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Beatle4
Jan 26, 2011, 10:35 AM
LONDON — A former Miss Canada finalist has become the first graduate of a Liverpool university's groundbreaking degree program based on analyzing the Beatles' music and their impact on Western culture.

Liverpool Hope University officials believe the master's program offers the first advanced degree based on the life and times of the Fab Four.

Mary-Lu Zahalan-Kennedy joined the program when it started in 2009 and graduated Wednesday. She is one of 12 full-time students of the program -- "The Beatles, Popular Music and Society."....more. (http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Entertainment/20110126/canadian-woman-first-to-graduate-with-beatles-degree-110126/)
BeatleNut9
Jan 26, 2011, 11:09 AM
I want nothing more than to get that Master's Degree! I'm in the USA trying to get into a graduate program that I'm not nearly as passionate about...hmph. It feels like such a waste.
ringo_rama
Jan 26, 2011, 12:07 PM
Congratulations to her! This sets her up perfectly for a career in...um........uh............
beatlebangs1964
Jan 26, 2011, 12:14 PM
I think many people here would qualify for a Ph.D in Beatles!
The New AimeeAndBeatles
Jan 26, 2011, 12:32 PM
Thats great. But what do you do with it?
valerieinthegallery
Jan 27, 2011, 01:57 AM
It's a Ph.D, silly! You teach doctoral candidates, and so the cycle continues!
BeatleNut9
Jan 27, 2011, 06:57 AM
Yeah! You could write a lot of good books, but my dream would be to turn around and teach those courses to others at the university...AND write a lot of good books! lol :D

I bet you could tour giving lectures as well...maybe even meet some incredible people! I can only dream of being a featured guest at Beatlefests across the world, hahaha! *sighs*
The New AimeeAndBeatles
Jan 27, 2011, 07:02 AM
arent there enough Beatles books? lol. Then again another one cant hurt.
beatlebangs1964
Jan 27, 2011, 04:39 PM
There will never be enough Beatle books.
Maia 66
Jan 30, 2011, 10:54 AM
Congratulations to her! This sets her up perfectly for a career in...um........uh............

:laugh5: Yes, you're right... but it's not any different from a Master's Degree in most non-science fields.

Anyway, we need expert Beatlologists. My hope is that one day they open a Beatles Museum in London (okay, or in Liverpool) and that there are seriously academic curators.
kayinthelife
Jan 30, 2011, 10:58 AM
It's a Ph.D, silly! You teach doctoral candidates, and so the cycle continues!

But who taught the professor?
AeolianCadence
Jan 31, 2011, 08:36 PM
:laugh5: Yes, you're right... but it's not any different from a Master's Degree in most non-science fields.

Anyway, we need expert Beatlologists. My hope is that one day they open a Beatles Museum in London (okay, or in Liverpool) and that there are seriously academic curators.

Totally agree.
BeatleNut9
Feb 01, 2011, 03:39 PM
Absolutely. I would love more than anything to be some kind of certified Beatleologist. I'm not claiming to know absolutely everything, but I've been studying all my life! LOL <3