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Offline raka_dier

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Re: I graduated with a degree in...
« Reply #120 on: March 07, 2011, 12:03:47 PM »
Most South African universities have 2 majors while doing your degree.

B.A. Languages and Literary studies
Major: English
Major: Afrikaans

Offline gilbert.a.h

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Re: I graduated with a degree in...
« Reply #121 on: March 07, 2011, 12:08:00 PM »
International Studies: Asian Studies (Focused on Korea and Japan)...

Worth about as much as a roll of toilet paper. I get the shiny metal stamp is worth something when you recycle it. Maybe it is copper? Who knows...

If I was good at math, it would have been nuclear engineering.

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Re: I graduated with a degree in...
« Reply #122 on: March 07, 2011, 12:11:56 PM »
Double Major: Philosophy and  Political Science
Minors: Economics, Japanese, Korean


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Re: I graduated with a degree in...
« Reply #123 on: March 07, 2011, 12:20:51 PM »
Linguistics...and I can still only speak English fluently.

This thread is hilarious.

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Re: I graduated with a degree in...
« Reply #124 on: March 07, 2011, 01:33:05 PM »
Eng Lit (Honours) and Film. My Masters-in-useful-subjects parents are SO proud.

Going to get a teaching cert when I'm back in NZ, and I've wanted to teach English for AAAGES so no regrets. Mostly.
http://karoritokorea.blogspot.com/

Use code WAK323 for $5-$10 off your first order at iherb.com. Oats, dark chocolate, polenta... nom.

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Re: I graduated with a degree in...
« Reply #125 on: March 07, 2011, 01:53:04 PM »
Criminology

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Re: I graduated with a degree in...
« Reply #126 on: March 07, 2011, 02:01:29 PM »
BA Fine Arts specialising in Jewellery Design, woohoo arts and crafts! :P

Going to try and do this for a couple more years and put some money together for a future in forensics maybe

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Re: I graduated with a degree in...
« Reply #127 on: March 07, 2011, 02:19:08 PM »
BA International Studies
BA French
TEFL certified

Any other francophones out there?

Hey Cassie..
I speak French :)

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Re: I graduated with a degree in...
« Reply #128 on: March 10, 2011, 09:33:24 AM »
B.A. double-major: Marketing & Spanish

Ole!

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Re: I graduated with a degree in...
« Reply #129 on: March 10, 2011, 09:38:35 AM »
Probably the only one on here with...Journalism haha...it was an amazing experience while it lasted, but after a few years I felt the need (for the sake of my sanity) to move on to teaching, which has always been my goal...

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Re: I graduated with a degree in...
« Reply #130 on: March 10, 2011, 09:45:14 AM »
I'm a Journo! Studied a BJourn

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Re: I graduated with a degree in...
« Reply #131 on: March 10, 2011, 09:51:09 AM »
Major: Social Ethics (aka applied philosophy)
Minor: Religion
Teaching Certificate: Secondary Education - religious studies

Religion: Atheist
"She lacks the indefinable charm of weakness" Oscar Wilde

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Re: I graduated with a degree in...
« Reply #132 on: March 10, 2011, 10:00:09 AM »
I'm a Journo! Studied a BJourn

Nice! Where? Did you ever work in the field?

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Re: I graduated with a degree in...
« Reply #133 on: March 10, 2011, 10:00:35 AM »
English Literature and Industrial/Organizational Psychology

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Re: I graduated with a degree in...
« Reply #134 on: March 10, 2011, 10:01:57 AM »
BA Media and Comunication Studies

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Re: I graduated with a degree in...
« Reply #135 on: March 10, 2011, 10:06:45 AM »
I am also a Bjourn BA!

I'm a Journo! Studied a BJourn
Ignoranţa este adesea o boală fatal şi cretin nu poate fi vindecata.

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Re: I graduated with a degree in...
« Reply #136 on: March 10, 2011, 10:08:57 AM »
and here I thought I'll be special :( ;)

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Re: I graduated with a degree in...
« Reply #137 on: March 10, 2011, 10:17:28 AM »
Linguistics and communication studies/tv broadcasting

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Re: I graduated with a degree in...
« Reply #138 on: March 10, 2011, 10:46:50 AM »
There seem to be quite a few of us here.   ;D
Linguistics and communication studies/tv broadcasting
Ignoranţa este adesea o boală fatal şi cretin nu poate fi vindecata.

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Re: I graduated with a degree in...
« Reply #139 on: March 10, 2011, 04:55:59 PM »
Comparative literature (concentrations in English lit, Spanish language and creative writing).

 ;D

Edited because sometimes we all forget to close our parenthesis.

 

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