Weird courses

What did you study at university or college?

There are hundreds of courses available... including some very strange ones.

1. …………… a university or college course is never easy. Some people pick subjects 2…………… will lead directly to a job, such as accounting, medicine or engineering. While others go 3…………… something a bit less focused, 4…………… as maths, history or English literature. Some degree courses such as photography or physical education 5…………… considered less “intellectual”. And others are looked 6…………… on as “joke” or “Mickey Mouse” subjects, such as media or "lm studies. But they’re nothing compared 7…………… some of the following.

Staffordshire University (in England) offers a module 8…………… “David Beckham Studies” for students taking sociology, sports science or media studies. The course deals 9……………the sociological importance of football.

The University of Baltimore (in the USA) is offering students the chance to 10…………… zombies. This is part of 11…………… “English 333” course. The lecturer of zombie studies is Arnold Blumberg, 12…………… has written a book on zombie films.

Durham University (in England) offers a unit in “Harry Potter and the Age of Illusion” as 13…………… of its education studies course. Students can read 14…………… topics such as “Muggles and magic: the escape 15…………… the treadmill and the recovery of enchantment”, as 16…………… as “Gryffindor and Slytherin: prejudice and intolerance in the classroom”. Fascinating!

Georgetown University (in Washington DC) is offering a course in “Philosophy and Star Trek”. Students can attempt to 17…………… questions such as “Is time travel possible?” and “Could we go back and kill our grandparents?”

A masters course in the “Psychology of Exceptional Human Experiences” at the University of Coventry (in England) 18…………… students to study the film Ghostbusters. Lecturer Tony Lawrence said of the course, “We don’t tell students 19…………… to believe but we help them investigate.”

Queen’s University Belfast (in Northern Ireland) has a course in “Feel the Force: How to Train in the Jedi Way”. Students learn about the real-life psychological techniques 20…………… Jedi mind tricks, as well as examining the wider issues behind the Star Wars universe, such as balance, destiny, fatherhood and fascism.

Embedded 21…………… the MA in History at Nottingham University (in England) is a module called “Robin Hood Studies”. Students can learn about the tales of 22…………… of England’s most famous medieval heroes.

Alfred University in New York (in the USA) offers a unit called “Maple Syrup – The Real Thing”. The course looks 23…………… the profession of making maple syrup and 24…………… the production process has hardly changed over the years.

So, 25…………… course would you like to take?