Tuesday, February 22, 2005

Mickey Mouse Courses

1. "BA in surfing"
   <http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/07/28/1090694034017.html>
"A college in Wales is offering a bachelor's degree in surfing, saying it
 will help Britain grab a bigger share of the world's multi-billion-dollar
 surfing industry"
   "Teachers attack 'hobby degrees'"
   <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3926107.stm>
"Hobbies such as surfing are being turned into 'Mickey Mouse' degree courses,
 a teachers' union conference is to be told"
   "'Surf' degree hits the rocks"
   <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/3720956.stm>
"A new course in surf and beach management has been dropped - because no-one
 would take it seriously"

2. "School of rock opens in Buenos Aires"
   <http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1152027.html>
"A real life school of rock has opened its doors in Argentina"

3. "University offers course on American Idol"
   <http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=qw1099052821991B225>
"The University of North Carolina at Charlotte will offer an academic course
 about the TV show American Idol, on which contestants try to sing their way
 to a recording contract"

4. "Lil' Kim to visit college classroom"
   <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6393081>
"Syracuse University students taking 'Hip-Hop Eshu: - The Life and Times of
 Lil' Kim' will have a guest speaker Wednesday - the multiplatinum recording
 artist herself"

5. "Bra fitting course for students"
   <http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1218038.html>
"School leavers are being offered the chance to study how to fit a bra"

6. "Qualification in wheel clamping"
   <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4055651.stm>
"A UK exam board is offering a qualification in wheel clamping"

7. "University offers UFOs course"
   <http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1227301.html>
"Santiago University is offering a degree in UFOs"

8. "Romanian Star Wars academy"
   <http://www.metro.co.uk/metro/weird/article.html?in_page_id=4&
       in_article_id=20018>
"Fancy learning how to handle a light sabre like Luke Skywalker or becoming
 fluent in Wookiee?"