You Wouldn’t Believe These Courses Exist

Harry Potter And the Age of Illusion

Are you a fan of Harry Potter? Is Daniel Radcliffe your favorite actor? If so, then Durham University in England has just the class for you！Its Harry Potter And The Age Of Illusion doesn’t really teach spells and Quidditch. Instead, this class places the phenomenon of Harry Potter in its social, cultural and educational context. Examples of topics discussed include Prejudice and intolerance in the classroom and ‘Gryffindor and Slytherin’. Finally, Harry Potter is worthy to be a serious study!

Ethical Hacking

You probably never thought you could get away hacking, but it’s not only allowed - it’s required - if you’re taking University of Abertay Dundee’s Ethical Hacking course. You will have fun attacking your own system. By the time you leave the class for real, you will have hands on understanding on how illegal attacks can be performed, and how they can be stopped. You know.. the rising of cyber criminals become more sophisticated, but as people say, ‘it takes a thief to catch a thief’, you need to master the same skills in order to beat those illegal hackers!

The Art of Taking Selfies

How would it be to snap selfies in class all day?! Take your selfie-taking skills to the next level by signing up for The Art of Selfies class, available at City Lit College in London. But, you need to have some type of photography experience to take it this class. So, do you want to sharpen your selfie skill now? Who knows one day you can beat the selfie queen - Kardashian?

Zombie Studies

The zombie apocalypse of "The Walking Dead" has invaded academia. The flesh-eating undead is now the focus of a new media course at the University of Baltimore titled Zombies. You will learn how literature and mass media work by writing horror scripts, watching zombie flicks and drawing storyboards of their ideal monster movies. You even get to watch classic zombie horror films like George A. Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead” in class. How cool is that!

The Beatles, Popular Music & Society

It seems rock band has yet inspired yet another university class. However, Liverpool Hope University’s The Beatles, Popular Music & Society course isn’t quite what you’d expect. This class discusses about the influence on The Beatles on identity, culture and industry, in their very birthplace Liverpool. Coursework includes and understanding of how popular music studies has changed over the past half century, also provided a great insight into the impact The Beatles had and still have to this day across all aspects of life.. The world’s only master’s degree on The Beatles - really.

Anything that tickles your fancy?