US university offers Zombie studies

The University of Baltimore has added Zombie Studies to its curriculum.

According to the BBC, the new course will invite students to analyse classic zombie films and comics and write horror movie scripts.

Jonathan Shorr, chairman of the university's school of communications design, said the new minor class was was introduced to meet demand for "interesting, off-the-wall" courses.

He told the Baltimore Sun: "It's a back door into a lot of subjects.

"They think they're taking this wacko zombie course, and they are. But on the way, they learn how literature and mass media work, and how they come to reflect our times."

Course teacher Arnold Blumberg added: "We're going to be dealing with some of the truly disgusting stuff that's been done in horror over the years. I want to reinforce the degree to which this material can be found offensive by a lot of people.

"This is not fluffy bunny cartoon stuff. Bunnies might show up, but they'd probably be torn to pieces."