Become the Music Blog The First Beatles Master's Degree - Awarded
Oliver Santos 
Who wouldn't know this English rock band who popularized hits rock song like their first single "Love Me Do, Help, Hard Day's Night, Strawberry Fields Forever," and many more. I remember my sister watching a marathon of Beatles music videos their early works in black and white up their latest pieces. The group that has four member that sings and plays their instrument which included John Lennon on rhythm guitar, Paul McCartney on bass, George Harrison as lead guitarist, and Ringo Starr on drums. Their success had spread all over the world, their influence even extends into identity, social and cultural revolutions of their time. The are over 8,000 book written about the band and one serious academic study - a master degree.
Two years ago(), Liverpool Hope University started offering a course that is one of it's kind in the world that focuses mainly of the Beatles band. Dubbed as Beatles Masters, the course looks at the studio sound and compositions of the Beatles and how Liverpool(the 4th largest city in United Kingdom and third largest in whole of England) helped shape their music, according to a BBC report. The Beatles MA could be taken full time or part-time. It consists of a four 12-week modules and students are required to submit a dissertation to get the degree. Former Miss Canada finalist, Mary-Lu Zahalan-Kennedy has become the very first person in the world to have Beatles degree. She was also one of the first 12 students to apply for the Beatles course when it started back in 2009. Founder and leader of the Beatles studies at Liverpool Hope Studies, Mike Brocken, said the the degree that Zahalan-Kennedy got make her a member of group of popular music experts, and will be able to offer fresh and thought-provoking insights into the musicology discipline.
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