Well, if anybody needs ideas for how university courses might fit into thieving, I've got some good ideas;

Dancer; for a cat-burglar type - good amount of flexibility, able to step lightly and move swiftly, so on and so forth.
Acting; bluffing your ways through situations, pretending to be someone you're not.
Artist; most art courses are all about copying the style of some artist - so why not use that as 'inspiration' for a forged piece of artwork?
Chemistry; creating chemical compounds - chloroform, acids, and the like.
Engineer/Metalworker/Mechanics; building tech/equipment that we might need - and a blow torch.
Computer Programmer; Also known as a hacker or a cracker. I've done my research, given a character I'm playing in another RP.
Sportsman; Well, athleticism will probably figure in somehow.
Architect; Building plans can help you find weak points in the security.

That's all I have at the mo. It's 2am for me and I TOLD myself I needed to be asleep three hours ago.