When you were in college did you ever wish you could take a class centered around your favorite athlete? I mean wouldn’t that be the perfect class to help bolster your g.p.a.? A class that you are interested in, will pay for, and attend?, what more could you ask for?
The University of British Columbia Okanagan feels that students should have that option. At least if you’re a fan of Cristiano Ronaldo we learn from Bleacher Report.
UBC-Okanagan is offering the degree course that is centered around the Real Madrid superstar soccer player, which has its roots in sociology.
When asked about the course Professor Luis Aguiar described it as:
“Ronaldo is the centre and every discussion, class meeting revolves around Ronaldo initially. And then we explore, we broaden out to larger themes.
So it starts with Ronaldo but Ronaldo is almost like a springboard to talk about larger issues that are much more sociologically significant than just a biography of Ronaldo.
I don’t know if Ronaldo knows about the course. I haven’t heard from Ronaldo, I haven’t heard from his entourage. I would love to hear from either one, and I would love to have Ronaldo maybe Skyping into the class.”
This is quite an interesting approach to education in my opinion. I’m anxious to see if this goes as planned, because it could lead to something monumental. Who knows?, maybe some of our American bread universities may start imploring some of these same educational tactics.