Comments on: Strangest College Degrees and Classes - University of Phoenix Online Respects your time

By: biker dude

biker dude — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:04:27 +0000

these degrees are another way of taking peoples money and giving them an education that is worth nothing

By: Caterina Pryde

Caterina Pryde — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:21:00 +0000

Well, there we go, it’s not a credit course, it’s a workshop for fun. That makes more sense.

By: usd6

usd6 — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 08:50:32 +0000

Some targeted more and more choices of courses they are useful, thank you!

By: fishbwoy

fishbwoy — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:19:05 +0000

I’m a lecturer at Queen’s Belfast, and have just spilt my beer after seeing that we are offering such challenging workshops (it isn’t a formal course). But there again. I’m a scientist, so I was born snarky

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:09:09 +0000

While most of these are ridiculous, some have legitimate educational merit. In particular, the courses that incorporate popular culture help students connect to material in new and interesting ways–ways that tie into their daily lives and help ease the learning of complex subjects and concepts.