Is there actually a course on competitive Super Smash Bros at Rice?

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I interested in applying to rice, and when I was going through their course catalog, I found out that there is a course called “COLL 196 - COMPETITIVE SMASH”

This is the information about the course provided on their website

https:// courses . rice . edu/admweb/!SWKSCAT.cat?paction=COURSE&pterm=201520&p_crn=24235

COLL 196 001 (CRN: 24235)
COMPETITIVE SMASH
Long Title: COMPETITIVE SUPER SMASH BRTOHERS MELEE (MARTEL/BROWN)
Department: College Courses
Instructors:
Yan, John P.
Beck, Conor W.
Meeting: 7:00PM - 7:59PM R RZR 305 (12-JAN-2015 - 24-APR-2015)
Session: Full Term
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Course Type: Lecture
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 1
Course Syllabus:Unavailable
Section Max Enrollment: 19
Section Enrolled: 16
Waitlisted: 0 (Max 99)
Current members of the waitlist have priority for available seats.
Enrollment data as of: 22-DEC-2016 10:06PM
Fees: None
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: This class involves analysis of gameplay, the theory behind different options, and the improvement of one’s skill in the video game Super Smash Brothers Melee.

Does that course actually exist? (It’s kind of weird that “brothers” is spelled wrong in the course’s “long title”). If so, does Rice offer a lot of non-serious courses like this?

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That’s a student taught course! You can search for those if you go to “College Courses” under “Department” at courses.rice.edu. (https://courses.rice.edu/admweb/!SWKSCAT.cat?p_action=QUERY&p_term=201720&p_ptrm=&p_crn=&p_onebar=&p_mode=AND&p_subj_cd=&p_subj=&p_dept=COLL&p_school=&p_spon_coll=&p_df=&p_submit=)

Any student can sign up to teach a course in a subject of his/her interest, and any student across the university can register. They don’t really count towards your degree or GPA (they’re just 1 credit and you Pass if you attend), but they’re a great experience. I took one or two when I was at Rice; they were really fun and I got to explore some interesting topics. Some of the upcoming ones for Spring 2017 are Introduction to Basketball Analytics, Board Game Theory, Philosophy of Coffee, etc.

These are the only “non-serious” courses you’ll find–but they’re really great experiences!

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Yes, these are real classes! Within the last couple years there was a course which studied Survivor (the TV show).

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Thanks guys! That sounds really cool!

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wow I have to take that class lol