25 Extremely Strange And Bizarre College Courses

At Alfred University, you can explore the history of maple syrup, and maybe even learn to make it yourself. We can’t say that any trees weren’t hurt in the process.

This course offered at MIT analyzes fighting with math. We suggest you watch out for the flying protractors, and compasses.

Technically, the full name of the course offered at Oberlin College is “How to Win a Beauty Pageant: Race, Gender, Culture, and U.S. National Identity.” We can see how there might be a lot of upset parents, though. Perhaps the course should be called “How to Win a Beauty Pageant, but we’re not miracle workers.”

Have you been told that you are the comedian of your friends? Then, this is the course for you. At Humber College you can actually major in comedy. Get those hand buzzers ready.

At the University of Wisconsin you can let your nerdiness flow unhindered. We think this course is “precious.”

For anyone interested in maintaining greens, building sand traps, and watching Happy Gilmore, this class at Tarleton State University is for you. Just don’t steal the golf carts.

Offered at none other than MIT, we’re not sure what exactly this course is supposed to teach you, but if they say that you need to suplex your roommate to get an A, then…well, you don’t want to fail, do you?

At Alfred University, you can learn to be a miser. Seems like an ironic class to host at a private institution. Maybe this was what Ebenezer Scrooge majored in?

Another baffling course coming to us from MIT, this time you have to build your own desk. Okay, that is unconfirmed, but it would still be pretty cool. I’m having flashbacks of my wife making me go to Ikea.

Why Reed College offers this course is beyond us. We can imagine many projects were probably ruined and there were a lot of unhappy people.

Taught at Santa Clara University, this course actually goes into depth about decomposition and odors. Did anybody else think this course would be Oscar the Grouch’s paradise?

This University of California-Berkeley offering is limited to super geeks only. No, not really, but you will need to bring your A-game. And your own snacks.

Brought to you from Columbia College in Chicago, this course teaches you the basics of zombie survival. I call dibs on the crossbow.

At the University of Washington you can study Tupac’s gangster rapping through a “sophisticated” lens. Make sure you don’t go off and challenge someone to a rap battle, unless you got bars.

At Cal-Tech, learn the science behind blowing the perfect bubble. Afterwards, you can get a job! Well, you can be a…professional… bubble…blower, we think?

Oberlin Experimental College lets you unleash your gangsta side. Do not, we repeat, do not commit any crimes after you graduate.

There are only a select few who recognize the value of climbing trees quickly and efficiently. I have to admit, I am jealous of some of these.

At Rhode Island School of Design, you can learn all about the evils of capitalism with out the fuss of being black listed.

This class at Temple University analyzes the reaction of American society to UFOs and aliens. The truth is out there, my friends.

Supposedly designed to explain the stereotyping of Filipino women, this course at John Hopkins University does a good job of standing out. We think there was a lot of confusion with this class.

Given at Occidental College, this class uses Barbie to launch discussions on gender, race, and social justice.

At the University of California-Irvine, you can fight crime and learn to use your mutant powers. No, not really. But, you can learn the science behind these things, so that’s pretty cool.

This graduate course at Cornell University may actually have a slightly misleading title. It focuses on the work of scientists rather than magazines like the National Enquirer. It also doesn’t advocate for you to spread rumors about someone you don’t like.

Taught at Centre College, their students get credit for walking to class. Maybe there is bonus points for chewing gum at the same time? Fingers crossed!

What student wouldn’t want to get credit for watching Youtube videos? We have to admit this is actual a pretty useful major, especially in today’s society. However, maybe have a backup plan.