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Published date11 March 2024
Publication titleDaily Star (England)
BBC documentary Is University Really Worth It? hosted by comic Geoff Norcott, explores whether going to uni is a waste of

Here KIM CARR looks at creepy courses which can be studied to make university experiences woo-onderful?

SCOT A LOAD OF SPOOKS: Celebs including actresses Jane Seymour, Emilia Clarke and Blink 182 rocker Travis Barker have talked about their out-of-body experiences. Parapsychology is the study of psychic phenomena and other paranormal claims such as near-death experiences. It is looked at in the Koestler Parapsychology Unit at Edinburgh University.

MAGIC MA: At the Centre For Magic And Esotericism at Exeter University, pupils can sign up for an MA in Magic And Occult Sciences, as well as studying Magic And Witchcraft. There are opportunities to look more deeply into European folklore, occult texts in Christianity, Islam and Judaism as well as magic in Greece and Rome. LUCIFER LESSONS: Early 19th Century boffin Maximilian J Rudwin claimed: "Lacking the devil, there would simply be no literature." At the University of Kent, the historical and philosophical literature and film can be dug into deeply to trace how Satan has evolved over time. Students are invited to: "Join us on a journey into hell." SCEPTIC SCHOLARS: In the Anomalistic Psychology research unit at London's Goldsmith, they look at explaining paranormal and related beliefs from the viewpoint of trying to find sensible...

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