Everyone has heard of the most popular masters degrees.  Those are the degrees that lead to obvious, common careers that are well-known and respected.  But there are stranger masters degree options out there as well.  Here are 5 unusual masters degrees just in case you ever want to pursue a degree that is a bit outside of the norm.

Animal Breeding

That’s right.  You can get a masters degree in animal breeding.  You just need to turn to Cornell’s Department of Animal Science.  This program was created for those who wish to be on the cutting edge of animal companionship.  Students can select different types of animals to work with in this major from pets and lab animals to farm animals and exotic animals.  Under the heading of animal breeding, students may choose a number of different areas of concentration including conservation, education, veterinary medicine, biotechnology, and animal production.  You would think that animal breeding could take place just fine on its own but maybe this degree just helps you to understand this topic better.

Conflict Resolution

While conflict resolution is certainly a worthwhile topic to study it does seem to be a bit narrow as a focus of a masters degree.  Still, Georgetown’s Conflict Resolution program is offered to students who wish to enter into leadership roles and who wish to know how to effectively resolve conflicts that come up.  This masters degree may be a bit strange but it sure is practical.

Rural Sociology

Almost as if in answer to the preponderance of urban studies programs, the Rural Sociology program offered by Penn State invites students to look at the history, culture, and dynamics of country life.  Students can specialize in areas such as natural resources and environment, agriculture and food systems, community and international development, and rural social demography.  This program is heavily steeped in research and statistics to give solid data regarding country life and its many aspects.  In theory, this type of degree could be taken into several different types of jobs including those in academia, government jobs, and other professional settings where this knowledge might prove useful.

Peace Studies

This is not the topic that you typically think of when you think of masters degrees but it is certainly a noble educational pursuit.  The Peace Studies program comes from Kyung Hee University and is geared toward those who wish to enter the field of politics or other related career fields.  The Graduate Institute of Peace Studies has won awards for its work.

Oriental Medicine

This is another unusual masters degree that is a step in the right direction.  It is offered by Kyung Hee University Seoul and explores this type of alternative medicine as well as how this medicine is being used more in Western medicine.  There are classes that cover topics like nutrition, acupuncture, Oriental medical theory, and analytical biochemistry.

These 5 masters degrees aren’t bad.  They’re just a little unusual.  When you think about it, not everyone can work in the same few fields so there are bound to be some masters degrees offered that are kind of out there.  At least all of these seem to have some practical uses.

Mare Ward is quite interested in helping students research various online programs, mainly schools that offer a masters degree online.

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As I mentioned in a post from April 2011, my boy, Sonny, taught me a lot about the practice of online trading, and I would like to add a few day trading tips to this post, if that’s okay. I think my readers would find it useful, especially after I came up with that other older post.

So, let’s see…

Last time I mentioned 4 factors to take in consideration when performing a day trading activity: liquidity, volatility, timing, and strategy.

The main risk with day trading involves a poor mix of all these factors, so that the whole activity comes to loose its balance. For instance, if your trade lacks strategy and timing, the whole activity will suffer.

Hence…

1. make your plan and don’t forget your timing
2. manage liquidity and volatility without loosing data along the way
3. make your strategy smart and efficient (discuss it with your partners in case)

That’s my two cents. Sonny should write more about it, I guess. Hehe.

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Far as I know, my husband is still reluctant to the fact that I decided to turn my two names the other way round (my middle became my first name, and viceversa) but I had been pondering that decision over for months, and I came to a final one, at last. My name is Aurora now. I’m sure you won’t have an issue with that. It’s still ME, after all.

In other news, I have spent the evening trying to warn Sonny about the practice of trading online, telling him risks are pretty high, and that he needs to get informed first, before he tries something or switches to a new move.

Just to list them here, a few factors to take in consideration when day trading:

1 – Liquidity
2 – Volatility
3 – Timing
4 – Strategy

A good mix of all these factors is important to get your activity to work fine. In fact, risks involve a poor analysis of liquidity, volatility and timing, and often a lack of strategy too. So, my dear son, use your usual sixth sense and get your success, okay? I have faith in you, Sonny. <3

Time to wish everyone goodnight. I will be around soon.

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