Stupidest (and Best) Courses I Took In College

I'm not quite done with college, but I will be this May. This means that I'm in or done with every undergrad course I'll take. Reflecting back on this I realized that some of these courses were utterly useless and annoying, while some that were supposed to be fluff work have been the most influential or effective.

First under the lame category was my school's Critical Thinking class. This class is required of every undergrad, and teaches you how to "think outside the box" by using a handy formula. Anyone else see a problem with this? Not that critical thinking isn't an important skill, I just think it is much better learned when it is required by upper level, on-topic classes.

Next, French. I took and passed 102, just like I was supposed to. I even got a B! I retained very little and will likely never use what I did.

Art History is a toss-up. While I did love the class, it is utterly impractical as far as developing any sort of professional or personal skill for later (except being able to pass as an art-snob so long as no one questions me too carefully).

So the best ones?

Logic was a good investment of time. It was pretty much a class on how to win a debate, or at least not lose one. Who couldn't use that?

Statistics and Research Methods changed my life. By this I mean I found it fascinating and got a big ole research internship after I was done. But seriously, a course in statistics is pretty vital to being able to discern any kind of truth from the statistics you hear in day to day life.

Finally, as much as my school's critical thinking class sucked, their Human Experience class was amazing. The class functioned as a modern philosophy discussion group. The textbook included things like Plato's Cave, The Red Queen, excerpts from Genesis, and just about everything in between. The class was centered around the question "Who am I?". I can't think of a group of people who need a "Who am I?" intellectual discussion group more than underclassmen.