PUPPETRY ARTS

College is an interesting time in a person’s life. It’s where a lot of people really discover themselves, and prepare for the future. For the majority of people who attend college, when you choose a major that’s more or less going to factor into whatever career path you wind up taking.
在人的一生中，大學(xué)生活是一段有趣的時光。很多人在大學(xué)發(fā)現(xiàn)自我，并為未來做好打算。大多數(shù)人上大學(xué)選擇的專業(yè)都或多或少會影響到日后的職業(yè)生涯。

However, for quite a few people, ultimately what you major in has absolutely nothing to do with how you wind up making a living. And if you’re going to go that route, why not just go completely off the wall since your major isn’t really going to matter anyway? Here are some of the most peculiar and out of the ordinary majors you could actually major in at college.
然而，也有相當(dāng)多人的專業(yè)與他最后的職業(yè)毫不相關(guān)。如果你也和這少數(shù)人的選擇一樣，既然大學(xué)專業(yè)對就業(yè)沒有什么影響、為什么不干脆不落窠臼一點呢？來看看這些奇葩專業(yè)吧，其實你大學(xué)里完全可以選擇這些專業(yè)的！

1、PUPPETRY ARTS
木偶藝術(shù)專業(yè)

Several schools around the world offer you the chance to become an expert on puppet shows, though if your goal isn’t to, say, work on Sesame Street we’re not sure how much good this one will do you.
世界上有不少學(xué)?？梢越o到你成為木偶戲?qū)＜业臋C會。雖然你的目標(biāo)并不是在芝麻街（美國幼兒教育電視節(jié)目）工作這種，不過我們都說不好這專業(yè)可以給你帶來多少好處哦。

CLOWNOLOGY

2、CLOWNOLOGY
小丑專業(yè)

If you’ve ever hoped to haunt the nightmares of small children by being that creepy clown that unfortunately shows up to ruin their birthday parties, this is the major for you.
如果你曾想打扮成可怕的小丑突然出現(xiàn)在孩子們的生日聚會上，那么這個就是為你量身定制的專業(yè)。

BOWLING CHASING MANAGEMENT

3、BOWLING CHASING MANAGEMENT
保齡球管理專業(yè)

This is a major that teaches you how to run a bowling alley, and is offered at several schools such as Vincennes University.
這個專業(yè)會教你如何經(jīng)營保齡球場，有好幾個學(xué)校都開設(shè)了這個專業(yè)、比如美國印第安納州溫森斯大學(xué)。

MOTORSPORTS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

4、MOTORSPORTS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
賽車科學(xué)與工程專業(yè)

At some point you’re going to realize that, hey, you’re majoring in NASCAR, and that’s kind of odd, don’t you think?
學(xué)這個專業(yè)，有時候你會意識到你的專業(yè)和全國運動汽車競賽協(xié)會密切相關(guān)、這還是有點奇怪的，不是嗎？

PARANORMAL STUDIES

5、PARANORMAL STUDIES
超自然現(xiàn)象研究專業(yè)

For anyone out there wishing to become a Ghost Hunter, or better yet, a Ghostbuster, you might want to consider a school like the University of Arizona, which is one of several that offer Paranormal Studies as a major.
對于任何一個想成為幽靈獵人或者魔鬼克星的人來說，你可能會考慮亞利桑那大學(xué)，它是將超自然現(xiàn)象研究作為主修專業(yè)的大學(xué)之一。

CANNABIS CULTIVATION

6、CANNABIS?CULTIVATION
大麻種植專業(yè)

Yes indeed, this is a major that will teach you the proper way to grow and harvest marijuana.
是的沒錯，這個專業(yè)教你如何種植及收割大麻。

PROFESSIONAL NANNY

7、PROFESSIONAL NANNY
職業(yè)保姆專業(yè)

Taking care of children is a noble profession, of course, but we’re going to go ahead and guess that you never realized people can actually go to college and get a degree in being Mary Poppins.
照顧孩子是一個偉大的職業(yè)，但我猜肯定沒有人意識到會有人特意因此去上大學(xué)并拿到職業(yè)保姆專業(yè)的學(xué)位證書。

DECISION SCIENCES

8、DECISION SCIENCES
決策科學(xué)專業(yè)

If you’re struggling to decide on what you want to do with your life, maybe majoring in Decision Sciences will teach you how to finally make up your mind already.
如果你正在猶豫你想做什么，也許主修決策科學(xué)專業(yè)能教會你如何最終下定決心。

ENIGMATOLOGY

9、ENIGMATOLOGY
謎語學(xué)

Now, this certainly isn’t a particularly popular major, but if you’ve ever attempted to complete the New York Times crossword puzzle, you’ve seen the work of the most famous man with this degree, Will Shortz.
現(xiàn)在這病不是一個受歡迎的專業(yè)，但如果你經(jīng)常玩紐約時報上的填字游戲，那么你看到的將是擁有謎語學(xué)證書的Will Shortz的工作成果。

CANADIAN STUDIES

10、CANADIAN STUDIES
加拿大人研究專業(yè)

It just feels odd that American universities would offer a degree in studying our neighbors to the north, doesn’t it? Well, several universities, including Duke and Johns Hopkins, offer this major.
美國大學(xué)竟然會提供一個研究自己北部鄰居加拿大人的專業(yè)，這很讓人覺得奇怪。但這個專業(yè)在杜克大學(xué)等學(xué)校真的存在。