Okay, Mr Worf, you convinced me. I'm going back into physics. On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 3:44 PM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > 8 Extremely Odd College Courses > 10 June 2010 > > by Maria Hanson, LiveCareer > > Would you believe that studying garbage can lead to a high-paying career? > Do you think you can base a career on creating inflatable art? > > Many colleges <http://www.livecareer.com/news/Education_%7E919.aspx> are > now offering some very unusual, intriguing classes and curricula that can, > surprisingly, lead to interesting, satisfying > careers<http://www.livecareer.com/job-work-career-satisfaction-surveys>with > good salaries. And students are finding that you can build a career on > the foundation of your personal > interests<http://www.livecareer.com/career-interest-inventory-test>. > > > Here are eight of the oddest classes that real colleges and universities > have offered in the past year. We've also included relevant careers with > annual median salary information from LiveCareer's Free Salary > Report<http://www.livecareer.com/pay-salary-calculator-and-compensation-report>. > > > *Wine and Beer Appreciation* > Oh, the poor Syracuse University Hospitality Management students who "have > to" take this class. Imagine being a college student and needing to immerse > yourself in learning about libations! (The only bad news for students is > that they can't take this class and Wine Appreciation. It's either/or.) > Students who like this line of study can toast their way to careers as > food-service > managers <http://www.livecareer.com/news/archive/culinary-arts.aspx>($65,402) > or hotel managers ($166,692). > > *The Joy of Garbage* > This Santa Clara University class could also be called "Everything You Ever > Wanted to Know About Garbage but Were Afraid to Ask." Students who enjoy > exploring the many paths garbage can take could end up becoming > environmental-science technicians ($39,335) or environmental engineers > ($76,699). > > *The Unbearable Whiteness of Barbie* > Occidental College's Cultural Studies Program uses Barbie as a jumping-off > point for discourses about race, gender, and social justice. People inspired > by playing with ideas about this doll's social significance might end up as > sociologists ($70,390) or attorneys ($114,659). > > *Far Side Entomology* > For the past 25 years, Oregon State University professor Michael Burgett > has been making the study of insects fun and memorable by using Gary > Larson's Far Side cartoons to teach students about bugs. If students get > bitten by a love of insects, they can go on to become entomologists > ($52,938) or science writers ($69,878). > > *From the Undead to the Already Dead* > Another popular Occidental College course looks at vampires, zombies, and > monsters in literature and film. Students who really sink their teeth into > this course could end up as film > editors<http://www.livecareer.com/news/archive/entertainment.aspx>($60,932) > or costume designers ($84,594). > > *The Science of Superheroes* > University of California, Irvine, physics professor Michael Dennin poses > some unusual questions in this course: "Have you ever wondered if Superman > could really fly?" "What was Spiderman's 'spidey sense'?" and "How did > Wonder Woman's invisible jet work?" It's not rocket science, but it could > fire up an interest that leads to a career in that field. Inspired students > might become physicists ($94,297) or astronomers ($118,598). > > *Inflatable Public Sculpture* In this course at Rensselaer Polytechnic > Institute, students study and create inflatable art. Don't burst the bubble > of the students who take this class: they might find a great career in Arts > and > Designs<http://www.livecareer.com/news/Arts-Design-Humanities_%7E261.aspx>by > becoming set designers ($51,680) or doll makers ($43,953). > > *Philosophy and Star Trek* This Georgetown University course examines the > major philosophical questions that recur in "Star Trek" episodes (for > instance, "Is time travel possible?"). Students who ponder the meaning of > Scotty beaming people up might end up as philosophy teachers ($50,083) or > psychologists > <http://www.livecareer.com/news/archive/counseling.aspx>($92,930). > > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
