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Revision as of 03:59, May 21, 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

  1. Film
  2. Religion
  3. English Literature/Literary Criticism
  4. Music Therapy
  5. Dance
  6. Interior Decorating
  7. Art History
  8. Comic Book Art
  9. Parapsychology
  10. Surfing Studies
  11. Star Trek – Georgetown University in Washington
  12. Golf Management – University of Birmingham / Florida Gulf Coast University
  13. Communications
  14. Gambling -- euphemistically called "Gaming"

Courses

  1. Football Culture
  2. Queer Musicology – UCLA
  3. The Science of Harry Potter – Frostburg University [1]
  4. Native American Feminism - University of Michigan
  5. Cyber Feminism - Cornell University
  6. Feminist New Black Man - Occidental College [2]

Sources

References

  1. ↑ CBS News: Harry Potter Goes To College: Professor Uses Boy Wizard To Explores Links Between Magic, Science, by Bootie Cosgrove-Mather, Sept. 26, 2003 [1] ...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.
  2. ↑ Jason Mattera At CPAC, YouTube