Everyone who goes to college tries to pick a class or two that helps even out their schedule. For every physics course, they take a remedial drawing course. For every accounting course, there is a “pop culture” class where they just watch movies.

But every now and then, one of these apparent “fluff” classes not only stands out to the student body, but ends up getting students around the country talking. This summer through an online course, Michigan State University will be offering  Surviving the Coming Zombie Apocalypse: Catastrophes & Human Behavior.

The seven week course created by Glen Stutzky from the university’s school of social work designed the class as a way to focus on human behavior during crisis situations, taking historical reference from events such as the Black Plague. Stutzky says, “Students will learn about the nature, scope and impact of catastrophic events on individuals, families, societies, civilizations and the Earth itself.”

The course will begin and end with a simulation of a zombie pandemic and have students fit into survivor groups and face challenges to make it out alive while hopefully maintaining their humanity. A great example of this decision making process could be the debate held on this week’s episode of The Walking Dead.

Check out the course promo video after the jump and the course description here.

First, Chronicle‘s trailer goes viral, attracting over 8 million views on Youtube. Then they try to capture lightning in a bottle by releasing “flying men” in NYC. That’s right, taking a page straight out of the marketing of Skyline, the studio sent out a few cameramen with Thinkmodo to make the people of New York City experience what it would be like to see some flying heroes in action.

Attaching a camera to a few custom RC planes shaped like people may not sound like a whole lot of fun, but it certainly looked cool. We’ve got to hand it to the marketing team for Chronicle. Between the trailer and this plan, they seem to know exactly who their audience is, and how it is to reach out to them.

To that point, Fox hosted a contest yesterday for a college to get a special screening of the film before it hits theaters. For those that don’t go to one of the lucky schools, here’s a little something to tide you over until opening day. Youtube sensation DeStorm, along with MysteryGuitarMan, has made a video answering Fox’s question, “What would YOU do with telekinesis?” See DeStorm’s answer HERE.

Chronicle, the found footage thriller about a trio of high school students who gain super powers, opens in theatres everywhere February 3rd. Check out the “viral” campaign to convince New Yorkers that men can fly after the jump.