A degree in Beatle-ology.

• Position: MUSIC - Beatles studies - Brief article

Plenty of colleges offer individual courses on the Beatles. But Liverpool Hope University, in the Beatles' hometown of Liverpool, England, now offers the world's first master's degree in Beatles studies. Many places in Liverpool where the Beatles lived and worked are intact, so studying the Fab Four there can help make their early years come to life. But what exactly will graduates do with a master's in Beatle-ology? The musicians among them might profit from analyzing the Beatles' musical innovations, while social scientists might examine the upheaval the group helped usher in during the 1960s. In fact, a serious study of the Beatles involves an enormous amount of material. To understand the...