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Anyone heard of any strange degrees/majors? I need to write an article called "Did you know you could go to school for this?" Please state any (most preferably from BC or Alberta universities/colleges).
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Blackjack dealing.
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Stringer wrote:Blackjack dealing. What degree would that be? =O UWO 2012
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Pinku wrote:Stringer wrote:Blackjack dealing. What degree would that be? =O It's a college program.
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Bachelors in blackjack LOL
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Stringer wrote:Pinku wrote:Stringer wrote:Blackjack dealing. What degree would that be? =O It's a college program. From which college?
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~Kaitlin~ wrote:Stringer wrote:Pinku wrote:Stringer wrote:Blackjack dealing. What degree would that be? =O It's a college program. From which college? Not sure, I would imagine there is a bunch. I remember reading about it when I was applying for school.
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I did some research (by which I mean searching "unusual degrees" in Google) and I found an article called "Top 10 most unusual college degrees". They are: 1) Master Ranching 2) Astrobiology 3) Retail Floristry 4) Professional Nanny 5) Sports Ministry 6) Adventure Recreation 7) Golf & Sports Turf Management 8) Comedy: Writing and Performance 9) Organic Agriculture (I don't find this unusual) 10) Fishing Sciences and Management http://www.scholarpoint.com/Community/Connect/archive/2007/10/18/top-10-most-unusual-college-degrees.aspxThe actual article goes into more detail about what studies are involved and why it is unusual. Also, Clemson and Michigan State University offer GRADUATE programs in "PACKAGING SCIENCE". I know it probably deals a lot more with science of durability/protection and whatnot, but all I can think of is FedEx. University of Toronto 2012 Victoria College
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yeah, i saw that site too! unfortunately, I just found out I need places from BC or Alberta. Haha, sorry about that.
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lol a lot of those are really big programs. especially Turfgrass management I thought Oneology and Vinticulture was different but cool ( i know i spelt that wrong  )
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Well, you could take a look at degrees offered by different schools. And don't overlook the university colleges in BC, they're almost more likely to offer the truly unusual (although not always "degrees", if you need that). Are you going for weird, or just stuff people haven't heard of that aren't all that common? If it's the second, Cognitive Science is something to look at, SFU at least has a program. Brock is the only school with the wine ( Oenology and Viticulture) program that I know of. If you want to make it count in BC Okanagan College has a transfer agreement with them to do 2 years in BC + 2 in Ontario (I randomly found that while looking for the first link).
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How to become a hobo.. University of Taiyab . LOL jk taiyab
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UofT2011 wrote:How to become a hobo.. University of Taiyab . LOL jk taiyab We have the only accredited 'Rap and Freestyling' degree in North America. I'd drop a twelve, but some admin would delete it.
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bimmer35 wrote: 1) Master Ranching
All I can think of is Monster Rancher I heard you can take a degree in basket making...
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I actually know someone who's going into a college program about Golf Course Management or something like that.
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Taiyab wrote:UofT2011 wrote:How to become a hobo.. University of Taiyab . LOL jk taiyab We have the only accredited 'Rap and Freestyling' degree in North America. I'd drop a twelve, but some admin would delete it. Come to my rap university instead
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ACTH wrote:Taiyab wrote:UofT2011 wrote:How to become a hobo.. University of Taiyab . LOL jk taiyab We have the only accredited 'Rap and Freestyling' degree in North America. I'd drop a twelve, but some admin would delete it. Come to my rap university instead ACTH school of Rhetoric
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TaintedKane wrote:ACTH wrote:Taiyab wrote:UofT2011 wrote:How to become a hobo.. University of Taiyab . LOL jk taiyab We have the only accredited 'Rap and Freestyling' degree in North America. I'd drop a twelve, but some admin would delete it. Come to my rap university instead ACTH school of Rhetoric Some of the best and brightest minds in the world today have been part of the ACTH experience. Alumni include: -George Clooney -Sir Elton John -Barack Obama -Batman -Will Smith -Lewis Black -William Shakespeare -Jane Austen Candidates will be screened individually after meeting the following requirements: -95% average in 6 U-Level courses -7 Essays -Respectable Finish in ACTH Obstacle Course After 50 candidates have been selected, they will be paired off, and in order to gain admission, they must defeat their opponent (In an epic rap-battle).
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You can go to university for leisure studies. I don't know about you guys, but I think it's strange.
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aztekxero wrote:I actually know someone who's going into a college program about Golf Course Management or something like that. My boyfriend goes to the University of Guelph for Turfgrass Management. It's a two year program offered through the university. When I found out he was transferring into that program I was like "They have a UNIVERSITY program that teaches you how to grow GRASS?!" Lol. He's done his first year now and literally, he learned how to grow and take care of grass on golf courses. There's a few little challenging things (remembering plant names for instance) but for the most part I can't believe it's a university program! I'm sure with the number of courses in BC that there would be a university or college out there that offers a similar program.
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