The undergraduate cannabis biology and chemistry program offered by Colorado State University's Department of Chemistry prepares students for graduate study in biology or chemistry and for jobs in the emerging field of cannabis science. Students in the bachelor's degree program can choose one of two emphasis areas: analytical or natural product.
The analytical area focuses on chemistry and prepares students for careers as biological technicians, biochemists, and biophysicists. The natural product track focuses on biology and includes advanced coursework in genetics, neurobiology, and natural products.
The first degree program of its kind, Minnesota State College Southeast's bicycle design and fabrication major is a two-year associate of applied science program in which students get to design and build a custom bicycle.
Students study metal fabrication, 3D printing, and mechanical design, and take lab courses in welding, prototyping, computer-aided drawing/design, and computer-aided manufacturing/machining.
The University of Houston offers a master of science in foresight, the study of predicting what will happen or be needed in the future. The online program can be completed full time in one year and part time in 3-5 years.
Classes include advanced strategies for futures planning, introduction to foresight, futures research, world futures, systems thinking, and social change. Students are prepared to pursue work in the emerging field of forecasting and planning, helping clients and companies anticipate change and plan for the future.
Since 1964, the University of Connecticut has offered courses in puppetry, preparing students to work on Broadway, on television, and in schools. One of three universities in the U.S. to offer a bachelor of fine arts (BFA) degree in puppet arts, UConn also offers master's degrees in puppet arts.
Unlike other majors, UConn's BFA dramatic arts students begin taking puppetry classes during their first semester, and two-thirds of students' college classes are in the puppet arts major. The BFA program includes courses like theater production, puppetry techniques, and theater design.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design offers a bachelor of fine arts in comic art. During the four-year program, students learn how to produce traditional and digital comic books, comic strips, and graphic novels. Students also learn how to be compelling storytellers.
Classes include comic book publishing, drawing, comic storytelling, and experimental comics. The program prepares students to pursue work as comic artists, cartoonists, and storyboarders at design firms, animation companies, film studios, and ad agencies.