The BBC described it as "a course to die for" when it reported early this month that Zombie Studies had been introduced in the curriculum of the University of Baltimore, USA. A zombie may be a soulless corpse revived by witchcraft, but this course sets to breathe life into the creature.
Part of the lessons involve studying classic zombie films and literature, and dealing with "some truly disgusting stuff". It was, the BBC reported, introduced to meet a demand for "interesting, off-the-wall" courses.