Los angeles: A new regular course spotlighting K-pop star G-Dragon will be launched at the University of Southern California (USC) Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism next spring, the singer's agency said Friday.

According to Yonhap News Agency, Galaxy Corporation announced that the program, titled "COMM 400: Crooked Studies of K-pop -- The Case of G-Dragon," will be offered as a four-credit regular course at USC Annenberg, one of the top communication schools in the United States.

The agency stated that the class marks the first time a full-credit course dedicated entirely to a K-pop artist has been introduced at the school. It compares the new G-Dragon course to similar academic programs, such as Beyonce's at Yale University and Taylor Swift's at Harvard University, noting it as an indication of the growing recognition of the global and cultural significance of K-pop.

The course will be taught by Prof. Lee Hye-jin and will explore the artistic, industrial, and cultural impact of G-Dragon's work. The program aims to inspire fresh academic discussion on K-pop as a transnational phenomenon, the agency added.