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A Scottish university is to offer the UK's first degree in comics.

Dundee University said the one-year Masters in Comic Studies would be launched by its English department in September 2011.

The degree built on "strong local traditions" in the comic book industry, the university said.

Dennis the Menace, Desperate Dan and the Broons, the inventions of Dundee-based publishers DC Thomson and Co, were all born in the city.

Graduates on the course will study the impact of comics on the worlds of art, literature and popular culture.

The degree programme will be led by Dr Chris Murray, one of the UK's leading authorities on comics, and editor of the Studies in Comics journal.

And a PhD in comic studies will also be available to those who have completed the MLitt course.

The degree built on "strong local traditions" in the comic book industry, the university said.

Dennis the Menace, Desperate Dan and the Broons, the inventions of Dundee-based publishers DC Thomson and Co, were all born in the city.

Pseudo wrote:

The degree built on "strong local traditions" in the comic book industry, the university said.

Dennis the Menace, Desperate Dan and the Broons, the inventions of Dundee-based publishers DC Thomson and Co, were all born in the city.

and Oor Wullie! Don't forget Oor Wullie!

I brought home a "Broons and Oor Wullie" annual from the Glasgow Barras.