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College courses

August 29th 2003, 08:45 PM
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For those of you who are in or have been through college, what are some good courses to take there? I'm pretty interested. Thanks in advance.
August 29th 2003, 10:18 PM
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safmoor
Peasant He/Him
 
I'm not in college myself, but my brother says that Anthropology is a pretty cool class.
August 29th 2003, 11:27 PM
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I have a B.Sc. and I specialized in physical anthropology, and I agree with safmoor - it is fascinating. There are four branches of anthropology and physical anthro deals with human evolution, genetics, primatology, etc. It also includes forensic anthro, which is the study of the human skeleton amongst other things, and these are the people that work with the police when a skeleton is discovered and needs to be identified. So if you ever find a skeleton and need to know its sex, race and age, you can call me.

But my advice is to first figure out what interests you then take those courses. Typically in your first year you will need to take a number of required courses that encompass many subjects, and this will help you identify what interests you. Also, if you know what kind of job you would like when you graduate, research courses you could take that would increase your chances of finding employment. This is very important. A lot of graduates think that a degree will guarantee employment then discover their degree, and the courses they have taken, have actually qualified them for nothing.

I loved university. Have fun and good luck.
August 30th 2003, 03:23 PM
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Kakkaraun
Ghost They/Them
 
Two words: Ancient History. Aw yeah.
August 30th 2003, 09:44 PM
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safmoor
Peasant He/Him
 
Doesn't Ancient History=Prehistory?
August 31st 2003, 12:39 AM
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merlin
Peasant He/Him
 
How can History be ancient? I mean, isn't History itself ancient?