US university offers course on Beyonce

A university in the US is offering a course on Beyonce Knowles.

Students with an interest in the 'Single Ladies' singer will be able to complete a course called 'Feminist Perspectives: Politicizing Beyonce' whilst studying for a diploma at Rutgers University in New Jersey.

It will enable fans of the brunette beauty – who has a three-week-old daughter, Blue Ivy, with rapper husband Jay-Z – to explore her alter-ego Sasha Fierce and discuss whether her persona conforms with western gender stereotypes, or if it is a means of female sexual empowerment.

PH.D. candidate Kevin Allred – who is in charge of the course – said: "This isn't a course about Beyonce's political engagement or how many times she performed during President Obama's inauguration weekend.

"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."