Entertainment engineering and design…these are some of the degrees that students are studying nowadays. At a recent secondary school graduation ceremony in Lagos, many of the students mentioned courses we had never heard of before. Once upon a time young people would answer “Banker”, “Lawyer”, “Doctor” when asked what they want to be in the future. Although those professions are not completely gone (they almost never can be), the percentages electing to study these have dropped.
What is causing the difference? Did parents stop choosing degrees for their children? What we find now is that young people have channeled their choice of degrees in line with their passions. This is a generation that desires true satisfaction through thier work, they believe work should not be endured. Universities are now producing Chefs, Actors, Djs, Stylists, Slappers, Theorists etc. of the future.
Top 20 Degrees You Never Heard Of
If you need a little more insight, here are top 20 degrees you probably never heard of. Do you see some you probably wished you had studied?
- Exercise and Movement Sciences: This goes beyond your average gym instructor or fitness trainer. This is a skilled profession assisting with performance analysis, training optimization, core health, wellness and clinical investigation. This sounds like a degree for an exercise lover who wanted to study sciences but discovered both.
- Sexuality studies:We truly can’t understand the behavioural patterns of women or men but the people going for this degree will. This deals with the mental state of sexuality and gender by examining sexual desires and pleasures. It explores all aspects from an artistic, cultural, economic, geographic angle.
- Bakery Science & Management: Thanks for the foods and nutrition classes in high school. This is moving on into the world of the baking that’s more than meets the eye.
- Theories: Propounding and explaining everything in the world. Music, fashion, drama and a host of others across the centuries to this present day by studying the theoretical elements and developing analytical skills.
- Illustration: Bringing images to life graphically or on paper by telling stories of fashion, crime, nature etc. It’s more than drawing a ball on a paper.
- Curation and culture: For those who love investigating stuff other than crime. This involves investigating stuff and style in culture society and creating an opportunity to explore both the theoretical and practical aspects.
- Brewing and distilling: Cheers to more malt and stout! Some young people are out there learning the processes involved in brewing from farming to bottling and packaging.
- Applied languages and translating: Who knew there were principles underlying language apart from English? We still don’t know but those studying this course will. A new language may be on its way. We await.
- Theatre, screen and design:It’s not just about getting a script and memorizing or putting words together and forming one either. This involves studies on directing, acting, talking, script writing etc.
- Floral management / Retail floristry: There would always be that place to purchase flowers for our loved ones thanks to the students who are sourcing, purchasing, marketing and dealing in horticulture that’s balanced with business and sciences.
- Comic book art: Studies on design, structures, and colours of characters in comics as those in Archie, Super Strikas, Marvel Comics orDC Comics.
- Theme park engineering: Who doesn’t love a theme park? Only those who haven’t been to one. We sure won’t want our theme park fun to come to an end and that’s what those studying this do for us. Not only do they pick the best rides, they build them and manage them. Here is a list of the top 5 amusement park engineering schools.
- Entertainment engineering and design: Considering the rate at which the world is moving, this is one of the fastest growing fields. We need our music artistes, our presenters and every other radio and TV personality to communicate with us. The creativity and use of technology by combining technical theatre with engineering is a yes.
- African communication systems:The ways, methods and lives of the African people have to be communicated so the “dark continent” tag can be gone. Unless you know, you can’t communicate. That’s the difference between you and those going for this degree.
- Ethical hacking: No, no, no, this does not mean becoming a professional fraudster. This is simply knowing how to access any kind of systems, lawfully and legally.
- Disaster management: Panic attack? They respond speedily and help you recover. No one does it better than them. A therapist or counsellor can try and so can a psychologist but to study this is to be a guiding light through disaster.
- Animation and special effects: Did I hear someone say Walt Disney? Yes. There will be more in the making with this course.
- Fashion law: Why study normal law when you can study fashion law? Trademarking and protecting designs of fashion labels. Does that seem like freebies from designers for every case
- Nanotechnology: As broad a science can be, it can be the tiniest thing ever and that’s what this is all about – studying science at the molecular level.
- Robotics: If robots are going to take over the world someday then some people have got to make that happen. Artificial intelligence is taking the world to the future and so are those going for this course.
Cool right? I know. It’s important to note that the universities that offer these courses have been approved by education boards in their various Countries. You might be suprised by the new degrees and fields of study today, if you feel something sounds too far off, all you can do is to offer good advice. Support your children nonetheless with their choice and encourage them to make the best decision for thier future. Degrees should be enjoyed not endured. Lastly ask them to research some of the careers available in their chosen field.
Oh, by the way some of the professionals in these fields are Savvy Multi-Millionaires, Entrepreneurs and philanthropists.
