Do overs

[pbray]

Back home after the last class and the final exam. I surprised the instructor with autographed copies of my books, and let him know how much I enjoyed the class. When last seen, he was reading DEVLIN'S LUCK while the rest of the students finished up their exams.

In the past few days I've been thinking about what other courses I'd like to take. My degrees are in Computer Science and Management of Information Technology. But given sufficient time and money, if I were to go back to school now, I'd study something completely different.

As a second career I'd probably go for a degree in Library Sciences, specializing in computer-based research. For pure fun, I'd study forensic science, or perhaps languages or history.

What about you? If you could study anything you wanted, what classes would you take?

Comments

[rhonawestbrook.livejournal.com]

I would take phsycology, human behavior and anything else connected to comunications I could find. I love to study so much and I really wish I had the time and money to just be a student!

[clarkesworld.livejournal.com]

I always thought a Library Sciences degree would make a good companion to my Computer Science degree. I probably should pick up an Educational Technology degree, but I've been in that field since 1989 and find most of the programs useless. Sadly, it would help open doors that nearly 20 years of experience don't.

[melissajm.livejournal.com]

Probably languages, anthropology, art...

And some PhD level psych. courses. I LOVED college. Yeah, I could study for a living. ;)

[eeknight.livejournal.com]

Folklore and mythology. A lot more Jung, too.

[nightwolfwriter.livejournal.com]

Once wishweaver finishes her Masters in Computer Security, I'm going to go back and pursue my Masters in English. I'd like to do some adjunct teaching at the local community college and I need my Masters to do that.

However, if I thought my math was stronger, I'd love to continue with Astronomy. I really, REALLY, enjoyed the Introduction to Astronomy class I had to take to get my Associates this past spring.

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

I'd be interested in Anthropology/Archeology. I took quite a few anthro courses during my (rather long) college career.

I also took quite a few history classes, centered on medieval history, of course. So that would be a possibility.

And I know I could get a degree in Comp Sci fairly easily, although this doesn't have the same appeal as history or anthro. But it's the next "logical" step since I've maxed out the whole math track.

[sylvia-rachel.livejournal.com]

I've never gone back to school because a graduate degree would involve choosing something to specialize in, and I can't decide: Shakespeare? Old English poetry? Austen? Spenser? Evelyn Waugh? Sir Philip Sidney? If I could, and if I thought I could handle sitting in classes with teenagers all day, I would take an endless series of bachelor's degrees -- one in French lit, say, one in music, one in zoology, one in early modern history, one in WWII-era history, one in Yiddish and Judaic studies, one in theatre, one in arky ...

From a more practical standpoint, I have considered doing an MLS/MIS degree, but never actually made up my mind to do it. I've got used to the steady paycheque, you see.

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Chinese. Language, history, culture, the whole thing.

Oh, and maths/physics/astronomy. Um, probably one at a time.

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

I have degrees in English and History; if I had my druthers I'd go on to get bachelors in Anthropology, Theatre, Geoscience, and a MFA in Creative Writing, because it's the terminal degree in my field. :)

I'm missing one of the BAs I'd like. Can't remember right now. Oh well. :)

[libwitch.livejournal.com]

You would make an awesome librarian, but there isn't really a specialization like that anymore....since everyone is expected to know how to do it. But you would be awesome in Systems; or as an Electronic Resources Libarian (which can cover everything from being the web person to management of electronic resources).

I have always wanted to get a law degree, but schools are not keen on going PT. Alas.

[larryhammer]

If I could do a do-over, I'd swap my history minor and math major. Keeping the physics major, of course.

---L.

[etoiline.livejournal.com]

I would finally take an art class or ten, maybe get an MFA. I'd love to learn a little more Comp Sci. I'm very jealous of you and your forensics classes, so that's up there too. Oh, and since I was thisclose to getting a Psych minor, I might as well pick up one of those...

and I guess I could finally get around to signing up/paying for the masters biology program that I've sort of started. I don't want to have just a bachelors forever. All is moot until I find some more money, though.

[kelly-swails.livejournal.com]

I'd love to go to med school. I find the human body and its intricate mechanics facsinating.

If not medicine, then sociology or theater.