The UK's wackiest degrees
Surf Science students have long had it tough. Not because they (presumably) get to lark about in the sea on a plank of wood when the rest of us are pretending to work in the library, but because they are the media's number one target for abuse when it comes to 'pointless' degree courses.
Now things have got even worse: their peers are picking on them, too. A survey of 3,000 students by new student phone company dot mobile has put Surf Science and Technology in first place as the 'wackiest' course on offer in the UK. The fact that it was launched by Plymouth University because of a genuine demand from local employers apparently didn't dissuade the 23.7% of respondents who thought it sounded like a good laugh.
Potentially funnier are the Stand-up Comedy courses offered by the University of Kent and the University of Salford. Peter Kay himself took this module while he was completing his HND at Salford.
The next two courses combined might sound like a good holiday for some, and it's easy to see why. Between them International Football Management at Buckingham Chilterns University College (9.9%) and Brewing & Distilling at Heriot-Watt University (8.3%) could offer the chance to visit football clubs at home and abroad and learn how to make the perfect pint, but we are assured that they are actually hard work.
Hard work could also be the name of the game on Birmingham's Golf Management Studies programme (fifth place, 7.6%) with its three 10-week work placements, unless golf buggies are provided. At least they wouldn't take you as far away from home as Space Technology and Planetary Exploration at the University of Surrey.
For those who prefer a much more relaxing time, perhaps staring at – rather than out of – windows is the answer. Stained Glass Window Studies at Swansea Institute came in tenth place with 3.4% of the vote.
The full top 20 and links to the courses mentioned can be found on dot mobile's website.
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