{"id":8574,"date":"2011-06-09T11:42:07","date_gmt":"2011-06-09T11:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/?p=8574"},"modified":"2011-08-31T23:19:31","modified_gmt":"2011-08-31T23:19:31","slug":"top-10-bizarre-college-courses-you-can-really-opt-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/top-10-bizarre-college-courses-you-can-really-opt-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Bizarre College Courses You Can Really Opt For"},"content":{"rendered":"

So they are supposed to be a the frontiers of knowledge and portals of enlightenment \u2013 however, in recent years colleges have incorporated some rather strange courses in their curriculum; while some of them may warrant intellectual curiosity, few others are, well…. downright bizarre. It makes you wonder over time what kind of online college classes<\/a> may pop up!<\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s have a look at some courses that may actually leave you a certain \u201cgobsmacked\u201d and wondering… what the hell all this is really about?!<\/p>\n

The Unbearable Whiteness of Barbie<\/strong><\/p>\n

So this happens to be a mandatory course for some freshmen at Occidental College<\/a>. \u2018The Unbearable Whiteness of Barbie \u2013 Race and Popular Culture in the United States\u2019 explores means and ways in which \u2018scientific racism has been put to use in the making of Barbie\u2019.<\/p>\n

Well… with the course readings ranging from Sandra Kisneros to Karl Marx, the course can definitely be credited with some badass-hardcore academic content. However, a course on race which tries to prove its point by describing the \u2018the whiteness of Barbie\u2019 as \u2018unbearable\u2019… we\u2019re a just teeny wee bit lost here.<\/p>\n

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The Theology of Eating<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eating is indispensable for human life. No dispute there. Since it\u2019s such an important part of living-being alive, it must have some theological implications too!
\nAnyway, Loyola College came to the conclusion that this inextricable connection between eating and God needed some reflecting upon. Ergo, the exploratory course where students are taught and made aware about \u2018complex religious aspects associated with eating\u2019<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Wonder if free servings are a part of the deal?<\/p>\n

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Stupidity<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please welcome Occidental College once again, and in tow is another course \u2013 well, on Stupidity. Clearly, the word can have multidimensional applications in this case. This very \u2018novel\u2019 (uh! uh!) course itself uses the works of Friedrich Nietzsche and Gilles Deleuze amongst other to elucidate that \u2018stupidity is neither ignorance or organicity, but rather, a corollary of knowing and an element of normalcy, the double of intelligence, rather than its opposite<\/em>\u2019.<\/p>\n

Well, in this case let\u2019s just say that only those who indulge in it must know!<\/p>\n

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The Joy of Garbage<\/strong><\/p>\n

A change of perspective here: so, no matter how useless, pointless and rather fetid you may have considered Garbage up until this point, Virginia Matzek of Santa Clara University would beg to differ. A \u2018science class for non science majors\u2019, the Joy of Garbage it so appears \u2018is a serious class where students are required to conduct research and learn how to work with data\u2019.<\/p>\n

Amongst the more pointed questions in this course are questions like:<\/p>\n

What is the difference between \u2018garbage\u2019, \u2018discard\u2019, and \u2018waste\u2019?<\/em><\/p>\n

So what in your opinion could be another suitable title for this course – the joy of whiling away time, maybe?<\/p>\n

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The Art of Sin and the Sin of Art<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sounds posh? Well, maybe. Maybe not.<\/p>\n

So The Rhode Island School of Design attracts aspirants (artists, designers) from all across the country \u2013 and that\u2019s great news, really \u2013 but why in the world would these energetic hopefuls would like to \u2018lust with the saints and burn with the sinners\u2019 is beyond normal understanding.<\/p>\n

However, in any case if one of the students accepts the invitation to the course, they spend the semester analysing the moral dimensions of the works of classical and modern artists.<\/p>\n

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Philosophy and Star Trek<\/strong><\/p>\n

In George Town University, philosophy students study the works of prominent thinkers like Aristotle, Kant and many others. That\u2019s just great, but here comes the zinger…they do all this under the pretext of understanding \u2018the philosophical depths of Star Trek!\u2019<\/p>\n

The course dishes out an introduction to, metaphysics and epistemology philosophy, while trying to dissect major philosophical questions which come up in the science fiction entertainment drama. Sign me up Scottie!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Zombies \u2013 The Living Dead in Literature, Film and Culture<\/strong><\/p>\n

Real credit for this course must go to its champion, Sean Hoade, Professor of English at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. Act surprised because this may not blow your mind away on account of its incomprehensibility, but through this course the kind Professor tries to draw parallels between American consumption patterns… and Zombies.<\/p>\n

His keen observation: Zombies act as mirrors for Americans, not only as we see ourselves, but also as the rest of the world see America in the times of George W Bush: as a roaming, voracious killer turning its victims into soulless creatures like itself.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

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Phew!<\/em><\/p>\n

Maple Syrup \u2013 The Real Thing<\/strong><\/p>\n

For those who would like to study in Alfred University in the idyllic part of Western New York State, they may actually find themselves in class trying to understand the depths and subtleties concerned with the production of Maple Syrup.<\/p>\n

However, the real perquisite for this course is \u2018to be able to work long hours in cold, snow and mud.\u2019<\/p>\n

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The Art of Walking<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Art of walking may seem like routine to some, and to some it may just be a trivial thing which they do without putting much though in it. But it\u2019s not so for Dr. Ken Keffer, Professor of Modern Language at Centre College, Kentucky.<\/p>\n

Well, the Professor conducts a class wholly dedicated to the understanding of \u2018intelligible and sensual design in inner and outer nature\u2019 \u2013 first fully expounded by Immanuel Kant.<\/p>\n

So, apart from taking customary walks with his students, this professor assigns freelance walking assignments for students to truly appreciate the nuances of walking.<\/p>\n

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The Phallus<\/strong><\/p>\n

Once, again the people at Occidental College thought of it as prime importance, that in the current course of human events, it is extremely pertinent for students to delve deep into the mysterious depths of \u2018the significance of phallus\u2019 and \u2018the relation of the phallus to masculinity, femininity, genital organs and the fetish\u2019.<\/p>\n

It sort of becomes self evident that the \u2018phallus\u2019 occupies the central theme in the psychoanalytic theories of gender and sexuality, as the course occupies once again a pivotal role in the Intercultural and Queer Program.<\/p>\n

And all this for a price of —- well, over four thousand five hundred dollars only.<\/p>\n

Pricey and strange<\/em>. Quite the combo thing going here.<\/p>\n

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