The Uberman university education degree path
February 12, 2008
After reading about the Uberman’s sleep schedule awhile ago, I began asking myself what sort of university education would the Uberman go for? What kind of degree path would he follow?
Well, the Uberman would probably aim for several things at once. Firstly, he would aim for solid fundamentals. For example, Math and English would be excellent fundamentals, and a quite a few people go for dual degrees in that. However, there is also Physics and Philosophy which Ayn Rand, one of the female ubermensch, highly recommends. Fortunately, Physics and Philosophy encompass enough of Math and English respectively.
The Uberman would also go for the holy trinity of professional degrees: Engineer, Lawyer, and Medical Doctor. He would also try to study some of the key technologies of the future. He would try to study Genetic manipulation, Molecular Nanotechnology, Space technologies (Rockets/Colonization/Mining/Robotics), and AI technologies like Evolutionary Computation (Evolutation for short). Additionally, he would go to the best universities in the world.
What would the end result be? Perhaps it would look something like this:
Dual Bachelor degrees in Engineering Physics (w/ concentration in Nanotechnology) & Philosophy.
Dual Masters degrees in: M.B.A & J.D (Law)
Dual Doctorate degrees in: M.D & Ph.D in Genetics/Biochemistry
Most universities support dual degrees in M.B.A & J.D, and also M.D & Ph.D. The M.B.A is a bit of a bonus, however, it can be considered the fourth professional degree.
For the first set of dual degrees, due to the Engineering and Physics, MIT is probably the best university to go to. For the Masters and Doctorate degree selections, Harvard is at the top in both. However, the Uberman would probably want to vary the universities, and perhaps go to Cambridge for either the Masters or Doctorate degree selections.
Unfortunately, there is a problem with MIT, it appears to lack the exact choice of the Bachelor degrees unlike some Canadian Universities such as: University of Alberta: Engineering Physics (Nanoengineering Option) .
It should be noted that I failed to fit in the AI and Space technologies into the Uberman’s study plan. I have no ideas how to do so.
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