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# Feminist New Black Man - Occidental College <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvlL_lDk4ko Jason Mattera At CPAC, YouTube]</ref> | # Feminist New Black Man - Occidental College <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvlL_lDk4ko Jason Mattera At CPAC, YouTube]</ref> | ||
#[[Evolution|Evolutionary biology]] | #[[Evolution|Evolutionary biology]] | ||
| + | # Philosophy and Star Trek – Georgetown University in Washington <ref> [http://courses.georgetown.edu/index.cfm?Action=View&CourseID=PHIL-180]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 01:48, May 23, 2010
The worst college majors are fields of study that leave the student with relatively few job opportunities and often a distorted or ultra-liberal view of the world. If the student incurred debt in attending college, then he is left with obligations without any practical way to pay for them.
We encourage college students and employers to improve this list over time.
Majors
- Women's studies[1]
- Film
- General Religious studies program at a liberal college[2]
- English Literature/Literary Criticism
- Music Therapy
- Dance
- Interior Decorating
- Art History
- Comic Book Art
- Parapsychology
- Surfing Studies
- Golf Management – University of Birmingham / Florida Gulf Coast University
- Communications
- Gambling -- euphemistically called "Gaming"
Courses
- Football Culture
- Queer Musicology – UCLA
- The Science of Harry Potter – Frostburg University [3]
- Native American Feminism - University of Michigan
- Cyber Feminism - Cornell University
- Feminist New Black Man - Occidental College [4]
- Evolutionary biology
- Philosophy and Star Trek – Georgetown University in Washington [5]
Sources
References
- ↑ "Women’s studies ... is disappearing from British universities. ... Students have begun to realise, too, that women’s studies is useless for getting you a job. It’s no coincidence that the subject’s collapse coincided with the introduction of tuition fees. The moment you start paying for something is the moment you consider whether it’s really worthwhile." [1]
- ↑ Religious majors at liberal colleges are often atheistic or anti-Christian in curriculum. Ministers, however, have a low 1.2% unemployment rate in the United States for example[2],
- ↑ CBS News: Harry Potter Goes To College: Professor Uses Boy Wizard To Explores Links Between Magic, Science, by Bootie Cosgrove-Mather, Sept. 26, 2003 [3] ...Frostburg State President Catherine R. Gira said she isn't worried that some may view a Harry Potter class as trivial. "Irrespective of the specific title of the course, the 'magic' in the fiction is being analyzed by applying concepts of physics, chemistry, biology and engineering. This honors course creatively packages scientific principles in a contemporary way that will interest today's students," Gira said.
- ↑ Jason Mattera At CPAC, YouTube
- ↑ [4]