37 Proposed College Courses That Were Rejected By the Department Chair

Jonathan Millhauser
The Haven
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2 min readFeb 16, 2022
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1. Phys. Ed. 302 — Advanced Seduction

2. Math 110 — Why Are Circles So Pretty?

3. English 206 — Intermediate Course Description Writing

4. Math 350 — How to Get Thrown Out of a Casino

5. English 101 — How to Rite Real Good

6. Film Studies 140 — Identifying Hollywood’s Most Talented Chris

7. Physics 101 — Physics for Arsonists

8. Gender Studies 260 — What If Zelda Was a Girl?

9. Communication 115 — Introduction to Withering Retorts

10. Theater 500 — Senior Seminar: The Best L. A. Restaurants to Wait Tables At

11. Economics 330 — Shoehorning the Fact that Your Parents Own a Summer Home in the Hamptons Into Every Conversation

12. Philosophy 500/Ecology 500 — Interdisciplinary Senior Seminar: Are Birds Real?

13. Dance 280 — Advanced Dabbing

14. Linguistics 303 — How to Pronounce ‘Sriracha’

15. Economics 110 — Introduction to BOFA

16. History 340 — I Bet I Could Have Taken Hannibal in a Fist Fight

17. Business 230 — Touching Base

18. Business 231 — Circling Back

19. Business 232 — Running It Up the Flagpole

20. Sociology 200 — Society and Culture in the Goblin Camp Behind the Quad

21. Theater 150 — Fundamentals of Borat Voice

22. Biology 240 — Problems of Classification: Taco, Ravioli, or Sandwich?

23. English 350 — Advanced Wordle Techniques

24. Marketing 360 — Doctors Hate Her! You Won’t Believe This Local Mom’s One Weird Trick

25. Health Science 150 — Critical Rice Theory: Fundamentals of Nutrition

26. Film Studies 150 — Critical Ross Theory: Were They On a Break?

27. Art 150 — Critical Vase Theory: Introduction to Pottery

28. History 150 — Critical Mace Theory: Medieval Arms and Warfare

29. Phys. Ed. 140 — Full Contact Golf

30. Religion 220 — We All Shit Our Pants When We Die: The Scatology of Eschatology

31. Business 000 — Hey Bestie! I Have an Exciting Business Opportunity For You! How Would You Like to Be Your Own Boss While Making Thousands a Month?

32. Economics 007 — Bonds

33. Hedgehography 256 — High-Speed Ring Collecting

34. Anthropology 160 — I’m Being Held Hostage in the Registrar’s Office, They Threatened to Kill Ms. Roberts, Please Send Help Immediately Once This Course Catalog Is Published and Distributed

35. Math 500/Music 500 — Interdisciplinary Senior Seminar: The Triangle

36. Computer Science 310 — Determining the Socially Correct Number of Exclamation Marks to Use for Each Sentence in a Work Email

37. Botany 420 — I Think We All Know What This Course Is About

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