Episode description

Back in the old days, there were pretty slim pickings about what to do for a career. Basically, people just did what their father or mother did. Then, as education became more available to the masses, every parent’s dream was for their child to become a doctor, lawyer or accountant. Secure a respectable job and make the big bucks. 

But what if you didn’t want to drag out your days in an ordinary job, working for the man in a major multinational corporation? What if you were more interested in say, mystical and astrological matters?

In 1996, when Rod was deciding his career fate, there was actually a one-year diploma in Astrology and Jungian psychology from The Urania Trust in London. He nearly signed up but chickened out and did the corporate grad entry thing instead. He loved it (NOT). Don’t make his mistake! Whatever you’re interested in, there’s a degree out there and some of them are pretty wild.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Rod’s dreams for psychoanthropology

05:07 Masters of Science: Brewing and Distilling

09:36 Royal School of Needlework

12:18 Unusual Performance Degrees

15:20 The Art and Science of Time Measurement

20:56 Puppets and Existential Sadness

25:10 Surf Science In England

27:20 Theme Park Engineering

29:07 Bagpipe Studies at Carnegie Mellon

34:45 Ethical Hacking: Training criminals

38:56 What Next on The Wholesome Show

SOURCES:

• BSc (Hons) Ethical Hacking Degree | Abertay University
• Policy Statement - 99-12 Engineering, Bachelor of Science in, Option in Theme Park Engineering- Academic Senate | California State University Long Beach
• What Is Piobaireachd?
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strathspey_(dance)
• 16 most unusual university degrees - Save the Student
• Ten of the most unusual degrees in the world | Student
• 20 Strangest Bachelor's Degrees
• Urania Trust
• Royal School of Needlework

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