世界上最奇葩的10个大学专业盘点
2015-08-10 10:52
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College is an interesting time in a person’s life. It’s where a lot of people really discover themselves, and prepare for the future. For the majority of people who attend college, when you choose a major that’s more or less going to factor into whatever career path you wind up taking.
在人的一生中,大学生活是一段有趣的时光。很多人在大学发现自我,并为未来做好打算。大多数人上大学选择的专业都或多或少会影响到日后的职业生涯。
However, for quite a few people, ultimately what you major in has absolutely nothing to do with how you wind up making a living. And if you’re going to go that route, why not just go completely off the wall since your major isn’t really going to matter anyway? Here are some of the most peculiar and out of the ordinary majors you could actually major in at college.
然而,也有相当多人的专业与他最后的职业毫不相关。如果你也和这少数人的选择一样,既然大学专业对就业没有什么影响、为什么不干脆不落窠臼一点呢?来看看这些奇葩专业吧,其实你大学里完全可以选择这些专业的!
1、PUPPETRY ARTS
木偶艺术专业
Several schools around the world offer you the chance to become an expert on puppet shows, though if your goal isn’t to, say, work on Sesame Street we’re not sure how much good this one will do you.
世界上有不少学校可以给到你成为木偶戏专家的机会。虽然你的目标并不是在芝麻街(美国幼儿教育电视节目)工作这种,不过我们都说不好这专业可以给你带来多少好处哦。CLOWNOLOGY
2、CLOWNOLOGY
小丑专业
If you’ve ever hoped to haunt the nightmares of small children by being that creepy clown that unfortunately shows up to ruin their birthday parties, this is the major for you.
如果你曾想打扮成可怕的小丑突然出现在孩子们的生日聚会上,那么这个就是为你量身定制的专业。BOWLING CHASING MANAGEMENT
3、BOWLING CHASING MANAGEMENT
保龄球管理专业
This is a major that teaches you how to run a bowling alley, and is offered at several schools such as Vincennes University.
这个专业会教你如何经营保龄球场,有好几个学校都开设了这个专业、比如美国印第安纳州温森斯大学。MOTORSPORTS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
4、MOTORSPORTS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
赛车科学与工程专业
At some point you’re going to realize that, hey, you’re majoring in NASCAR, and that’s kind of odd, don’t you think?
学这个专业,有时候你会意识到你的专业和全国运动汽车竞赛协会密切相关、这还是有点奇怪的,不是吗?PARANORMAL STUDIES
5、PARANORMAL STUDIES
超自然现象研究专业
For anyone out there wishing to become a Ghost Hunter, or better yet, a Ghostbuster, you might want to consider a school like the University of Arizona, which is one of several that offer Paranormal Studies as a major.
对于任何一个想成为幽灵猎人或者魔鬼克星的人来说,你可能会考虑亚利桑那大学,它是将超自然现象研究作为主修专业的大学之一。CANNABIS CULTIVATION
6、CANNABIS CULTIVATION
大麻种植专业
Yes indeed, this is a major that will teach you the proper way to grow and harvest marijuana.
是的没错,这个专业教你如何种植及收割大麻。PROFESSIONAL NANNY
7、PROFESSIONAL NANNY
职业保姆专业
Taking care of children is a noble profession, of course, but we’re going to go ahead and guess that you never realized people can actually go to college and get a degree in being Mary Poppins.
照顾孩子是一个伟大的职业,但我猜肯定没有人意识到会有人特意因此去上大学并拿到职业保姆专业的学位证书。DECISION SCIENCES
8、DECISION SCIENCES
决策科学专业
If you’re struggling to decide on what you want to do with your life, maybe majoring in Decision Sciences will teach you how to finally make up your mind already.
如果你正在犹豫你想做什么,也许主修决策科学专业能教会你如何最终下定决心。ENIGMATOLOGY
9、ENIGMATOLOGY
谜语学
Now, this certainly isn’t a particularly popular major, but if you’ve ever attempted to complete the New York Times crossword puzzle, you’ve seen the work of the most famous man with this degree, Will Shortz.
现在这病不是一个受欢迎的专业,但如果你经常玩纽约时报上的填字游戏,那么你看到的将是拥有谜语学证书的Will Shortz的工作成果。CANADIAN STUDIES
10、CANADIAN STUDIES
加拿大人研究专业
It just feels odd that American universities would offer a degree in studying our neighbors to the north, doesn’t it? Well, several universities, including Duke and Johns Hopkins, offer this major.
美国大学竟然会提供一个研究自己北部邻居加拿大人的专业,这很让人觉得奇怪。但这个专业在杜克大学等学校真的存在。
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