If you don’t know what you want to be when you’re older or are unsure as to whether to go to University, then check out these weird and crazy degrees that might lead to your dream job, be very well suited to you or just give you a good laugh.
Ethical Hacking
This might sound like a joke or even somewhat of an oxymoron, but this actually exists. This course teaches you all thing skills and information you’d ever need to know about hacking! With around 150 students enrolling on the University of Abertay, Dundee’s course, this is proving popular.
Horology
This is a degree that dedicates the entire course to time. Yes, heard correctly this is a 3 year course all about time! From this degree you could learn to be a watch maker, clock maker and many other things.
Yacht Operations
Unfortunatley this course isn’t just about yacht parties, but it actually educates in the ins and outs of all things yacht. If you love it and think its your calling in life then why not check out the follow on course in power boating and sailing!
Dairy Heard Management
This really is a degree in knowing how to care for, run and operate a dairy farm. Who wants to sit in a lecture hall anyway when you could be milking a cow.
Circus and Physical Performance
The phrase ‘run away to the circus’ fits perfectly here as you really can run away and join a circus studying degree. Bath Spa University take pride in running this course in teaching you physical skills and training their minds and bodies. Undergrads in this course have gone on to perform in Glastonbury!
Arctic Engineering
If you’re planning on moving to somewhere freezing or building the first skyscraper in Greenland then this might just be the perfect course for you. This course teaches all things engineering in cold climates.
Surf Science Technology
This is some peoples dream! Take this cool beach hobby to the extreme next level and complete a whole degree in the topic, this could land you a great position instructing and understanding the sport to the fullest.
Comic Art
This sounds super fun and like every child’s dream career. This degree teaches the best up and coming comic illustrators of the modern age.
Egyptology
This sounds funny but actually would be incredibly interesting. This degree is fairly self-explanatory as this is the studies into Egypt, the history, art, Gods and much more.
Farrier Science
This is a whole degree based around the art of horse shoeing. It is hard to know how this can last 3 years of study!!
Baking Technology Management
Baking has become a huge craze lately thanks to the lovely Mary Berry, so if you’re now getting into the sweet hobby then why not look into studying baking technology management.
Nannying
Who knew you could get a degree to be a babysitter! This includes child studies, care providing skills, safety skills and psychology behind children. This in depth degree shows a real dedication to the care of a child.
Popular Culture
This is course is ever changing as you can image due to popular trends and cultures being so changeable , but we think this actually sounds really fun. This degree could land you a job in journalism, news, public relations and even teaching.
Puppet Arts
This degree literally is as the title suggests the art of puppetry. Job prospects from a course like this could mean tv roles or even being on a big theatre stage, however there are only so many puppets needed.
Theme Park Engineering
We’d hope to think with this degree you’d get loads of field trips to enjoy theme park rides, but this is more serious and challenging as a whole ride and the safety of the passengers are reliant on the sound engineering of the ride – no pressure!
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