: 15 University Degrees You Won’t Believe Are Real by dridowu: 7:53am On Nov 26, 2014 |
Good Morning Nigerians |
Re: 15 University Degrees You Won’t Believe Are Real by Nobody: 7:59am On Nov 26, 2014 |
what of also... irrigation engineering... found dah D.O.P.E course in Jamb's brochure.. |
Re: 15 University Degrees You Won’t Believe Are Real by Nobody: 8:09am On Nov 26, 2014 |
Nawa ooo. Funny courses. I appreciate I read economics. So damn proud of it. |
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