Following the news the University of Virginia would be launching a Games of Thrones course, and the announcement A-level students would be studying selfies, we thought it was high time we rounded up the more, ahem, interesting degrees out there.
From surfing and twerking to Harry Potter and horses, there's a degree out there for everyone...
Degrees you won't believe exist
Getting Dressed(01 of21)
Yes, getting dressed is a course. Presumably students turn up completely naked to the first lecture. Although say what you like about useless degrees, this one at least does teach a valuable life skill. Albeit one for should have grasped by the age of 4. (credit:juhansonin/Flickr)
Zombies in popular media(02 of21)
Of all the characters to choose to study in depth in all of literature and film and theatre, this course chooses zombies. The most one dimensional, monotomous creatures outside of Brideshead Revisitied. They literally do two things. Wander around and bite people. They’re the Luiz Suarez of the horror channel. (credit:MAMASUCO/FLICKR)
Sociology and Miley cyrus(03 of21)
For anyone who found Tellitubbies and Anthropology to hard. It's true, you can now twerk your way through higher education. (credit:ROCOR/FLICKR)
Parapsychology(04 of21)
If zombies in the media wasn’t enough for you then you can try and meet them in real life. Parapsychology is the study the paranormal. You know, ghosts and things. (credit: TIMO KIRKKALA/FLICKR)
The Beatles, Popular Music and Society(05 of21)
Liverpool Hope University famously started offering this course about the Fab Four and took some flak for it in the media. (credit:X-RAY DELTA ONE/FLICKR)
Adventure(06 of21)
A DEGREE IN ADVENTURE. THAT SOUNDS AWESOME.I don’t know what to do first, the module in slaying dragons or the class arm wrestling ogres. (credit: HPERTICARATI/FLICKR)
Arguing with Judge Judy(07 of21)
This degree encourages students to search for the logical fallacies in the arguments on Judge Judy. Hate to break it to you but you don't need a degree to find the flaws in what people on Judge Judy say. Just a brain and the willingness to watch Judge Judy. (credit:FANDAYOU_0088/FLICKR)
Harry Potter and the Age of Illusion(08 of21)
Yes it sounds like a Harry Potter guest starring Dynamo. But this is actually a course. And it is actually at Durham Uni. (credit:BIBICALL/FLICKR)
Philosophy and Star Trek(09 of21)
Okay, you can’t just tack a TV show to a slightly legitimate degree and make it a thing. International Relations and Fawlty Towers. Looney Tunes and Engineering. It doesn’t work. (credit:X-RAY DELTA ONE/FLICKR)
What if Harry Potter is real(10 of21)
He isn't. There, we saved you £27,000 (credit:TONY TREMBLAY VIA GETTY IMAGES)
Dance and Waste Management(11 of21)
This course has existed for years and yet we still haven’t seen any dancing dustbin men. (credit:DON MASON VIA GETTY IMAGES)
Oprah Winfrey, the tycoon(12 of21)
Who dared call Oprah Winfrey a tycoon? It wasn't us. Whoever it was, Oprah will crush you. And that wasn't even a joke. That women has power.Actually it was the University of Illinois. Say goodbye to the University of Illinois. (credit:NAYRB7/FLICKR)
10) Applied Golf Management Studies(13 of21)
£9,000 a year? To learn to cut grass and caddy? Don’t spend your youth doing what you’ll end up doing when you're old. (credit:CHISPITA_666/FLICKR)
Politicising Beyonce(14 of21)
This degree compares Beyonce's lyrics to black writers in the feminist movement. (credit:MR AZED/FLICKR)
Horsing around(15 of21)
Horses can't talk, that's why Glyndwr University offer a BSc (Hons) in Equestrian Psychology so we can find out. Phew. (credit:Alamy)
Red Nose degree(16 of21)
Clowning is a serious business, so Bath Spa offer a Foundation in Contemporary Circus and Physical Performance, after which, a future on Covent Garden Plaza beckons. (credit:Alamy)
Surf's Up(17 of21)
If you fancy learning how to carve a gnarly barrel, Plymouth's BSc (Hons) in Surf Science and Technology will show you how. (credit:Alamy)
Full Steam Ahead!(18 of21)
BSc (Hons) Cruise Management at Plymouth. Not for guiding the career of Hollywood actors, but hundreds of ship bound holiday makers. (credit:Alamy)
Viking Studies(19 of21)
Indulge your inner Norseman and enrole on the Viking course at Nottingham University. modules may include 'Monastery sacking 101' and 'mead consumption', and you can bet the Freshers' Week would be fun! (credit:Alamy)
Got the X Factor?(20 of21)
If you fancy being the next Adele the University of East London has a course in Pop Music (credit:Alamy)
Second Life Uni(21 of21)
In 2009 Manchester University announced it was to deliver a section of their TV & Film course in Second Life. (credit:Flickr:Eurritimia)