Whenever school starts, one thing that most students have to address would be the requirements. This is both academically and the thing you will need. But would you believe that one university has made the iPhone/ iPod Touch a requirement for a certain course?

The University of Missouri’s journalism school has just added the iPhone/iPod Touch to the incoming Freshmen required supplies.

“Lectures are the worst possible learning format,” said Associate Dean Brian S. Brooks. “There’s been some research done that shows if a student can hear that lecture a second time, they retain three times as much of that lecture.” Brooks did note however that theoretically any MP3 player could be used. “You could use a Zune, for example,” he noted.

By having an Apple device however, it is easier to download the lectures, as it has a special section in the iTunes Store. “There are about 50 other schools across the country that are doing this,” he concluded.

(Source) After Dawn