Courses you might have never known existed

Education is an ever evolving process and once in a year or two, some colleges add new program courses to their curriculum. This is to expand career opportunities for the youth. Here are some of such unique programs in USA:

EcoGastronomy

University of New Hampshire offers you a degree in EcoGastronomy. The course emphasizes the interdisciplinary, international, and experiential knowledge that connects all three fields of sustainable agriculture, hospitality management, and nutrition. Students can also pair it up with one of 30 undergraduate majors for a dual degree that prepares them for a more specialised job in the food industry.

Medicinal Plant Chemistry

Building a foundation in chemistry and biology, students are taught about horticulture, analysis, processing, and distribution in the industry, preparing them for a wide variety of career paths. Northern Michigan University is well-known for this course.

Meat Processing & Food Safety Degree

Through this program, Eastern Oklahoma College allows students to explore the exciting and interwoven worlds of agriculture and abattoir, packing and purveying. It also gives you the option for independent study in Custom Processing if you are innovative regarding meatworks.

Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing

Fashion Institute of Technology offers this program incorporating a full array of courses in product development, manufacturing, marketing and sales. The path to your degree will also place you in direct contact with professional mentors with years of experience in the industry.

Thanatology

Thanatology refers to the study of death. Hood College gives the options to either complete a Certificate program in Thanatology or pursue a full Master’s Degree. It prepares individuals to work with the terminally ill and the bereaved and to provide death education.

Adventure Education

Plymouth State University offers a degree in Adventure Education which teaches you how to use the Great Outdoors to expose children, adults and at-risk populations to challenging adventures, personal growth and self-discovery.

Shahjadi Jemim Rahman