21 Real Classes That People Actually Took In College

    "How To Deal With Difficult People" should be a required course at every college.

    Daniella Emanuel
    by Daniella Emanuel

    BuzzFeed Staff

    We recently asked the BuzzFeed Community to share the weirdest classes they took in college. Here are some of the best responses:

    1. "'Magical Mushrooms and Mystical Molds.' A class all about, you guessed it, hallucinogens and fermentation."

    Disney

    —eleanorb4a8b2b5ca

    This class is offered at Cornell University.

    2. "My university offered a class on Beyoncé’s Lemonade."

    Parkwood Entertainment

    —cleochop

    This class has been offered at University of Texas in Austin.

    3. "I took one neuroscience class on zombies and how they scientifically function. We studied their behavior and the way it allowed us to fully map their brain in comparison to a human’s."

    AMC

    —larao49deaa18f

    Here's a lesson plan for what looks like this exact class.

    4. "I literally took wine/beer tasting as an elective. Basically we all just got drunk on different kinds of wine every week and pretended to be sommeliers?"

    Nickelodeon

    —shelbys4a7875449

    Here's a list of seven colleges where you can take a wine tasting class.

    5. "I once took a class all about death. What to expect, how to prepare, thoughts and feelings about death, how to deal with a dying loved one, etc. We even had to write our own obituary, wills, and last wishes."

    BBC

    —sockswithsandals

    This class has been offered at Kean University.

    6. "I took a class called 'Objects in Everyday Life.' We learned about the cultural and social impacts of soap and other random objects."

    Nickelodeon

    —gabyt5

    This class has been offered at Northland College.

    7. "I took a class called 'Muppet Magic.' We learned about the history of puppetry and basically everything Jim Henson. We watched a lot of Henson movies and clips, and our final was to make a muppet."

    Jim Henson Company

    —kail41be09502

    This course has been offered at University of California, Santa Cruz.

    8. "Beekeeping. No, I did not get stung and yes, we got honey."

    Disney

    —taylorp4c7128c1b

    Here's a list of schools that offer beekeeping classes.

    9. "I took a class on garbage. We learned the history of garbage and took a tour of the composting facility at the dump."

    Fox

    —margaretb49238f5cc

    This course has been offered at Western Kentucky University.

    10. "I took a class called 'Deviant Behavior.' On the first day of class, the professor randomly left the room. About five minutes later, the TA stood up and said that the professor was hiding somewhere on campus and we had to go and find him."

    NBC

    —emilyd4b3b3b6b0

    This course has been offered at Texas A&M University.

    11. "I took a pornography class in law school. It was based on the 14th amendment and the equal protection clause and very enlightening."

    NBC

    —nununlw

    12. "I took a class at my community college once called 'How To Deal With Difficult People.' Got to write papers calling out all the awful behavior I had to put up with in my life."

    New Line Cinema

    —jha1081

    This course has been offered as an extension course at UCLA.

    13. "My friend took a tractor driving class her last quarter before she graduated."

    Channel 9

    —castledancer

    This course has been offered at Vermont Tech University.

    14. "I took a class about the science of laughter my freshman year! It was probably the most thought-provoking class I've ever had."

    DreamWorks Pictures

    —bonniereinsch

    15. "Freshman year I took a ghost hunting class! We stayed overnight twice in a haunted house and did all the stereotypical ghost investigation techniques."

    SYFY

    —palmtrees1727

    Here's a list of community colleges that offer ghost hunting courses.

    16. "'The History of Body Modification.' I did a PowerPoint on prison tattoos and got extra credit for filming myself getting a piercing."

    Disney

    —meghang44f1a00d1

    17. "Puppy walking. It's a class where you take puppies that are being trained for bomb sniffing around campus. That’s it. Just walking puppies. It’s awesome."

    NBC

    —juliab4c9519759

    18. "Lactation biology! It was about how different species go through pregnancy and lactation. It ended up being one of my favorite classes."

    The CW

    —kyliej4d3a070f5

    This course has been offered at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

    19. "I took a power walking class my sophomore year of college. We pretty much just went on power walks around campus."

    FX

    —kallierinl

    20. "I took a dreams interpretation class where we sat in a circle and discussed what our dreams meant. We also had to keep a dream journal that we were to write in as soon as we woke up from dreaming."

    Hulu

    —sarahg453a11478

    21. "I took a class about Instagram and Twitter as a new way of biography."

    Bravo

    —kkohl1704

    Some submissions have been edited for grammar and clarity.

    Did you also take some out-of-the-box college classes? Let us know in the comments!