‘Zombie 101′ will get Baltimore University students ready for the future
Shawn Norris
Baltimore University is offering a class called Zombie 101″ that will guarantee its students will survive a Zombie Apocalypse. Well not “guarantee” per se, but I assume it will get you ready if you ever find yourself in a Thriller-type situation.
I took “Zombie 101″ when I was in college, except for back then it was called “Accounting 201″ and it was held the hellish hour of 8am on Friday mornings — the undead roamed the halls with coffee, while the still-drunk threw up in the bathroom and only a fraction of the population actually made it to class alive.
The new course, which promises to “get you ready for a zombie apocalypse”, invites students to devour classic zombie films and comics. Instead of essays, they write horror scripts or draw storyboards for their ideal monster movie.
Wait, that actually sounds fun. Outlandish–but fun nonetheless. And let’s be honest, we’re all concerned about the undead returning to their bodies and waging a blood-thirsty war on the living. It’s in the back of everyones mind…
However, horror fans will be pleased to find that the class also explores two less academic themes: “blood and guts”.
I have them, you have them–seems plausible considering the circumstances. Sounds cool, although I’m failing to see the practical application of what you learn in a class that teaches blood and guts that isn’t called Bio 101. And I’m hoping this isn’t a class about fending off an entire army of Rob Zombies, cause that would open up a whole new can of philosophical worms that I’m not just ready to handle in a introductory course.
It was introduced to meet a demand for “interesting, off-the-wall” courses for a new minor in pop culture, according to Jonathan Shorr, chairman of the university’s school of communications design.
You can minor in pop culture now? And here I had to go learn math with actual business applications. If I would have had this option, I would have said something clever like “I’ll learn math when I’m dead.” I suppose it’s an interesting class for students looking into becoming writers or filmmakers, but if you’re just taking a class to have some fun, why not offer them an idea about a dissertation on the effectiveness of your Sealy Posturepedic?
“I’m serious, Mom and Dad. Sure, this class sounds ridiculous now, but when the Zombie Apocalypse starts–you’re going to be thanking your lucky stars that you spent the money on tuition so that I could take this class. I mean, you can’t just learn this stuff on the street.”
Zombies take over Baltimore University curriculum [BBC News]
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