As a recent graduate of International Relations, I often find myself questioning the value of my degree. According to another website though, these degrees take the cake when it comes to being ‘useless’.
Useless College Degrees
In the words of one of our International Relations faculty, “You understand why conflicts happen. You know all the ways on how to prevent them theoretically. Then one day, a madman just f*cks everything up.” How true. At least, my degree taught me valuable research, writing, and critical thinking skills that apply to my current work.
So when I came across this Top Tenz site, I couldn’t help but agree. Click the link for more details, but in a nutshell, these are the degrees (from tenth to first):
David Beckham Studies (the study of, yes, David Beckham)
(offered by Staffordshire University, UK)
Parapsychology (studying ghosts and the paranormal)
(offered by Coventry, Liverpool, Northampton, and Edinburgh Universities, respectively, among others)
PhD in Ufology (studying UFOs, post-grad)
(offered by Melbourne University)
The Phallus (studying the phallus and various phallic objects)
(offered by Occidental College)
Surfing Studies (“studying” surfing)
(offered by Plymouth University, UK and Southern Cross University, Australia)
Philosophy (philosophizing?)
(offered by various institutions around the world)
Queer Musicology (studying gayness and music science)
(offered by UCLA, USA)
Star Trek (studying.. Star Trek)
(offered by Georgetown University, USA)
Golf Management (LOL!)
(offered by University of Birmingham, UK and Florida Gulf Coast University, USA)
Art History (studying… art history?)
(offered by various institutions around the world)
Do you know of any other ‘questionable’ college degrees? Do you agree or disagree? Share in the comments!
Read and obtained from toptenz.net
David Beckham image from Body in Motion, retrieved on May 16, 2012.
