Underwater basket weaving is an idiom referring pejoratively to supposedly useless or absurd college or university courses and often generally to refer to a perceived decline in educational standards.[1][2][3]
The term also serves as an intentionally humorous generic answer to questions about an academic degree. It is also used to humorously refer to any non-academic elective course, specifically one that does not count towards any graduation requirements.
- ^ Tuckett, Alan: Underwater basket weaving. The Guardian, 13 May 2003
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- ^ "15 bizarre college courses". mnn.com. mnn holding. Retrieved 26 February 2015.