Master’s degree program in magic will soon be available at a UK university.

At the University of Exeter from September 2024 those interested will be able to attend the graduate program in Magic and Occult Science, one of the first in this field in the UK.

Students will have the opportunity to learn the history and the impact of magic in society and science in the West and the East, according to the BBC.

In terms of modules, students can expect, dragons in western literature and art, the legend of King Arthur, palaeography, Islamic thought, archaeological theory and practice and depiction of women in the Middle Ages.

Students will be taught by academics with expertise in history, literature, philosophy, archaeology, sociology, psychology, drama and religion.

Head of the graduate program Amy Selove referred to the increased interest in magic and the occult seen in and outside of academia in recent times.