BJJ in the University? Oil and Water or perfect fit?

For some time a colleague and I have been batting around the idea of a University course along the lines of Sociology of Budo, Sociology of the Martial Arts or something of this ilk. The name is, really, irrelevant. Along the lines of what is taken for granted at many Japanese Universities, this year we proposed a course that would take the ethics and mentality of the martial arts quite seriously. Despite our dedication and enthusiasm for the project the University powers turned down our rather modest request. It wasn't our intention to modify curriculum of the Faculty nor to alter substantially the course of the University. We simply wanted to teach one section of the course.

At this particularly university most faculty members design, propose and eventually teach courses which are in their area of expertise - I would hope, anyway. I already teach several core topics in my field and teach somewhere in the neighbourhood of 600 students per year (depending on the year). My colleague, similarly, teaches core high enrollment undergraduate sociology courses (intro, theory, etc.). In fact, for the bureaucratic rationale that we teach so many students per year could account for our rather lukewarm reception.

I think this is an important course - one from which students will learn a great deal and derive significant benefit. Gaining acceptance and understanding of BJJ in the wider community is paramount to my research and my work. Pushing for this course, likewise, is elemental to this  end!