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Criminolgy and/or Criminal Justice, those were 2 cool classes that I learned A LOT from, and they were cool as shit! Criminology gave some insight into the sociology of people who commit crimes, and some of the history behind it was really interesting. One of our textbooks was kind of a biography of a fence, it was fascinating to see how that guy thought.
My criminal justice class was taught by a defense attorney who really cared about the students' rights, and taught us a whole lot of ways to keep yourself from being burned by the system. Hard to think of how to explain it, but after taking that class I thought these were basic things that every student should know by their freshman year. For example, what to do and what not to do when the cops show up at your party for a noise violation, when they're really looking for drugs/underage drinking/etc which you may not be aware of. And how not to accidentally incriminate yourself for something beyond your control or that you weren't really involved in.
I also liked Specch Communications - theory of rhetoric and rhetorical analysis. It really puts political speeches, propaganda, advertising, and other politics into perspective.
If your school has any classes similar to these three, I can't recommend em enough!
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