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# Liberal Arts<ref name=yahoo1>[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/10-worst-college-majors-143200704.html] Yahoo Finance, June 2014</ref>
 
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# [[Atheism|Secularism]]<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/08/us/08secular.html Pitzer College in California Adds Major in Secularism]</ref><ref>In their book ''Encyclopedia of Social Deviance'', which was published in 2014, authors Craig J. Forsyth and ‎Heith Copes wrote: "Atheism as a subject of social science has also generally been ignored in comparison with the scholarly work on religion" (see page 41 of their book).  Social Scientists are often generally reluctant to study atheists and it is considered not a great thing to have on your resume for future employment as far as graduate students (see: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB7Dlwaufyk Why is Psychology Silent When it Comes to Atheism? - Dr. Melanie Brewster - Skepticon 7], Published on Nov 27, 2014). According to the atheist Dr. Melanie Brewster, "Good peer-reviewed psychology journals are kind of hesitant to take studies on atheism."[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB7Dlwaufyk]  Hunsberger was the first social scientists to do a fairly intensive look at atheists and a book on his study was published in 2006.[http://www.amazon.com/Atheists-Groundbreaking-Study-Americas-Nonbelievers/dp/1591024137] One of the great ironies of this state of affairs is that the very well-known psychiatrist [[Sigmund Freud]] was an atheist (much of his work is now considered [[pseudoscience]]).[http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/books/defender-of-a-damaging-pseudo-science/157101.article] See also: [[Sigmund Freud's view of religion]]).</ref><ref>[[Global atheism|Global atheism/agnosticism is declining]] and the trend of [[desecularization]] is expected to continue in the 21st century.  Professor [[Eric Kaufmann]] told a secular audience in Australia: "The trends that are happening worldwide inevitably in an age of globalization are going to affect us."[http://fora.tv/2010/09/05/Eric_Kaufmann_Shall_the_Religious_Inherit_the_Earth] In the [[Western World]] and the world as a whole [[internet atheism|interest in internet atheism is declining]].</ref>  See also: [[Views on atheists]]
 
# [[Atheism|Secularism]]<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/08/us/08secular.html Pitzer College in California Adds Major in Secularism]</ref><ref>In their book ''Encyclopedia of Social Deviance'', which was published in 2014, authors Craig J. Forsyth and ‎Heith Copes wrote: "Atheism as a subject of social science has also generally been ignored in comparison with the scholarly work on religion" (see page 41 of their book).  Social Scientists are often generally reluctant to study atheists and it is considered not a great thing to have on your resume for future employment as far as graduate students (see: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB7Dlwaufyk Why is Psychology Silent When it Comes to Atheism? - Dr. Melanie Brewster - Skepticon 7], Published on Nov 27, 2014). According to the atheist Dr. Melanie Brewster, "Good peer-reviewed psychology journals are kind of hesitant to take studies on atheism."[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB7Dlwaufyk]  Hunsberger was the first social scientists to do a fairly intensive look at atheists and a book on his study was published in 2006.[http://www.amazon.com/Atheists-Groundbreaking-Study-Americas-Nonbelievers/dp/1591024137] One of the great ironies of this state of affairs is that the very well-known psychiatrist [[Sigmund Freud]] was an atheist (much of his work is now considered [[pseudoscience]]).[http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/books/defender-of-a-damaging-pseudo-science/157101.article] See also: [[Sigmund Freud's view of religion]]).</ref><ref>[[Global atheism|Global atheism/agnosticism is declining]] and the trend of [[desecularization]] is expected to continue in the 21st century.  Professor [[Eric Kaufmann]] told a secular audience in Australia: "The trends that are happening worldwide inevitably in an age of globalization are going to affect us."[http://fora.tv/2010/09/05/Eric_Kaufmann_Shall_the_Religious_Inherit_the_Earth] In the [[Western World]] and the world as a whole [[internet atheism|interest in internet atheism is declining]].</ref>  See also: [[Views on atheists]]
 
# [[Homosexuality|LGBT]] studies<ref>http://www.yale.edu/lgbts/</ref><ref>http://www.lgbts.umd.edu/</ref>
 
# [[Homosexuality|LGBT]] studies<ref>http://www.yale.edu/lgbts/</ref><ref>http://www.lgbts.umd.edu/</ref>
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# Film/Video<ref name=georgetown>[http://www9.georgetown.edu/grad/gppi/hpi/cew/pdfs/whatsitworth-complete.pdf What's It Worth?] Georgetown University, July 2011</ref><ref name="yahoo1" />
 
# Film/Video<ref name=georgetown>[http://www9.georgetown.edu/grad/gppi/hpi/cew/pdfs/whatsitworth-complete.pdf What's It Worth?] Georgetown University, July 2011</ref><ref name="yahoo1" />
 
# Puppetry
 
# Puppetry

Revision as of 21:11, June 9, 2015

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. Students incur an average debt in excess of $25,000 for attending college, and these college majors can leave such students without the ability to pay off their loans, which are typically not dischargeable in bankruptcy.

Adding insult to injury, many public colleges have begun charging students more if they decline one of the Worst College Majors, and study something of value instead.[1] Incidentially, a study by USA Today and the non-profit Education Sector showed that 514 colleges are more likely to produce defaults in student loans than graduates.[2]

In addition, college matters less and less to employers. The number of degree-less hires is trending way up at Google.[3] President of the John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy wrote in the Wall Street Journal, “Many liberal-arts graduates, even from the best schools, aren’t getting jobs in part because they didn’t learn much in school.”[4]

Undergraduate majors

  1. Black studies
  2. Islamic studies
  3. Hispanic studies
  4. Asian studies
  5. Video game design
  6. Liberal Arts[5]
  7. History[5]
  8. Business Administration/Management[6]
  9. Women's studies[7]
  10. Secularism[8][9][10] See also: Views on atheists
  11. LGBT studies[11][12]
  12. Film/Video[13][5]
  13. Puppetry
  14. English Literature/Literary Criticism[5]
  15. Music/Art Therapy[13][7]
  16. Dance[13][7]
  17. Interior Design
  18. Art History[14][7]
  19. Sequential Art[15]
  20. Golf Management – University of Birmingham / Florida Gulf Coast University
  21. Biology[6]
  22. Journalism [16]
  23. Psychology[13][6]
  24. Fashion Design
  25. Drama/Theater[13][6]
  26. Horticulture[14]
  27. Human Resources
  28. Photography[14][5]
  29. Video Game Design
  30. Forestry/Range Management/Wildlife Management
  31. Environmental Studies
  32. Leisure Studies[7]
  33. Fine Arts[17][5]
  34. Anthropology/Archeology[5]
  35. Sociology
  36. History of Music
  37. Climatology
  38. Comparative Religion
  39. Gaming Management[18]
  40. Creative Writing
  41. Ethnic Studies
  42. Paralegal studies/prelaw
  43. Philosophy[19][5]
  44. Theology & Religious Vocations[13][5]
  45. United States History[13]
  46. Islamic Studies [20]
  47. Social Work[14]
  48. Culinary Arts[14]
  49. Child and Family Studies[14]
  50. Biblical Studies[14]
  51. Music[14][5]
  52. Animal Science[14]
  53. Exercise Science[14]
  54. Physical Fitness/Education[5][7]
  55. Commercial Art/Graphic Design[5]
  56. Criminal Justice[6]
  57. Economics (without a numerate bias)[6]
  58. Latin[7]
  59. Communications[7]

Graduate programs

  1. Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology[21]
  2. Computer Engineering[21]
  3. Fine Arts[21]
  4. Law (from a low-ranked school)[21]
  5. PR, Advertising & Mass-Media[21]

(please add to the list)

Courses

  1. U.S. Race Theory & the Problem of Whiteness. - Arizona State University [22]
  2. The Sociology of Miley Cyrus: Race, Class, Gender, and Media. - Skidmore College [23]
  3. Politicizing Beyoncé: Rutgers University class from the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies. [24]
  4. Contemporary American Culture: The Fifty Shades Trilogy - American University [25]
  5. The Colbert Report: American Satire Writing Seminar - Boston University [26]
  6. Understanding Obama - Harvard Law School [27]
  7. Revolutionary Marxism - Portland State University [28]
  8. Why Occupy Wall Street? The History and Politics of Debt and Finance - New York University [29]
  9. Occupy the Field: Global Finance, Inequality, Social Movement - Columbia University [30]
  10. Football Culture
  11. Queer Musicology – UCLA
  12. The Science of Harry Potter – Frostburg University [31]
  13. Native American Feminism - University of Michigan
  14. Cyber Feminism - Cornell University
  15. Feminist New Black Man - Occidental College [32]
  16. Philosophy and Star Trek – Georgetown University in Washington [33]
  17. The Sociology of Hip-Hop: The Odyssey of Jay-Z – Georgetown University [34]
  18. Emotional Literacy[35]
  19. Media Genres, the study of zombies - University of Baltimore [36]
  20. The Science of Superheroes - UC Irvine [37]
  21. Field Equipment Operation (tractor driving) - UC Davis
  22. Hip Hop: The Politics of Culture - UC San Diego
  23. History of Surfing - UC Santa Barbara
  24. Labor Studies - UM Saint Louis & UM Kansas City [38]
  25. Arguing with Judge Judy - UC Berkeley
  26. Self-Esteem - Cal State Fresno
  27. Gaga for Lady Gaga: Sex, Gender, and Identity- University of Virginia-Charlottesville[39]
  28. Pilot Brewery (brewmaster) - UC Davis
  29. Search for Extraterrestial Intelligence - UC Berkeley
  30. Ecology of Renewable Natural Resources - Texas Tech University [40]
  31. Introduction to social networking
  32. The Mythology of Harry Potter-UCLA
  33. History of Weaving-UC Berkeley
  34. The Simpsons and the American Family-Hampshire College
  35. From DNA to Homosapiens - MCLA
  36. Getting dressed-Princeton University [41]

Workshops

  1. Yale hosts a workshop on the acceptance of bestiality, incest and prostitution. [42]
  2. Brown University workshop "The Ultimate Guide to Prostate Pleasure." [43]
  3. University of Tennessee sponsors six-day event called 'Sex Week' [44]
  4. New York University sponsors Strap-On Play, Sex Toys 101, and Oral Sex Tips, part of the bigger event called “Babeland: Queer Student Night with NYU LGBTQ Student Center. [45]
  5. Marquette University, Brown University and Columbia University to host Femsex workshop. Topics include orgasms, masturbation, sex, kink and explicit coloring books. [46]
  6. Hamilton College in New York and University of Minnesota host Orgasm workshop for female undergrad students. [47]
  7. University Of Arizona is to hold the Condom Olympics, students to be involved in a condom-wrapped egg toss, condom art, and a condom scavenger hunt. [48]

See also

External Links

References

  1. ↑ http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/story/2012-04-24/differential-tuition-increase-major/54513940/1
  2. ↑ http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/07/03/514-Colleges-Have-Higher-Default-Rates-Than-Graduation-Rates
  3. ↑ In Head-Hunting, Big Data May Not Be Such a Big Deal, NYTimes, June 19, 2913
  4. ↑ Sorry Left AND Right, No Job Requires A College Degree, Forbes.com, February 10, 2013
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 [1] Yahoo Finance, June 2014
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 [2] Yahoo Finance, June 2013
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 [3] College Crunch, December 2008
  8. ↑ Pitzer College in California Adds Major in Secularism
  9. ↑ In their book Encyclopedia of Social Deviance, which was published in 2014, authors Craig J. Forsyth and ‎Heith Copes wrote: "Atheism as a subject of social science has also generally been ignored in comparison with the scholarly work on religion" (see page 41 of their book). Social Scientists are often generally reluctant to study atheists and it is considered not a great thing to have on your resume for future employment as far as graduate students (see: Why is Psychology Silent When it Comes to Atheism? - Dr. Melanie Brewster - Skepticon 7, Published on Nov 27, 2014). According to the atheist Dr. Melanie Brewster, "Good peer-reviewed psychology journals are kind of hesitant to take studies on atheism."[4] Hunsberger was the first social scientists to do a fairly intensive look at atheists and a book on his study was published in 2006.[5] One of the great ironies of this state of affairs is that the very well-known psychiatrist Sigmund Freud was an atheist (much of his work is now considered pseudoscience).[6] See also: Sigmund Freud's view of religion).
  10. ↑ Global atheism/agnosticism is declining and the trend of desecularization is expected to continue in the 21st century. Professor Eric Kaufmann told a secular audience in Australia: "The trends that are happening worldwide inevitably in an age of globalization are going to affect us."[7] In the Western World and the world as a whole interest in internet atheism is declining.
  11. ↑ http://www.yale.edu/lgbts/
  12. ↑ http://www.lgbts.umd.edu/
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 What's It Worth? Georgetown University, July 2011
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.9 [8] Kiplinger, May 2015
  15. ↑ http://www.scad.edu/sequential-art/index.cfm
  16. ↑ http://www.foxbusiness.com/slideshow/personal-finance/2010/06/28/worst-fields-graduates/#slide=4
  17. ↑ http://www.artcareer.net/faqs/job-market-outlook-for-artists-and-designers/
  18. ↑ 10 Worst College Majors for Employment
  19. ↑ [9]
  20. ↑ http://colleges.collegetoolkit.com/colleges/browse/majors/byid/islamic_studies/38.0205.aspx
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 5 Graduate Degrees That Don't Pay Off Bankrate.com
  22. ↑ White professor teaches 'problem of whiteness' course at Arizona State
  23. ↑ Your kid’s new college course: ‘The Sociology of Miley Cyrus’ DailyCaller.com, March 27, 2014
  24. ↑ Higher Education: Rutgers University Offers Class on Beyonce, Jammie Wearing Fools, Jan 31, 2014
  25. ↑ UNIVERSITY TO OFFER COURSE STUDYING 'FIFTY SHADES OF GREY' TRILOGY, Breitbart, December 29, 2012
  26. ↑ Class Credit for Colbert College Course, Huffington Post, January 18, 2011
  27. ↑ http://www.theblaze.com/stories/harvard-law-offering-understanding-obama-course-taught-by-obama-mentor/
  28. ↑ http://www.theblaze.com/stories/portland-state-university-offering-revolutionary-marxism-course-and-wait-until-you-see-the-syllabus/
  29. ↑ N.Y.U. To Offer Classes On Occupy Wall Street, Weasel Zippers, December 9, 2011
  30. ↑ Columbia University to Offer ‘Occupy 101′ Course, January 2, 2012
  31. ↑ CBS News: Harry Potter Goes To College: Professor Uses Boy Wizard To Explores Links Between Magic, Science, by Bootie Cosgrove-Mather, Sept. 26, 2003 [10] ...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.
  32. ↑ Jason Mattera At CPAC, YouTube
  33. ↑ Georgetown University Course Listing
  34. ↑ Jay-Z's street rhymes a Georgetown college course
  35. ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1076368/Schools-councils-waste-300-000-useless-emotional-literacy-course-faraway-island-sun.html
  36. ↑ College Course Preps Pupils for Zombie Apocalypse, AOL News, September 9, 2010
  37. ↑ The Top 8 California Schools that Are, Like, Totally Wasting Your Money, NewsRealBlog, November 14, 2010
  38. ↑ Video: College Course Teaches Violent Union Tactics, The Hot Joints, April 25, 2011
  39. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/10/lady-gaga-college-class_n_712540.html
  40. ↑ Texas Tech University Course Listing
  41. ↑ http://www.universitynavigator.com/university-blog/most-ridiculous-courses-you-can-opt-for.html
  42. ↑ Yale hosts workshop teaching sensitivity to bestiality, CampusReform.org march 5, 2013
  43. ↑ Brown University to teach male students how to attain ‘prostate pleasure’
  44. ↑ University of Tennessee Uses Student Fees to Host Lesbian Bondage Expert
  45. ↑ [http://www.campusreform.org/blog/?ID=5019 NYU offers ‘Strap-On Play,’ ‘Sex Toys 101’ workshops for LGBTQ students, CampusReform.com, August 27, 2013]
  46. ↑ Catholic college to host controversial 'Femsex' workshop with 'C--t Coloring' and 'pleasure point' CampusReform.com, September 10, 2013
  47. ↑ College to host orgasm workshop for female undergrads, CampusReform.com, September 25, 2013
  48. ↑ Meanwhile, University Of Arizona Plans ‘Condom Olympics’, IJReview.com, February 15, 2014
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