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　　Chinese college’s ‘crayfish degree’ cooks up debate

　　小龙虾也能摇身一变，从吃货们的盘中餐成为高校的专业科目?

　　Students feeling the pinch to declare a major look no further: A vocational school in Hubei Province is now offering the country’s first degree in "crayfish studies" to train students in an important local industry.

　　学生们不再为选专业而忐忑不安：湖北省的一所职业学校开设了国内首个“小龙虾”专业，以培训这项当地最重要的产业。

　　Jianghan Art Vocational College’s "School of Crawfish" in Qianjiang has so far enrolled 86 students for three crawfish-related courses, the Beijing News reported Wednesday.

　　潜江市江汉艺术职业学院“龙虾学院”目前已招收了86名学生，进行三个龙虾相关的课程学习，据《新京报》报道。

　　Starting September 1, the two-year programs promise coursework in crawfish farming, cooking, marketing and catering management, as well as job placement.

　　从9月1日开始，这项为期两年的项目承诺进行小龙虾养殖、烹饪、市场营销和餐饮管理方面的职业培训以及就业的安置。

　　"The crawfish industry is ... worth billions of yuan, but we are yet to see an institution specializing in training," Xia Zhongzhi, a recruitment officer at the college, told the paper.

　　学校招生部工作人员夏忠志告诉记者，“小龙虾产业价值数十亿……，但是至今还没有一家专业从事培训的机构。”

　　The major didn’t seem to make the grade among netizens. "The students will soon regret their decision," wrote Sina Weibo user "minzhugg."

　　这个专业似乎让网友们不太认可。新浪微博用户“minzhugg”说，“这些学生很快就会后悔自己的选择。”

　　The sentiment was echoed by Chu Zhaohui, a researcher at the National Institute of Education Sciences. "We need to evaluate carefully whether it’s necessary for the industry before creating a new major," Chu told the newspaper.

　　国家教育科学研究院研究员朱兆辉也赞同这个观点，他接受采访时说，“在开设这个新专业前，我们应当详细评估它对于这个产业来说是否必要。”

　　Valued at 146.6 billion yuan ($21.58 billion), the industry employs over 5 million people, according to data from the Ministry of Agriculture released in June, Caixin reported.

　　财新网报道，据农业部6月份公布的数据，小龙虾产业当前价值约为1466亿元(约合215.8亿美元)，为500万人提供了就业岗位。