Have you ever said to yourself; if I was doing a degree in my favourite music artist, I would probably get all firsts? Yeah, me neither. But apparently this is a common thought for students in America.

Rutgers University, New Jersey, announced that they will be offering a degree in Beyoncé - that is right, you heard correctly, a degree in Beyoncé. Now, I love Beyoncé just as much as the next person, perhaps even more, but would I dedicate 4 years of my life learning about her? That is debatable. But weirdly enough, this is not the first celebrity degree seen in America. Rutgers also offers a degree in Bruce Springsteen Theology and Georgetown University offers a degree in Beyoncé’s partner, Jay Z, with a course called 'The Sociology of Hip Hop: The Theodicy of Jay Z'.

But before you completely write it off and assume its based on learning the single ladies dance and guessing her next hair style, it is much more than meets the eye. The class at Rutgers Uni is called "Politicizing Beyoncé" and explores American race, gender and sexual politics, all through the star’s music and career.

Kevin Allred, a PHD student who will be teaching the course, told campus newspaper ‘Rutgers Today’ that they will look at her music videos and lyrics and compare them with the work of key figures in the black feminist movement, including the writings of Alice Walker and Sojourner Truth. Topics will include Beyoncé’s image and the level of control she has over it, or whether it is stereotypically sexualized, and will look into her alter ego ‘Sasha Fierce’.

Allred has argued that “She certainly pushes boundaries, while other artists are simply releasing music, she's creating a grand narrative around her life, her career, and her persona."

"It’s important to shift students away from simply being consumers of media toward thinking more critically about what they’re engaging on a regular basis," he continued.

"When students don’t respond to theory or dense readings, it’s often easier to see things play out in the world around them."

Now I don’t know about you, but it could be argued that maybe Allred and the University are perhaps looking far too into it and maybe trying to find meaning where there just isn’t any. Has it been considered that maybe Beyoncé just wants to make catchy music because she is great at it?