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Old 4 Weeks Ago: 23rd October 2009 20:34 #41 
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Default Re: What's the weirdest qualification you've ever heard?
 
Originally Posted by Antimatter
For some people, that would be a big achievement. These courses are meant for people with learning difficulties and stuff, not for people at Warwick doing maths...

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[quote=chichester]that is seriously cool.
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Thanks, but it's less cool than it sounds: the actual archery is only a small part, most of it's theory.
 
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I'd love to do a ******* degree in something odd...
 
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Creative writting

Seriously my boyfriend does this, he writes play etc every now and again, 8 hours a week, one of his workshops is at the pub

You have no idea how jelous I am....
 
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Fire and Explosion degree.
I think it was for engineering, so it may be a valid choice, but still.
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Default Re: What's the weirdest qualification you've ever heard?
 
Originally Posted by annab1684
COPE

(Certificate of Personal Effectiveness)

A lot do it at my school, they make tea, garden, look after chickens, help old people (sometimes) and learn how to get along with each other..

i ran a coffee morning...good times
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Default Re: What's the weirdest qualification you've ever heard?
 
Originally Posted by Revolution is my Name
http://web.aqa.org.uk/qual/uas/uas_u...loc=unit_title

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Degree in meat.

I actually think that COPE one sounds nice... young people should look after the elderly
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Psychology.

How pointless.

 
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Default Re: What's the weirdest qualification you've ever heard?
 
Originally Posted by annab1684
COPE

(Certificate of Personal Effectiveness)

A lot do it at my school, they make tea, garden, look after chickens, help old people (sometimes) and learn how to get along with each other..

Lol my ex-boyfriend did COPE! It really was the most pointless thing I'd ever heard of.
 
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-A-levels.html

How a beauty course can be seen as worth 3.5 a-levels astounds me.
 
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Default Re: What's the weirdest qualification you've ever heard?
 
Originally Posted by LAX Inc
One I know is that, a schoolboy gained an official AQA certificate for using a bus. I wonder there are another weird qualifications like this, could you please share it on this thread?

Link for schoolboy... http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-...00908215361010

I read about that in the paper. I had to laugh about how stupid it was.
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Default Re: What's the weirdest qualification you've ever heard?
 
Originally Posted by Antimatter
My friend's doing a degree in wine production. I lol'd.

I love the idea of that
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GCSE Fishing exists, if my memory serves me well.
 
 
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