...but I don't understand how the class "fat studies," that teaches to accept people, not matter their weight, is "bizzare."

I took a course called Dinosauria. It is what it sounds like. Our text books looked like children's books, and our final included watching Jurassic Park.

My favorite history Gen Ed was "Walt Disney's America" and it absolutely tied in well with early 20th century history and sociology. The course also studied the Wizard of Oz and its parallels to American history and politics of its time period.

Is CNN trying to say "College has lost its credibility." - or "College is cool."? As a college professor, often times the only outlets we have to attract students, engage in critical thinking (something that is becoming a dying trait among the modern student) and fulfill disciplinary credits is popular media. The contemporary literature for the 18-25 year old is media, and not every class can be situated towards the "this is all you need to know to get a job" philosophy. People need to learn how

I was at UC San Diego when the underwater basket weaving course was first offered. I haven't checked whether things have changed but when I was there, UBW was a recreation department course, not a course for university credit.

I think that some of the topics which are studied and discussed in alot of these classes is extremely important. We need to have a greater understanding of who we are in order to define who we will become as a society living in the 21st century. Even courses with subject matter that most of us think is completely ridiculous may serve a very important purpose. It may teach students to find the importance in something that is seemingly useless to study. We must open our minds to the new and different

We MUST push forward to have such classes and more in our premier universities-it is a shame that none of the Ivy Leagues offer it.

Such courses are crucial to establishing Chinese supremacy in the world, and crucial to our educational system's agenda of Dumbing Down America.

This is also critical for the development of our television industry and our aim at achieving 100% obesity goals for our population.

At Florida State University you can get a credit in Circus Activities. No clowns or animals at this circus!

See this is why college is a joke these days...

The best of my classes next semester is "Back country skiing and snowboarding." I'm in an Outdoor Educators degree program. I could have also taken "Winter horse packing."

I thought it was great that I was able to fulfill my religion requirement by taking "Vodoo and Zombification". It really was one of the more intersting classes I'd ever taken.

In the late 80's, I took a course designed by an instructor of history and Indian Studies at the University of North Dakota who, along with is son, had an abduction experience with UFOs. It was an interesting course, and sometimes he would veer off on to other topics as well. It was interesting, and I don't regret having taken it.

Since that time, I've heard of similar courses at other Universities.

At the University of Dayton a credit course in "Wine Tasting" is offered!

The U. of California at Davis used to and my still have a course in "Sensory Evaluation of Wines". My roommate there took the course and always came home for a nap after the lab.

I could see how these classes could be interesting and you could use them. I took snowboarding at Wake Forest University. Yep in North Carolina where they aren't known for their snow. Thats where I always get the strange look that says "REALLY?!?"

you missed "sociology of the wire" as in the HBO seriee which is taught at Harvard among others

University of Tennessee offers a course on Buffy the Vampire Slayer

In college, to satisfy a communication credit, I took "Introduction to Theater" online over winter term. I do believe my A came from one paper about a play I read. But seriously, theater online? Only thing worse is Speech class online, which they also offer at this University.