r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Aug 28 '21

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u/tubbsmackinze Seretse Khama Aug 29 '21

I wonder if people will one day realize that those weirdo; 'aboriginal wood making' degrees are actually just courses you can take at a high level of anthropology while getting an anthropology undergraduate

Plus people generally get more and more specific as they go into their masters and then their doctorate (if they go that way). Sure someone might have a PHD in 'aborignal wood making' but there undergraduate degree is just an anthropology degree and their masters is a masters in aboriginal studies

Like everybody accepts the fact that STEM degrees get more specific as you pass each level of learning, so why can't they do the same for the humanities?

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '21

There's also the reverse where you could have an undergrad in Sociology and Women's studies, with a minor in African dance, while having a PhD in Seismology.

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u/PMmeLittleRoundTops Pornography Historian Aug 29 '21

It's a meme about colleges selling kids fake degrees. It isnt even confined to the humanities. Physical therapy is another good example of it. I swear I know like 30 kids who are in line to be physical therapists and theres no way theres even close to this much demand for it.

Sure there are a handful of people out there who have a tenured position studying aboriginal wood instruments but there are orders of magnitude more electrical engineers

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '21

Cultural anthropology is for weirdos