Students in a course focused on Taylor Swift at the University of California, Berkeley, began class by singing the pop superstar’s song “Cruel Summer.” CBS News reported.
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“Taylor Swift is a phenomenon,” Sejal Krishnan, a senior chemical engineering major, told the news network. “Her tours essentially boosted a lot of economies and boosted local economies everywhere she went.”
The course is titled “Arts and Entrepreneurship: Taylor’s Edition,” and is taught by two undergraduate students, Sofia Rendahl and Miad Bushala, along with 44 other students, CBS News reported.
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“Taylor is very strategic in everything she does,” Bushara pointed out to the news network. “When you think about a brand, that’s all they want. They want loyal customers, and that’s what Taylor has.”
“There’s a reason top agencies are studying it. They know it’s a trend,” Krishnan added to CBS News.
Other schools, including Harvard University and Stanford University, are offering similar Swift-focused courses in departments ranging from English to gender studies and even political science, the news network said.
Another UC Berkeley student in the course told CBS News, “I’m very interested in media law and policy,” adding, “As it applies to law and policy and the arts. I would like to put together these concepts and apply them to this field.” professional world. ”
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Regarding her parents’ reaction to students taking the Swift course, Krishnan told the news network, “My parents were very happy. My mother took me to the ‘1989’ concert.”
Jessica Revolio, a sociology major who is the first in her family to attend college in the United States, said her parents were “like, ‘You have to take this class,'” according to CBS News. ” he said.
Business student Angelique Zoil told the news network that Swift is “incredibly fearless in that she’s willing to take creative risks. For me, that’s like climbing the career ladder. … I’ll probably become a manager,” he said. In about 5 years. ”
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