I received a letter today...

[TN al]

...and I suspected that the writer had overstated his expertise in a subject. After that I started thinking about DU and the expertise that resides therein. Then I remembered some threads here that asked about where we went to college but I don't remember any threads asking what our degree were in. Then I got curious. What sort of degrees do the members of DU have? I have a BA in economics and an M.Ed.

[Lavender Brown]

1. Bachelor's in English

Sigh.

[LynneSin]

2. BS in Biology

that's why I'm working with Computers

[kick-ass-bob]

3. Economics

BS degree and graduate coursework. Couldn't take the politics in grad school to finish.

[xmas74]

6. Same here.

BS in Econ. I am thinking about going back for a BS in Emergency Crisis and Disaster Managment.

[hfojvt]

32. lots of economists here

I have an MA, but my BA was in math. And it was long ago and far away.

[xmas74]

37. It seemed like an easy way to go at the time.

Now I wish that I had picked differently. I have never once used my degree.
I am still thinking about completing the Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management.

[hfojvt]

38. I used mine

as an archery target and a dartboard. They do not work very well as dartboards. Hell, even when I had a fairly good job with the military industrial complex as a "mathematician" I was not using what I learned in college at all. I have now worked as a janitor for about five years. I wish my degree had been a cloth, then I could have used it to wipe down urinals. At least it would be good for something (besides brilliant posts on the internets).

[xmas74]

64. I dispatch with my degree.

Some of the people don't even have a GED. I am the brilliant one of the bunch.

[Blue-Jay]

4. Good lord, you took the long way around to the subject.

BA - Music Education
MM - Music Performance (dual emphasis on saxophone and conducting)

[AllegroRondo]

45. Go musicians!

BA - Music Performance (bassoon)
BS - Computer Science
BS - Business Admin

[SCDem]

5. Masters in Public Health and Bachelors in History

[barackmyworld]

16. ooh! Question--

I am majoring in gov at Harvard, and I am getting this "Certificate in Health Policy." Do you have any idea if that is useful for getting into public health/health policy grad programs?

[SCDem]

18. Yes I think it should

And even more importantly if you want to work on health policy at the govt level when you first start out you will have more than just a simple govt background you will know a bit of the issues. Public Health is a great field it just sucks that we have Bush in office. It seems like the only Public Health the CDC is interested in now is Bioterrorism. Urrrr!

Good luck... I've met quite a number of Harvard Public Health grad students and they all seem to be nice and knowledgable. When in grad school though remember the gap between theory and reality. Sometimes professors tend to forget the reality of govt red tape and interagency issues.

[Texasgal]

7. BA in English

Nursing degree as well.

[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

8. hmm...

mind you, I'm no scholar... I was a professional student for a while due to my visa situation...

BA: Poli. Sci. (a.k.a.: what you settle for when you've been an undergrad for 6 years)

BS: Technical Writing (a.k.a.: the non-geeky geeky major)

Minor: Chemistry

AAS: Paralegal Studies (from a comm. college; funny thing: I do more with this degree than with all the others)

Post-grad certificate: Medieval & Renaissance Studies (a.k.a.: what was I thinking?)

[Lady Freedom]

9. Working on BA in Mass Communication

Primarily on Television Broadcast journalism and Production

[tjwmason]

10. M.A. (Hons.) Economics and International Relations

But it's a Scottish one.

[sugarmags]

11. BS in Dietetics

Nutrition for the layman.

I forgot to add - my minor in Ed. Psych.

[MrModerate]

36. Whew -- for a moment I thought you said "Dianetics!"

[RoBear]

12. Bachelor of Music in Music Education

with minors in English and speech. Also have done advanced work in music (piano) and in English.

[NoSheep]

13. Art.

[warrens]

14. BA PoliSci, MA Communications

And a minor in economics.

[ChickMagic]

15. BS in Biology

I minored in Geology, and went an extra semester to obtain secondary teaching certification.

[melv]

23. ditto, to the word - ginbarn

[radwriter0555]

17. I dropped out of high school at age 16, having stopped participating at 12

years, in 6th grade. I was working by 14 at the local flower and antique shop...

A couple times a year I would ace the important tests. Otherwise I sat in the back of class and read. I didn't do one single homework assignment in school, ever. I wasn't disruptive; wasn't popular or into drugs or drinking or partying. I just hung out.

I took lots of art and music classes, and generally liked science and history. Other than that, I couldn't see the point and nobody cared whether I lived or died really.

I "retired" from the work force at age 39, almost 6 years ago, after making bank day trading the tech boom, trading my own cash and stocks; it was like Vegas in my living room. I invested it in real estate and the "bank"is pretty darned big these days. I'm a single parent by choice, have a lively family with too many critters and fun cars and we do a lot of traveling and socializing. We have a very good life.

I'm selling this last house for 3 times what I paid for it 2 years ago, and moving to France in June.

I left home at 17 with $30 in my pocket, so all I can complain about is bush and the New Americanazis.

[Wapsie B]

19. BA in

Business, Music and Education.

[blueraven95]

20. BA in Film and Media Arts

part of the potentially unemployable

[RagingInMiami]

21. Bachelors in journalism, minor in political science

and i'm now pursuing a master's in creative writing.

[Jessica]

22. BS in Journalism/Public Relations.

[Richardo]

24. BA PoliSci (Public Administration)

[flamingyouth]

25. BA in Editorial Journalism & Political Science.

[EstimatedProphet]

26. BS: Fisheries biology, MS: aquaculture/fisheries, Ph.D.parasitology

and invertebrate ecology, also biometrics and biostatistics as a minor on my Ph.D.

[Bouncy Ball]

42. Oooo, you sure know how to talk dirty, don'tcha?

[Willy Lee]

52. Spineless invertebrates.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

27. BA in Rhetoric

With a minor in Cinema Studies.


Currently working on my applications for grad school to get a Master's in Library & Information Science.

[ralps]

28. I have 2 BA's one in art and the other in Graphic Design

:hi:

[Tikki]

29. B A in Physical Anthropology....

Mr. Tikki has his A S in Welding Technology....


Tikki

[regnaD kciN]

30. M.F.A. in Film and Video...

...B.A. in Literature and Mathematics.

[Sgent]

31. Some wierd ones...

Bachelors Business Administration -- Managerial Finance
Bachelors Science -- Biology
Masters of Health Administration

[fleabert]

33. BA in BS

Ha! I hated school. I'd may go back, but still don't know what I want to be when I grow up. (I'm only in my 30's, I have plenty of time, right?)

[ffm172]

34. Diploma in Library Science

not quite sure what the equal is in the American degree. I think it is BA.

[MrModerate]

35. BA in Speech and Theatre and MFA in Directing

And work for an engineering firm. Go figure.

[Willy Lee]

39. BS, marine biology, MS, chemistry

Currently training as a pastry chick.

[Bouncy Ball]

40. B.A. English and working on an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction

(supposed to be searching the ERIC database right now, shhhhh!!!)

[amandae]

41. BA in Poli. Sci. and getting close to my MA in Poli. Sci.

Going on after that ... but not sure where or with what just yet.

[Kire]

43. BA in Anthropolgy/Sociology, minor in Geography

n/t

[Dedalus]

44. BA English, MFA Poetry

n/t

[Maestro]

46. BBA in Marketing & MS in Spanish Lit.

Now I teach.

[VelmaD]

47. Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) and...

All but thesis on a Master's in Public Affairs (MPAff).

[Lydia Leftcoast]

48. I have a

B.A. in German, with minors in French and English, followed by a Ph.D. in linguistics with a concentration in Japanese historical linguistics and a minor concentration in Chinese historical linguistics. And before you ask, yes, I'm a language buff!

[Worst Username Ever]

49. Double BA in Criminal Sociology and Psych. Law school starts this fall!

[TyeDye75]

50. Im working towards a BA in Classical Studies

at the University of Liverpool

[Merrick]

51. BS Microbiology, certificate in biotechnology

soon to test for a clinical molecular biology technician certification

[4_Legs_Good]

53. BS in Physics with an engineering emphasis

from Humboldt State University in California.

david

[Q3JR4]

67. I'm working on my BS in physics. n/t.

[bleedingheart]

54. Engineer

[auburngrad82]

55. BS in Business Administration eom

[Mz Pip]

56. MA in Counseling

I am a high school counselor.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[madinmaryland]

57. B.S. Electrical Engineering

[Tafiti]

58. BA in Political Science.

And hopefully in the future a Masters in Public Policy or some such thing.

[Midlodemocrat]

59. BA in sociology, MA in psych, PhD in psych.

[Freebird12004]

60. BA in Psychology, Sociology and Philosophy

[McKenzie]

61. boring building stuff

BSc(Hons) Urban Planning, p/g dips in Urban Design and Architectural Conservation.

[ernstbass]

62. Master's degree in Social Work

[radfringe]

63. 2 associates

AA in Graphic Design
AS in Computer Aided Drafting

[Bonhomme Richard]

65. B.S. in Business Management but everyone assumes that I.............

have an engineering degree.

[Padraig18]

66. 3/4 of a B.A. in History.

:)

[fudge stripe cookays]

68. BA in Art History

Minor in English with a technical writing certification.

Someday I'm going to get my Master's. Someday.......

FSC

[ceile]

69. BA History

Working on my MA in gov't

[legally blonde]

70. BS in Biology and Psychology

and 2/3 of a law degree (one more year left!)