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The 15 Strangest College Courses In America

Posted by samzenpus on from the how-to-get-an-A-in-this-class-101 dept.

There is a lot of argument about whether colleges have become glorified diploma factories. Learning for learning's sake seems to have disappeared, and college is about getting a job or learning a trade. There are still some colleges, however, that offer unique classes on non-standard educational topics. Here are 15 of the strangest classes that will help earn you a degree. My favorites are, "The Art of Walking" and "Far Side Entomology."

4 comments

  1. Or, of course ... by Daniel+Dvorkin · · Score: 1

    ... you could look at any MBA curriculum. Although the fact that people can get a graduate degree by taking those courses is perhaps better described as "stomach-turning" rather than just "strange."

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    The correlation between ignorance of statistics and using "correlation is not causation" as an argument is close to 1.
  2. They forgot to list the most strange course by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    1) Religion (covering ficticious topics like Christianity, Islam, and other religions)

  3. I thought... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    the Ministry of Silly Walks were British.