What Is An Academic Subject That You Are Learned In?

Xenophobe3691 · Post by **Xenophobe3691** » 2006-01-29 03:52pm

Music (Theory, that is), Engineering, Math, Physics. I could also include a bit of Poli-Sci in there, but I was never formally taught (my house is an open forum, and I've had a few guests to talk to that have really helped me understand certain...things...in diplomacy that have helped me an inordinate amount in personal thinkgs...)

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2006-01-29 04:05pm

Of the ones given, math is my best subject. But how can things like music be considered "academic" if fields like economics are not?

Post by **Cairber** » 2006-01-29 04:12pm

English Literature/ World Literature / Classic Literature (I guess "other" on your poll).

I have concentrations in the areas of early american (Emerson, Dickinson, etc), British Poetry (both modern and non), and I have studied Classic to a wide extent on my own time. Other interests of mine are the British novel, American short stories, and Anglo-saxon texts.

Anomie · Post by **Anomie** » 2006-01-29 04:17pm

I currently have an associates in Liberal Arts and another in Philosophy & Religion and am working on a Bachelors in Sociology.

Post by **weemadando** » 2006-01-29 04:51pm

Well, I have my BA with a triple major: History, Ancient Civilizations and Political Science.

Datana · Post by **Datana** » 2006-01-29 05:37pm

Biology, focusing primarily on biochemistry. I've also done a bit of computer science and chemistry -- both have served me pretty well in my focus.

Falkenhayn · Post by **Falkenhayn** » 2006-01-29 06:06pm

Calling myself learned would be little presumptious, though I'm a sophmore pursuing degrees in History and Political Science.

CarsonPalmer · Post by **CarsonPalmer** » 2006-01-29 06:28pm

I don't think it really counts as academically learned, but I have done a lot of reading on military history. I'm only a sophomore in High School, but I've read The Encyclopedia of Military History, and other such books multiple times, and tried to study it. That and Education will be my specialties in college.

Clone Sergeant · Post by **Clone Sergeant** » 2006-01-29 06:39pm

I have a BA in History. Most of my upper level courses focused on United States military history.

Boyish-Tigerlilly · Post by **Boyish-Tigerlilly** » 2006-01-29 10:38pm

Ancient Civilizations...is that a type of anthropology course, or is that more history related?

I am not profound in anything, as for the OP--yet, but I am working on my History/teaching degree and absorbing all I can get. I was thinking about doing a double major and doing anthropology too, but I am not sure if it is worth it.

Post by **weemadando** » 2006-01-29 10:46pm

Ancient Civilisations covered everything from about 2500BCE to 500CE. After that, it History.

Fire Fly · Post by **Fire Fly** » 2006-01-30 12:10am

Master of Ossus wrote:Of the ones given, math is my best subject. But how can things like music be considered "academic" if fields like economics are not?

I was going to put in an option of economics and technology but was interrupted and simply forgot.

Post by **Dalton** » 2006-01-30 02:54am

I hold a Bachelor of Science in Video and Television. I'm fully qualified to tell you precisely why your production looks like dog shit.

The Episiarch · Post by **The Episiarch** » 2006-01-30 04:47am

I have a BSc in Environmental Biology, and I'm currently in my second year of my PhD researching the evolutionary ecology of trematodes (parasitic flukes), so I guess Biology more specifically an amalgam of Ecology, Parasitology, and Evolutionary Biology

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2006-01-30 08:03am

Tax Laws or Chemistry.

One took up several years of college...one is my profession which I defend people's stupidty against the IRS' insanity.

Jon · Post by **Jon** » 2006-01-30 08:36am

BA Language (English) and Linguistics, Japanese.

SCRawl · Post by **SCRawl** » 2006-01-30 08:43am

I have a B.Sc in physics (1993). Hasn't done much for me lately, and frankly, I was never very good at it. Good enough to get a degree, but that doesn't say very much.

WyrdNyrd · Post by **WyrdNyrd** » 2006-01-30 09:00am

I voted Physics, but only because there's no Computer Science option in the poll.

It's difficult to compare my South African education with US or UK standards, because all three seem quite dissimilar. But I did take Physics (with Electronics) and Computer Science as my two requisite majors in 3rd year 'varsity, for my Bachelors Degree. For my Honours degree (another year of study), which I am told is the equivalent of the standard British single-major exam, I took Computer Science.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2006-01-30 10:11am

Engineering, obviously. But it would have been easier to split up the poll by categories rather than specific subjects, like "technical", "scientific", and "liberal arts". Too many people complaining that their subject wasn't represented in the poll.

Darth Raptor · Post by **Darth Raptor** » 2006-01-30 10:25am

Paleontology is really more like a combination of biology and geology, but it's close enough to biology I guess. I'm mostly self-taught, being that I don't even have my AS yet.

mjn6172 · Post by **mjn6172** » 2006-01-30 10:39am

Counseling and Psychology, which were my majors back in college. I was originally a Musical Theatre major, so I have a pretty good knowledge of that subject too, covering History, Theory, and Applications.

Turin · Post by **Turin** » 2006-01-30 11:27am

One could say I'm "learned" in architecture, but that by the its very nature is a highly generalized field, comprised of a good bit of art, a small bit of engineering, a good bit of history, a little bit of environmental science, and so forth, alongside its specialized theory and practice. So I cast an "other" in the poll.

drachefly · Post by **drachefly** » 2006-01-30 11:50am

Not ONE chemist?

tharkûn · Post by **tharkûn** » 2006-01-30 01:41pm

Not ONE chemist?

My BSc calls me a biochemist, but I work at one of those fun interface areas where you pick up weird bits of all the major hard disciplines.

The Aliens · Post by **The Aliens** » 2006-01-30 03:17pm

I don't know if you lot count the Theatre Arts, but I know them backwards, forwards, and hanging screaming from a tenth story window.

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What Is An Academic Subject That You Are Learned In?

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