Pangloss Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 What OTHER degree would you seek, unrelated to your work or current area of study, if money and time were no object? Ever thought it might be cool to have a degree in "X", but it was just too far from your career to be worth chasing? I had this friend back when I was at Georgia Tech in the 1980s, and he got his Bachelor's degree in Nuclear Engineering. Then, for reasons I never quite understood, he went to LAW school. After that he went in a completely different direction and ultimately graduated MEDICAL school! He'll soon be the only MD I know with degrees in law and nuclear engineering! I've always had a hankering for politics, but what really "turns me on" is ancient history. I think if I ever went back to school in a completely different field it would be for a degree in ancient/classical history. Boring, perhaps, but there it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Meteorology, particularly the Electrical and Magnetic aspects of weather, Solar flares and the likes. I do it as a Hobby and love listening to the electrical weather (Spherics and such), it would be great to know more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane_alien Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 if i had the time and money i would probably go pursue a degree aeronautical engineering. Planes+chemistry = ubercoolness. i'd also get a pilots liscence to go along with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParanoiA Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Law. No doubt about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royston Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Hmm, that's tricky, I find too many things equally interesting. I'd probably go for fashion design, specializing in ladies swimwear. Failing that, probably neuroscience though I also find psychology interesting, as well as pharmacology. Climatology would also be up there, but I also love animals, so perhaps zoology, or perhaps evolutionary biology, marine biology would be awesome to... Hmm, may stick with my former choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Well, as you know already from another thread, I'm going back to school this spring for a degree in Chinese. Our company has a lot of plants opening in China, and I see much of our future there, so I'm trying to get ahead of the curve. My original intent was to go back for an executive MBA, but I am on a project right now that is way too big and way too expansive to allow the time and effort a highly competetive MBA program would require from me. If I could study just anything, I think I would enjoy Far Eastern History and Philosophy, or something like physics (which I previously used 4 electives on when I was obtaining my Psych degree). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the tree Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 I'd quite like to know something serious about physics I guess, economics too. Maybe in my own time on a correspondence course or something. Climatology would be amazing I think, in fact that's what I'd like to actually pursue learning (I wonder if there's some way to do that without a physics background?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest claire01 Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 im not yet in college but i think i am intelligent enough to think of things practically,,,maybe with no problem about money and time i would take up medicine course probably dentistry or pediatric course, law, biochemistry, uhh??? i wud also want history or literature... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timo Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Climatology would be amazing I think, in fact that's what I'd like to actually pursue learning (I wonder if there's some way to do that without a physics background?). My assumption is that there is relatively little physics involved in climatology. I would think the actual physics is very simple and that the challenges mainly lie in the field of applied math, meaning the need for efficient and stable methods to solve the equations over a large variety of scales (both time-scales from hours to years and space-scales from dunno to earth-scale). Personally, I've only met one climatologist and he is a mathematician, hence my assumptions might be biased by experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 I'd probably go for fashion design, specializing in ladies swimwear. or Victorias Secret, Yeah, I`m Totally with ya there brother! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharonY Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 MD, most likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigthror Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 I am very much intrigued by politics, western philosophy, and ancient history, but I can't really see myself getting degrees for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecoli Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 physics, economics, political science... probably Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotcommodity Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 I'd pursue a degree in mathematics. It seems like the more math you know, the easier problem solving becomes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bascule Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Philosophy, not a particularly practical degree, but possibly one of the most interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 I think I would like a MSc in astronomy. Astronomy is a hobby of mine, admittedly not one I indulge in very often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphus Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 My degrees are in philosophy and the history of science and mathematics, with minors in classics and physics - in other words the sorts of things that people say they would do "if they had the time" already. So maybe I'd try something soul-crushingly practical, like economics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomerang Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Hello, I am currently learning to fly, academically wise I am doing a science degree. Other interest in terms of studying that I would love to pursue would be Aeronautical Engineering, Law and Psychology! I have invested in some books related to all 3 subjects, first because I am learning to fly it is appropriate to learn as much as I can with regards to aviation, secondly I have an interest in law, and thirdly my girlfriend is doing psychology so I can always borrow her books. But my concentration at the moment is to complete my science degree with flying colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhDP Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Physics. Economy. Music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedarkshade Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Soccer Player! Really, I love it and I play good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Wow... They have degrees in that? Fascinating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedarkshade Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Wow... They have degrees in that? Fascinating. They do actually, it's called "Which team do you belong?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 They do actually, it's called "Which team do you belong?". How many credit hours does it take to achieve this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedarkshade Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 How many credit hours does it take to achieve this?There isn't a strict one, but you got to be over 17 (I think) and play well. It is the way you play that is counted and the others are just a piece of cake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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