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    Just wondering what majors our members here are. Perhaps we can share talks and experiences of that too.

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    I just recently completed an undergraduate degree with a major in Modern History at Macquarie university, a very Eurocentric course but I was able to do a capstone on the Soviet economic system as a model for Chinese economic development.

    I'm currently doing a postgrad in International Relations, and planning on transferring to Sydney University since they have a much better Asian oriented program.

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    I graduated from the University of Illinois with a BA in political science. I am seeking a Masters degree in Public Policy or the like.

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    Trying to get an electrical engineering degree from the University of Texas at Austin. Gonna graduate next semester if all goes to plan.
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    Interesting tread !

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    I did not go to college..however I've been to the following USN tech schools.

    Aviation Fundamentals
    Mathematics and Mechanical fundamentals.
    Air Launched Weapons school
    3m system training
    Aircrew Survival Equipmentman class "A" school
    Aircrew Survival Equipmentman class "C" school
    Career Information and Counseling course
    Leadership , Manangement & Training...(twice)
    S-3A Viking weapons system school

    and others..

    Oh yeah once I took American History at San Diego City college..but I did the "Sam Kennison" as a student and was escorted out of the class by the campus police.. there by banished for life. I no longer have those issues.

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    I am currently pursuing my first degree, a B.S. in Applied and Computational Mathematical Sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA.
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    Started BSc in psych and stats... thinking about adding on a BA to that in English Writing for the lulz.
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    Finishing up a Political Science/Sociology double major at UC Berkeley. I might be able to get an minor in Asia Studies if I do the paper work, but w/e. Not surprisingly, my area specialty is China.

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    I just recently completed an undergraduate degree with a major in Modern History at Macquarie university, a very Eurocentric course but I was able to do a capstone on the Soviet economic system as a model for Chinese economic development.

    I'm currently doing a postgrad in International Relations, and planning on transferring to Sydney University since they have a much better Asian oriented program.
    I'm very curious about your capstone. It sounds like a unique approach to understanding Chinese development.
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    I am a semi-retired Business Consultant. I have been a part-time lecturer for Bachelor & Master's Degree Courses for Australian Off-Campus programs (RMIT, Curtin Unis) in Singapore. I also had the opportunity of teaching for 2 Chinese Universities (Macau & Guanzhou-Sun Yat Sen) for 2 Semesters as a Visiting Lecturer in recent years. My specialisations include: Business Development, Asia-Pacific Business & Intercultural Negotiations, and have been doing this part-time/adjunct for 20 years. Currently, I am just curious & interested in Security & Defence matters specifically related to geopolitical & maritime affairs in the Asia-Pacific Region - Why? Because I am always a Navy guy at heart.
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    Wow you guys are young. Phd in computer science here. My dissertation was on adaptive filtering.

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    Started BSc in psych and stats... thinking about adding on a BA to that in English Writing for the lulz.
    No wonder this forum is so intelligent; everyone else is so smart. Bltizo LOL so you're Psych major too eh?

    As for myself, I'm Bachelor of Arts Psychology Major on Social Psychology and Cognitive, International Studies Minor on Securities and East Asia(particularly China) at Simon Fraser University. I'm planning for MBA afterwards with a combo of Philosophy Minor hopefully.
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    Hi airsuperiority, it's not the letters after one's name that make people intelligent. By jove, I know some guys with high qualifications but not "smart" at all, as they are "bookish" without practical experiences. It's just that we who have gone to Universities had the opportunity to do so. There are many really smart people with experience but without uni diplomas. They are really good at their work & chosen careers. BTW, Winston Churchill the famous wartime PM of UK was not a University graduate. He schooled at the famous Eton College. There are several others too. So let's look at the person's experiences & expertise when we read the postings in this forum, which incidentally I enjoy reading. Warm regards.
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    Wow, lots of humanities majors here mixed with a few engineers. I'm actually completing my third year of BASc. in Civil Engineering here at the University of Waterloo. If my GPA allows, I hope to go on for a JD at U of Toronto.
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    I got my BASc in Engineering in space mission planning and spacecraft design, but for Master I decided to do something more down to Earth, a bit of flight dynamics and a lot of filtering. Learned about geology and meteorology in the process as well.
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