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<p>Now I am totally confused! The teacher insists that the paper be written in "MLA" format!! :confused:</p>
<p>B.A. in lexicography, or the study of crossword puzzles, >></p>
<p>Now THAT is a cool degree! </p>
<p>Fallinwater, I like the idea of a comparative architecture major. Are you planning on going on to architecture school?</p>
<p>NJRes, you crack me up. MLA style indeed!</p>
<p>Carolyn: clown college is probably tougher to get into than many regular colleges. But foir clown college, what's normally an EC is now the most important factor.</p>
<p>Hi All,</p>
<p>Enjoyed reading the postings about a degree in turf management. Rutgers published a very interesting chart about golf course superintendent earnings. It shows that graduates of 2 Year Certificate programs earn salaries slightly higher than those superintendents who have Bachelorās degrees.</p>
<p><a href=āhttp://turf-management-jobs.rutgers.edu/turf-management-salary.htmlā>2009 turf management salary chart</a></p>
<p>Hmmmā¦my cousin has a Bachelors degree in Weed Science (not kidding!)</p>
<p>[Construction</a> Management - Departments & Programs - Roger Williams University](<a href=āhttp://www.rwu.edu/academics/departments/constructionmanagement.htm]Constructionā>http://www.rwu.edu/academics/departments/constructionmanagement.htm)</p>
<p>^Roger Williams University offers a major and minor in construction management. It also offers a Masterās program.</p>
<p>a big problem in the disconnect between higher ed and the workplace is that many kinds of work are āhiddenā from high school grads because few understand the nature of the industrial economy. we are all familiar with products and company names displayed on grocerās shelves, clothing and electronics stores, and other consumer outlets. but there are many more companies that make ingredients, materials, or provide services needed in order for these products to exist at all. while not necessarily glamorous, such fields make for very good longterm careers. the economy certainly does need some writers, lawyers, doctors, actors, and musicians, but there are a great many jobs with arcane titles like packaging engineer, quality assurance manager, corrosion chemist, etc. how to find out about such jobs, when few high school counselors are aware of them? a good start is to encourage your kid to attend a convention of the particular industry that might be of interest. every kind of industry, from agriculture to waste management, has such an event every year. also, while few kids are likely to do this themselves, a good start might involve looking on the web for lists of professional associations. hereās one for example:<br>
[Professional</a> Trade Associations - en-us.Eriez.com - Manufacturer of Magnetic, Vibratory and Metal Detection Solutions for all industries](<a href=āhttp://www.eriez.com/Content/professionalassociations/]Professionalā>http://www.eriez.com/Content/professionalassociations/)</p>
<p>One rarely mentioned thing about turf is that the pesticides and some of the other chemicals used can be extremely harmful to health and lungs. Mom has several friend who lived on/near world famous golf course that had severe respiratory disease (requiring extensive treatment including surgery) that was finally linked to chemicals on golf course. They had to sell their lovely homes & move far from the course & health has somewhat improved.</p>
<p>Nieceās BF is majoring in industrial design engineering at a CState.</p>
<p>I dated a guy majoring in landscape architecture a million years ago. It was at UOregon and I think he did eventually get his degree and is using his degree in his job, but weāve lost touch.</p>
<p>I met a young man who is majoring in something that I would have loved - Safety! He is learning to inspect all kinds of workplaces, from mines to power plants to factories to hospitals. My husband always says that I should have been an OSHA inspector, so this would have been perfect for me! Haha.</p>
<p>Construction management programs have been around for a long time, and students who have an interest in such work are typically well aware of them. Many high schools have home building/construction course programs, and the students from those programs often go into construction management in college. </p>
<p>And speaking of golf, little 'ole Ferris State University in mid-Michigan has a professional golf management program that is very well known in the country ā among folks who would be interested in such things. I hear their internships ā at golf resorts all over the country ā are awesome!</p>
<p>These majors seem silly in a university environment. You could as easily learn what you need on the job, or pick it up with a year or so of trade school. </p>
<p>But because:
a. Everyone wants their kid to get a university degree nowadays, regardless of their ability or interests for higher education, so nowadays anything can be packaged into a ādegreeā.<br>
b. Super specific degrees, especially applied ones, have more āmarketing appealā to future students and their families- they sound more fun to kids, and more likely to lead to jobs for parents- even though NO ONE IN HIGHER ED CARES if they do not actually lead to a job or future educational prospects. </p>
<p>Not trying to sound educationally snotty because Iām a GIGANTIC fan of vocational schools. I so so wish we could give those programs the respect they deserve. Far too many kids are wasting years in university when it would be so much more advantageous for them to take a different path. But societal pressures push people to ādegreesā and the lucrative university industry plays a con job because its so valuable to them to do so. </p>
<p>I just think if we were honest, those wanting such a degree could save a huge pile of dough by going to a trade school (not only several years of tuition but also by getting out into the work world a lot faster!).</p>
<p>To work for a major construction mgt firm you need an engineering background and the construction eng and mgt major is no picnic.
Basically you donāt know what you are talking about. </p>
<p><a href=āhttp://www.engr.wisc.edu/cee/cem/UndergraduateCurriculumCEM_Spring2008RevJuly2010.pdf[/url]ā>http://www.engr.wisc.edu/cee/cem/UndergraduateCurriculumCEM_Spring2008RevJuly2010.pdf</a></p>
<p>This is a typical large builder that hires such people at very good salaries</p>
<p><a href=āhttp://www.turnerconstruction.com/default.asp[/url]ā>http://www.turnerconstruction.com/default.asp</a></p>
<p>My 9-year old told me this week he would like to major in āgamingā when he goes to college. (his sister is currently a h.s. Senior applying to colleges). Now mind you we are not talking about preparing for a career in the las Vegas casinosā¦but video game design! And together we found legitimate programs at nationally ranked universities, majors in gaming and game design. Fun stuff!</p>
<p>It seems to me that Turfman is a ā ā ā ā ā . I have read many posts on threads in the past few days that have been started by ā ā ā ā ā ā in Jan. 2011 with the post being #1.</p>
<p>Beware.</p>
<p>This thread is over FIVE years old. Isnāt it usually better to start a new thread if you want related information? Info from five years ago is likely not very accurateā¦and someone could read it without looking at the datesā¦Just a thought.</p>
<p>Weird, my family seems to include many of these āoffbeatā majors - my cousin has MS in Weed Science (works for agricultural pesticide company), my brother has MS in Safety and Fire Science (is very high level executive with insurance underwriter) and my H has a PhD in game design (former professor, now works in the game industry and adjunct professor). Apparently, there is a major for everyone!</p>
<p>One of my best high school students went to Cal Poly SLO for a degree in Construction Managementāhe loves it! He was definitely capable of getting a degree in civil engineering. I donāt know much about the major but based on what I know about this student it is legit.</p>
<p>My son discovered Construction Management on a visit to ASU and felt it was just what he wanted. Heās at Purdue in their BCM program and loves it. We had never heard of it, but itās just right for him.</p>
<p>I realize that the original thread is quite old, but I must chime in. I am only familiar with one CM program, which is at TX A&M and is housed in their school of architecture. When we toured the school it seemed like a fairly rigorous major (like the other arch and design majors), although jobs may be difficult to come by in todayās economic climate. </p>
<p>DH went to Ferris State and had roommates who were prof golf mgmt majors. They were highly sought after upon graduation and are doing quite well- apparently it is a degree that fills a specific niche.</p>
<p>Landscape architecture is just as rigorous a major as architecture, just lesser known, and involves designing or working with anything in our environment that is not a building. There has been a movement in the profession to rename it āland architectureā to avoid the perception that its focus is on landscaping, maintenance, etc. </p>
<p>starbright, I think your comment about is a bit shortsighted. Certainly one could learn drafting at a community college, but an architecture degree includes education in fundamental areas such as art, sociology, psychology, economics, etc. You canāt just dismiss all such specialized programs without having an understanding what they entail.</p>
<p>I donāt recall ever seeing this thread before, but I have to chime in that construction management is a well-respected career in the engineering and construction industry. It requires knowledge that goes far, far beyond learning about construction in trade schools, including complex project/budget scheduling, accounting classes, being able to read engineering drawings/specs, business law, supply-chain management (another newer major), geotechnical classes, archeology class, labor relations and more. An engineering degree is useful. The top CMs can manage high-rise, power plant, factory and similar projects that are built over many years, and where the project-budget and number of employees can be larger than many businesses. It is a career that should not be underestimated.</p>
<p>There is a valuable lesson in this thread, that there are many careers out there that are unknown to most peopleā¦if youāre not in a particular industry, you might never know about them. Weāre focused on the usual accounting, engineering, teaching, nursing, premed, law and other routine tracks, while less well-known careers are overlooked. I could makes suggestions to my kids only about the jobs I knew about. I had suggested they surf monster board for new ideas.</p>