What do you study?

[Bluebird]

I love learning new things and am nosey. So, for those in education, what do you study? Why did you choose your subject? What is your eventual goal?

 

[cryptwarmer]

I studied Science with the eventual goal of being awesome! I ended up working as a free lance Science educator for 16 years. Because I'm science crazy my kids (and students) had very interesting child hoods. We constantly had some experiment or something going on in the kitchen, on a windowsill or in the yard.

 

[HowiMetdaSlayer]

History/education major here. Possibly a minor/major in Archaeology. Hoping to be a history professor, someday.

 

[Priceless]

Degree in History, but haven't used it at all. At least not to earn money. I would say history is now my hobby

 

[NatRosenberg]

I did one year of Biochem, but I'm definitely not doing anymore. (Not 'cause it's too hard, but because I don't enjoy it and don't want to do it for the rest of my life.) So now I don't know what I'm doing. 🙄

 

[HowiMetdaSlayer]

Made me think of this:

 

[GwenRaiden]

Used to study complementary therapies. Miss it muchly.

 

[Fuffy Baith]

I'm studying writing and storytelling as an English major. I've always been good at writing and enjoyed it, so I switched from science to English. I'd like to eventually write some novels, or actually I prefer short stories.

 

[Sternbeeere]

I have a masters degree in educational studies and media studies. Now doing a phd in a historical field of educational studies, with the goal of having a university career.

 

[Monkey Pants]

Film. I want to be an actress/screenwriter/director, mostly on independent horror films and other niche genres. I also would love to be a television writer or show runner.

 

[Athena]

You people are all so smart! I never finished uni (I couldn't afford the rest of my tuition fees after the first year due to personal circumstances), but I've always mulled over maybe going back and continuing my degree. I still have credits I think.

 

[Professor Walsh]

Chemistry, because I want to teach it. Eating crisps, drinking tea and cramming for my exam now. (Not right now, obviously, but a moment ago and in a moment. Right now I am munching crisps and typing.)

 

[Athena]

Being broke is not the same as not smart.

Huh?

 

[Professor Walsh]

@Athena, you said: "You people are all so smart! I never finished uni (I couldn't afford the rest of my tuition fees [...])" That made it look like someone with a degree is smarter than someone without one. I just meant to say that not having finished uni doesn't tell anything about how smart you are. 🙂

 

[Sternbeeere]

@Professor Walsh I am dealing with German family politics of 1960 to 1980ies in connection with the German Social Democtratic Party. What I am trying to find out is how the family picture of the Social Democratic Party and consequently the family politics itself has changed due to certain medical/reproductive discourses. Namely genetic counselling, familyplaning and pre-peri and postnatal maternal care. Moreover, with I want to see how thinking about family as a discoursive figure and something politics aims at has changed and whether or not this changes have influenced todays German familypolitics.

 

[Athena]

@Athena, you said: "You people are all so smart! I never finished uni (I couldn't afford the rest of my tuition fees [...])" That made it look like someone with a degree is smarter than someone without one. I just meant to say that not having finished uni doesn't tell anything about how smart you are. 🙂

Sorry! I wasn't sure what you meant. Me no do the readies good! 😳 You're right of course, I've got a good job without having a degree and apart from not being able to read occasionally, I'm reasonably smart, I'd just like to prove to myself that I could finish my university education, one day.

The degree I chose is nothing to do with my line of work, so it would do nothing for me professionally, it'd just be a personal thing. Unless I changed careers of course... 😉

 

[Sternbeeere]

@Professor Walsh No, not yet. I am mostly spending time at archives now or reading books about related topics nowdays, trying to gather enough information.
 

@Athena, you said: "You people are all so smart! I never finished uni (I couldn't afford the rest of my tuition fees [...])" That made it look like someone with a degree is smarter than someone without one. I just meant to say that not having finished uni doesn't tell anything about how smart you are. 🙂

Sorry! I wasn't sure what you meant. Me no do the readies good! 😳 You're right of course, I've got a good job without having a degree and apart from not being able to read occasionally, I'm reasonably smart, I'd just like to prove to myself that I could finish my university education, one day.

The degree I chose is nothing to do with my line of work, so it would do nothing for me professionally, it'd just be a personal thing. Unless I changed careers of course... 😉

Personally I think a university degree has nothing or very little to do with overall intelligence let alone success. Additionally, in my opinion it is very difficult to define intelligence, as there are different forms/kinds of it. For example I am doing a phd, but i am very scatterbrained in everyday matters and also not good at some practical things.

 

[Taake]

Past: make-up, a complete turn around from my high-school days, with the goal of being a make-up artist (I found it incredibly dull and found a new dream) which was nutrition, osteology, and anatomy (became a Personal Trainer, loved it but it wasn't enough of a mental challenge)

Now: Political Science, literature (and the subfield Bible science) and what's called Religious Science here (which includes history, psychology, ethics and a whole bunch of religion-related stuff). Why - because I love politics, literature and religion and they all intersect. I get a nerdgasm whenever I get to deal with post-structuralism, or get to cosy down with a few verses of the KJV, I do get less happy when I have to sort through the muck that is the workings of the EU - buuut in the end that is usually rather rewarding, it's just dull to read about (and I have someone to kick me in the butt if I get too whiny about it).
Goal: uncertain so far. For the first time ever I'm not going for a goal, just what I want. It feels pretty good.

 

[Athena]

I wish they did a degree in Geek Studies, because I would be so into that!

 

[Mr Trick]

Am currrently completing a masters in Film and Philosophy, having studied film studies as my undergrad. Would like to do something like film criticisum or screenwriting in the long term.