{"id":14500,"date":"2020-07-27T14:09:30","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T21:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/?p=14500"},"modified":"2020-08-05T12:17:23","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T19:17:23","slug":"fictional-classes-empire-state-university-marvel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/fictional-classes-empire-state-university-marvel\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Classes That Peter Parker\u2019s Alma Mater Should Offer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Where do Marvel superheroes go to college? Why, they go to Empire State University, of course! Or, well, most of the time. Located in the Greenwich Village area of New York City, this fictional university is probably best known to Spider-Man comic book fans as the alma mater of Peter Parker, Gwen Stacy, Harry Osborn, and Flash Thompson, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the most part, we haven\u2019t yet explored the grounds of ESU on the big screen, but the prestigious, fictional Ivy League research institute has been woven into Spider-Man movies in small moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spider-Man 3 (2007) - Parker: &quot;Your pictures are fake&quot; scene - Movie Clip\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N170diIIUFQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tobey Maguire\u2019s Peter attends Columbia University in <em>Spider-Man 2<\/em> (2004), but ESU gets a namedrop in the third installment in the series as the university\u2019s photography department proves one of Eddie Brock\u2019s Spider-Man photographs to be doctored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Amazing Spider-Man - All Deleted Scenes HQ part 2\/2\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uaOR2GwKEmI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We again get several peeks at Empire State University\u2019s existence in Andrew Garfield\u2019s <em>The Amazing Spider-Man<\/em> series. Dr. Curt Connors (a.k.a. The Lizard) states he has \u201ca doctorate from Empire State University\u201d in a deleted scene, presumably a callback to his time spent there as a biochemistry professor in the comics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the sequel, while Gwen Stacy plans to go to the University of Oxford all the way across the pond in England, fans with an eagle eye are led to believe that Peter goes on to attend the local New York university thanks to a hidden ESU mousepad on the boy\u2019s messy desk. A nice nod from the prop department!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture2.png 890w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture2-480x346.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 890px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, Marvel One-Shot <em>Item 47 <\/em>on <em>The Avengers<\/em> Blu-ray gives us a quick peek at some Empire State University swag as the school\u2019s logo can be spotted on a character\u2019s shirt. Perhaps we will see Tom Holland\u2019s version of Peter Parker attend the university in a future movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture3.png 936w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture3-480x349.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 936px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With Empire State University being one of the more prominent fictional universities of the Marvel Universe, it leaves us to wonder what this research university is actually like. What kind of classes does Peter Parker enroll in? What about the average New York student? Let\u2019s take a look at some of the classes ESU should have on its curriculum, classes that would entice any student \u2013 spider-like abilities or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Cross-Species Genetics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1006\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture4.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.aceshowbiz.com\/images\/still\/amazing-spider-man-col-pict03.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-14506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture4.png 1006w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture4-980x477.png 980w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture4-480x234.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1006px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instructor: Dr. Curt Connors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Course synopsis:<\/strong> Taught by Dr. Curt Connors himself, this exclusive course is open only to fifteen graduate students, and students must interview prior to acceptance. Explore the ethics of genetically modified organisms, and theorize about what might happen if we crossed a regenerative starfish with a venomous snake. Just don\u2019t get on this professor\u2019s bad side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Thermonuclear Astrophysics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"928\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture5.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.syfy.com\/sites\/syfy\/files\/2018\/04\/avengerspepperstark3.png\" class=\"wp-image-14507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture5.png 928w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture5-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 928px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instructor(s): Tony Stark<\/strong> (<strong>T-Th.<\/strong>)<strong>; Dr. Erik Selvig (M-W-F)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Course synopsis:<\/strong> Students don\u2019t become an expert in this course overnight, and you\u2019ll find many of them huddled in the library over a stack of textbooks, surrounded by no less than ten cups of coffee while cramming for final exams. Just how<em> do<\/em> you stabilize a wormhole with iridium? And can we prevent these catastrophic events in the first place?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. History of Mutant Civil Rights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture6-1024x511.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.cinemablend.com\/filter:scale\/quill\/2\/0\/0\/a\/a\/4\/200aa43ee51f11d993d8204807c251eb0728a278.jpg?mw=600\" class=\"wp-image-14508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture6-1024x511.png 1024w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture6-980x489.png 980w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture6-480x240.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instructor: Professor Charles Xavier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Course synopsis: <\/strong>When he\u2019s not at Xavier\u2019s School for Gifted Youngsters, Professor Charles Xavier teaches this once a week course open to all students at both the undergraduate and graduate level. In collaboration with the human\/mutant student exchange program, this course satisfies the university\u2019s diversity requirement course and reflects on both mutant setbacks and progress \u2013 everything from the Mutant Registration Act to the possibilities that the future holds. Make sure you sign up quickly because this class always fills up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Self-Defense for the Non-Powered Individual<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture7-1024x421.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/jerobolod.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/tasm2-5.png\" class=\"wp-image-14509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture7-1024x421.png 1024w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture7-980x403.png 980w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture7-480x197.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instructor: Daisy Johnson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Course synopsis: <\/strong>Though it may seem that way at times, not everyone in New York has superpowers. Spider-Man might not always be there to catch you. This program, taught by veteran S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Daisy Johnson, teaches normal, non-powered students to recognize dangerous scenarios, evade capture, and provides hands-on physical defense training. Participants receive a completion certificate upon finishing the course. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Photography II<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"952\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture8.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/i.pinimg.com\/originals\/e2\/09\/62\/e2096234dd551c973380424874dc159b.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-14510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture8.png 952w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture8-480x321.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 952px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instructor: Phil Sheldon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(<em>Prerequisite course: Photography I<\/em>) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Course synopsis: <\/strong>This is the perfect course to take before an internship with <em>The Daily Bugle<\/em>! Students build upon previously learned skills and dive into indoor studio and outdoor on-location lighting setups, drone and underwater photography, as well as editing techniques to take their photographs to the next level. All students must submit a final portfolio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Law and Policy for Enhanced Individuals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture9.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/nerdiertides.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/10\/she_hulk.jpg?w=1440&amp;h=580&amp;crop=1\" class=\"wp-image-14511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture9.png 1010w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture9-980x394.png 980w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture9-480x193.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1010px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instructor: Jennifer Walters, J.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Course synopsis:<\/strong> Law students of Empire State University can take this class taught by criminal defense attorney Jennifer Walters \u2013 that is, when she isn\u2019t serving as legal counsel or Hulking out with the Avengers. Learn all about the Sokovia Accords and the proper defenses in vigilante court cases. And how do our policies stack up against intergalactic law? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(<em>Note: Attorney Matt Murdock will occasionally substitute in for Professor Walters.<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Capes and Stretchy Tights: Fashion Design for the Modern Hero<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture10.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/cdn.onebauer.media\/one\/empire-images\/articles\/5b61f30496688b3f3cc56972\/spider-man-spider-verse.jpg?quality=50&amp;width=1800&amp;ratio=16-9&amp;resizeStyle=aspectfill&amp;format=jpg\" class=\"wp-image-14512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture10.png 1010w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture10-980x551.png 980w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture10-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1010px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instructor: Melvin Potter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Course synopsis: <\/strong>Superheroes can\u2019t simply wear jeans and a t-shirt to fight crime in \u2013 unless you\u2019re Jessica Jones. The spandex and leather suits aren\u2019t available off the rack, and students of this course will learn fabric properties, color theory, construction, and suit repair before bringing their original designs to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. Meditation and Mindfulness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture11.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Jo_TDvQ9Qyg\/maxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-14513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture11.png 1010w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture11-980x553.png 980w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture11-480x271.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1010px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instructor: Dr. Stephen Strange<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Course synopsis:<\/strong> Does your roommate disappear during alien invasions? Are you stressed out at the mere mention of the Green Goblin? Then this is the course for you! Practice guided meditations in a peaceful environment, and learn how to introduce mindful activities into your daily life to cultivate a healthier and happier body, mind, and heart. Open to all students, faculty, and staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9. Ethical Recycling of Alien Debris<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"872\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture12.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/vignette.wikia.nocookie.net\/marvelcinematicuniverse\/images\/b\/b7\/SMH_Trailer2_20.png\/revision\/latest?cb=20170627025134\" class=\"wp-image-14514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture12.png 872w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture12-480x293.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 872px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instructor: Anne Marie Hoag<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the city crumbles after a rogue Asgardian crashes through a skyscraper, all of that rubble has to go somewhere. This course is sponsored by the Department of Damage Control and taught by its founder. This course explores the aftermath of battles \u2013 from the proper handling and salvaging of hazardous materials, how to administer emergency medical care, and building reconstruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10. Remedial Groot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"926\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture13.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.cinemablend.com\/filter:scale\/quill\/2\/a\/2\/3\/f\/a\/2a23fa0c7d5ec7d1d641dededab3fe66ee68370e.jpg?mw=600\" class=\"wp-image-14515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture13.png 926w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Picture13-480x239.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 926px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instructor(s): Groot; Thor, God of Thunder<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This elective course is always a crowd-pleaser during semesters in which it is offered. Learn the introductory sentence structure, vocabulary, and grammar behind basic conversation. 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