snowynight

I have run into this post of "Post-Apocalyptic Survival Studies (PASS) on the Oakland University website.

Spoiler

which's an April's Fool joke

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It inspires me to wonder what degrees will be more useful during an apocalypse and rebuilding society, which includes but not limited to:

Useful from the Beginning

Biology+Botany: For animal behaviors (hunting), finding edible plants and herbs.
Engineering (Civil, Mechanical & Electrical): Building shelters, water and waste management, dealing with electronics and anything that can move
Emergency & Disaster Management: Apocalypse is an ongoing emergency & disaster
Sports Science: To maintain physical fitness so you'll have more survival chance
Public Health: Diseases has always been a major cause of fatality. The important thing is to prevent anyone from getting ill.
Geography: Map reading will be useful in an age without GPS. It's important to take account of our physical environment.
Meteorology: Weather knowledge and prediction for sailors, fisherman, hunter/gatherers and farmers is important.
Food Science: food preservation, community nutrition & medical nutritional therapy

Rebuilding the Society

Agriculture: We may need to re-invent agriculture revolution.
History, Political Science & Economics: To learn from our past and rebuild the future
Law: What rules do we want to have for our new society?
Education: We want to spread our knowledge to others. Early intervention is especially importance for children with special need.
Journalism and Communication: Mass Media has returned.
Nursing: Care for old and ill people, public health
Social Work & Counselling: For helping people deal with loss and changes.
Language & Literature: Our link to the world and our past.