Mary-Lu Zahalan-Kennedy from Canada has become the first person in the world to graduate with a master's degree in Beatles studies.

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Mary-Lu Zahalan-Kennedy from Canada has become the first person in the world to graduate with a master's degree in Beatles studies, Reuters reports.

She was one of 12 students to sign up for the Liverpool Hope University course when it was launched in 2009 and the first to graduate, the university said on Wednesday.

"I am so proud of my achievement," Zahalan-Kennedy said. "The course was challenging, enjoyable and it provided a great insight into the impact the Beatles had, and still have to this day, across all aspects of life."

The course called Beatles, Popular Music and Society looks at the studio sound and compositions of the Beatles and how Liverpool helped shape their music. Students also examine how the Beatles' music helped to define identities, culture and society.

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加女子研究披头士获学位

       据路透社报道，来自加拿大的玛丽•路•扎哈兰•肯尼迪成为世界上第一位获得披头士研究硕士文凭的人。

       校方周三称，2009年利物浦赫普大学学院推出该课程时，共有12名学生报名参与，她是其中的一位，也是第一位毕业的学生。

       扎哈兰•肯尼迪表示：“我对自己取得的成绩感到非常自豪。这个课程很有挑战性，也很有趣，它让我深刻地了解了披头士乐队曾经乃至今日对生活各方面的影响。”

       此课程名为“披头士、流行音乐与社会”，以披头士的录音室混音和创作作品为研究对象，分析利物浦如何塑造了他们的音乐。此外，学生们还要研究分析披头士的音乐对塑造个性、文化和社会起到了哪些作用。