IRISH COLLEGE OFFERS DEGREE IN SOCIAL INFLUENCING

A university in Ireland will be offering the country’s first degree in social-media influencing. Southeast Technical University in Carlow, Ireland, is offering a Bachelor of Arts in Content Creation and Social Media beginning in September 2024. The college says graduates of the course will be equipped to either work for themselves as a self-employed influencer or in creating content for a company or organization. Topics covered in the four-year (* Four years!!!) course include business skills, video and audio editing, critical cultural studies and creative writing.
* All the things mastered by 8-year-olds these days.
* Look, if you’re not a social media influencer by the time you start kindergarten, forget it. Become a plumber.
* And when you’re done with that degree, you can get a 4-year degree in electronic music composition or photography, which are also things your computer does for you automatically.
* Do they realize all social-media influencing content will be made by AI by next Tuesday?
* Your homework is to create content that influences people to think this course is worth taking.