Someone can have an astronomical IQ but if they lack common sense they are fugged.
Yep, too many falsely equate IQ with wisdom.
Yup. How many LIBs on this forum have repeatedly claimed that LIBs are "better educated" than REPs?
Spending a few years in a Liberal Indoctrination Center AKA college, borrowing 80K to learn how medieval footwear affected the course of civilisation in Hampshire isn't very fucking "smart".
Maybe you can refer me to the person who spent $80K on the medieval footwear degree. I have a few questions for them.
Google
Go look for yourself.
There are hundreds/thousands of college/university 'medieval studies' courses available.
I suggest more than one stupid LIB fucking idiot wrote their thesis on fucking medieval footwear.
Now these idiots can explain the history of fucking medieval footwear to their fellow Starbucks employees.
1. Harry Potter: Literary Tradition and Popular Culture
Otis College of Art and Design
Somehow, J.K. Rowling’s series made reading fun again and this
course wants to discover why. Through the examination of popular culture, the story themes and book structures, find out the roots behind the Harry Potter craze and, likely, become a Potter fan as well.
2. Philosophy and Star Trek
Georgetown University
This
course gives students the opportunity to use class as an excuse to watch Star Trek. No joke. Then, they get to analyze it repeatedly in class by applying themes to major philosophical questions that have to do with time, reality, a person’s identity and free will–all of which may or may not exist.
3. Tattoos in American Popular Culture
Pitzer College
If you’re a fan of unique ink, look no further. This
course examines American tattoo culture and its roots, exploring how the popular culture of cool ink has developed into a sub-culture over the years and how it relates to race, class, gender and sexuality.
4. Lady Gaga and the Sociology of Fame
University of South-Carolina Columbia
Fascinated with The Fame Monster? Students who have taken this
course could pinpoint why. The focus of the course is “to unravel some of the sociologically relevant dimensions of the fame of Lady Gaga.”
For die-hard fans thinking this course is the answer to all their prayers, don’t transfer schools quite yet.
The syllabus clearly spells out that it’s “not a course in Lady Gaga but in sociology; and it is not a course about Lady Gaga as much as about the culture of the fame as exemplified by the career of Lady Gaga. There will be no PowerPoint presentations in this class nor any music or videos.” Sounds riveting. Thanks, but we’d rather attend ArtRave: The Artpop Ball.
5. The Art of Walking
Centre College
You walk anyway, so why not get course credit for it? The
course touches upon walking as a lost form of transportation that has fallen behind automobiles and other faster methods of transport.
Since it’s part of the study abroad curriculum, you get to do so while exploring awesome countries. Students will follow lesson plans based around walking and its relation to beauty and art in the new areas around them.
6. The Hunger Games: Class, Politics and Marketing
American University
Using the hugely popular Hunger Games trilogy as a case study, this
course covers important topics like (but not limited to) oppression, poverty, feminism and how they relate to class, politics ethics, social media and marketing.
7. How to Win a Beauty Pageant
Oberlin College
“How to Win a Beauty Pageant: Race, Gender, Culture, and U.S. National Identity,” the full title of the
course, explains it a little better.
The class focuses on the history of beauty pageants, beginning in the 1920s through modern day, dissecting the aspects to better understand the roles of race, gender, class, sexuality and nation, according to the syllabus. The students in the class also have the opportunity to attend a beauty pageant and apply the aspects they’ve learned throughout the course.
8. Japanese Swordsmanship
The George Washington University
We’re not entirely sure what this
course entails but, if it’s
anything like its title, it is going to be nothing short of spectacular. And, since it’s classified as an “Exercise and Nutrition Science Course,” it’s likely hands on. Even better – who doesn’t need
that on their resume?
9. Gossip
Cornell University
Believe it or not, this is a graduate
course at Cornell, though the title may be misleading. The course focuses on the work of theorists and authors like Sedgwick, Freud and Kierkegaard rather than looking at gossip published by magazines like US Weekly or gossip queens like Perez Hilton.
10. Zombies in Popular Media
Columbia College-Chicago
Whether you’re a zombie fanatic or just looking to be prepared for the zombie apocalypse, this
course sounds pretty amazing. Seriously, what other course can you get credit for reading zombie lit and comics, watching zombie flicks and talking about them with your buddies afterwards? It sounds like a Friday night. Get credit while you can.
11. Feminist Perspectives: Politicizing Beyoncé
Rutgers University
This
course attempts to challenge what you know about Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and place her in several other boxes in addition to the many she already dominates as singer, songwriter, actress, designer, etc.
The course positions her as a black feminist, political figure and discusses her music in terms of impacting social change.
12. Create Your Own Religion
Alfred University
Using the text by Daniele Bolelli, “Create Your Own Religion: A How-To Book Without Instructions,” this
course allows students to explore, question and develop one’s own beliefs without pressure or judgment.
25 EPIC College Courses