Eight Great Summer School Classes

Eight Great Summer School Classes

This summer, a number of us will take on (multiple) jobs and internships, in hopes that we will be able to not only "better ourselves", but hopefully gain some sweet cash to party it up come night time.

Some of us, however, have Summer School classes they need to take. After seeing what some school's offer for Summer, we here at OTR began to wonder what weird classes schools offered for the Summer.

So this Summer, consider "enriching" and "bettering yourselves with some of these wacky, weird, and awesome classes(or...maybe NOT)

8. Penn State: Turfgrass
The course description says it all:
Introduction to turfgrass species, establishment, maintenance, and pest control of turfgrass species used for sports, lawn/utility turf, and golf course. Riveting.

7. UCLA: Cultural History of Rap
There was no course description, but I'm thinking that it's going to talk about how culture has affected Rap and visa versa. Not necessarily that weird, but not a terrible way to spend your summer. Maybe the kids studying in the bubble of Westwood can learn a thing or two.

6. Harvard: Please, Wake Up! Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in the Early Films of Spike Lee
A summer of She's Gotta Have It, School Daze, Do the Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues, and Jungle Fever. Not only can you spend the summer watching some awesome films, but also be able to impress your friends with the story of Love and Hate. And why making love with ice cubes can be HOT.

5. UC Berkeley: Food Culture in America
A class devoted to studying food? The foodie in me is dancing with joy. Not only do you get to learn the cultural and societal reasons WHY we eat certain foods, but also explore "the rise of the so-called Berkeley "gourmet ghetto."" That sounds like food fieldtrips to me.

4. The New School: Tabloid Journalism
The New School gets its first mention on the list with a class that will study "People", "Opera", "TMZ" and "National Enquirer"-- aka Summer Reading.

3. Georgetown: Witches
Did you love The Blair Witch Project? Or Maybe Hocus Pocus (ps did you realize that Sarah Jessica Parker is in that film?)?? This class studies not only how witches are portrayed, but also witchcraft too. Maybe you can learn how to fly on a broom.

2. The New School: Julia Child, Cultural Revolution
You get to learn about the most comforting voice on PBS. On here for its sheer weirdness.

1. Cornell: The Art of Secret Writing
It's an entire class that teaches you not only how to write secret codes, but how to decode them too. So. Awesome. Soon not only can you send secret codes, but be able to break everything from your little sister's diary to big government secrets.


Honorable Mentions
The New School: Bob Dylan and American Culture, Stand Up Comedy
Tufts: Food, Nutrition, and Ancient Culture
USC: International Ballroom Dance (I have taken this class- SO WORTHWHILE)

Oh and here's a list of Weird Classes offered during the year too.
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Brother Nazareth
Great post. I'd take the Secret Writing one for sure. Posted 05/14/2008 2:26 PMReply
SpiceBizzle
hahaha WTF? Turfgrass?! Posted 05/14/2008 2:32 PMReply
Anonymous
That's great, have your parents spend up to $50k a year for you to take bullshit classes Posted 05/14/2008 4:16 PMReply
TheBookworm
@ Anonymous: Actually, alot of students get summer scholarship, so have the money to spend anyway.

Besides, if my parents are willing to pay the money to learn how to write codes, I'd have a hard time turning them down.
Posted 05/14/2008 4:39 PMReply
Valencia Chang
Hahahaha, Tabloid Writing, Penn State is certainly keen on training people for practical skills.

Too bad the Rutgers Wine Tasting class isn't part of the summer line up for me to enjoy. We don't have weird enough classes here
Posted 05/14/2008 11:49 PMReply
TheBookworm
@ Miss Darcy: OMG that's a class?!?!

*jealous*
Posted 05/14/2008 11:51 PMReply
Anonymous
Michigan State offers a turf grass management major. Posted 05/16/2008 07:58 AMReply
Brother Nazareth
@ Miss Darcy: Wine tasting? I wonder if it's good wine or cheap stuff. Posted 05/16/2008 09:40 AMReply
Anonymous
A class on Turfgrass is not funny or extraordinary. Its a course on how to maintain sports fields and golf courses. You all are idiots. Posted 05/18/2008 7:11 PMReply
TheBookworm
@ Anonymous:

"Its a course on how to maintain sports fields and golf courses."

I think that is both amusing and extraordinary, to be honest.
Posted 05/18/2008 7:15 PMReply
Anonymous
I noticed you linked the 17 weird college courses, we've recently wrote something similar and added a few more. Could you link us as well? Much appreciated!

Here's our post

http://blog.onlinecollegeguru.com/online-courses/21-weirdest-courses-online-and-offline/#content
Posted 09/10/2009 7:31 PMReply

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