2003-11-01 - 11:04 a.m.
Course Offerings at the Academy of Piratery and Mad-Scientistism:Piratery
Semester 1:
PIR 101: Vestments
- Course focuses on accoutrements; limbs and eye removed and replaced with hooks/pegs/patches; blouse, skull hat, golden earrings; discussion of sartorial history. 9 Credits
PIR 102: Diction
- Course focuses on language; vocabulary studies ("yar!" "avast, ye lubbers!"); diachronic linguistic history of pirate-speech; saying "yar!" a lot. 9 Credits.
PIR 103: Rum-Drinking
- Course focuses on development of rum-tolerance. 3 Credits.
Semester 2 (select 3 from the following):
PIR 201: Managing Your Parrot
PIR 202: Plank Techniques
PIR 203: Humiliation and Reward: Crew-Members
PIR 204: The History of the Windy, Self-Congratulating Tale
PIR 205: Doubloon Accounting
Semester 3 (select 1 of the following):
PIR 301: Raping, Pillaging and Plundering
PIR 302: Seafaring
Mad Scientistism*
Semester 1:
MAD 101: Maniacal Laughter
- Course focuses on diaphragmatic breath control and pitch adjustments for the development of a proper laugh. 9 Credits
MAD 102: Disdain, Vengefulness & Megalomania
- Course focuses on development of a robust hatred for the conventional scientific community and the public in general; selecting the ideal remote castle; adjusting circadian rhythms to nocturnal life. 9 Credits
MAD 103: Assistant Management
- Course focuses on sustaining proper dynamics with hunch-backed assistant; labour distribution; reward-punishment systems. 3 Credits.
Semester 2 (select 3 from the following):
MAD 201: Preserving Human Brains
MAD 202: The History of Gravesites and Caskets
MAD 203: Labcoat Fashions
MAD 204: Lightning-Powered Equipment Management
MAD 205: Scheming
Semester 3 (select 1 from the following):
MAD 301: Re-Animation
MAD 302: Acceptance of Mad Public Persona
Note to Prospective Mad-Scientistism Students: Here at the Academy we maintain a strict policy, despite our institution's name, of not officially regarding students as mad here -- you will not receive certification that you were called mad at the institute.
* not to be confused with "science."
