Schools Offer Fun Majors

To keep up with a changing world, schools are offering new kinds of degree courses.

Some of these majors deal with the fun side of life.

Here are four new majors offered by different schools around the world.

 

@ influencer

An online university in Italy is offering a degree in social media influencing.

The three-year program will teach students everything about becoming an influencer.

For the degree, students take courses in fashion psychology, media history, and information technology.

With the degree, they become experts in social media.

It may be the right time to become an influencer.

According to reports, some companies spend about 75 percent of their marketing budget on influencers.

 

@ Magic

Le Double Fond in Paris has been training magicians for over 30 years.

This year, the French government designated the venue as an official magic academy.

For three months, students are taught by professional magicians.

They learn magic tricks, as well as magic history and career management.

Then, they receive a fine arts diploma, certifying them as professional magicians.

 

@ Comedy

A college in Toronto has been operating a school of comedy for 20 years.

In the two-year program, students pick up the skills needed to become a professional comedian.

The students learn how to improvise and perform sketch comedy.

They also learn the business aspects of the profession.

 

@ Roller Coaster Engineering

Most people become engineers to build practical things, like roads and bridges.

Others study engineering to build fun things, such as roller coasters.

One university in Ohio, the United States, offers a degree program in amusement park and roller coaster engineering.

The online program includes courses in design, computers, and mechanical engineering.

 

• keep up with  시류[유행]를 따르다, …에 밝다, 정통하다, …에 뒤지지 않다, …와 엇비슷하다. keep up with sb  ~와 계속 연락하고 지내다  

• a degree course 학위 과정   deal with  (주제·소재로) ~을 다루다  (문제·과제 등을) 처리하다  magician  məˈdʒɪʃn  (오락으로 마술을 공연하는) 마술사 (=conjuror)

• venue ˈvenjuː (콘서트·스포츠 경기·회담 등의) 장소   as well as  …에 더하여, 게다가   career management  경영관리

• certify  |sɜːrtɪfaɪ  (특히 서면으로) 증명하다 , 자격증[면허증]을 교부하다  improvise  ˈɪmprəvaɪz  (연주·연설 등을) 즉흥적으로 하다 ,뭐든 있는 것으로 처리하다[만들다]

• mechanical  məˈkænɪkl  기계로 작동되는, 기계적인 (=routine)