As a first year liberal arts student, you will take two first year seminars, one in the fall and one in the spring. These seminars are small, writing-intensive classes that give you the opportunity to work closely with faculty, actively discuss issues and texts in depth, and improve your critical thinking and writing skills.
To gain a diverse set of experiences and skills, you will be required to choose courses from two of the three following groups:
- Group 1: Art or Music 151; English 151; Liberal Learning 151
- Group 2: History 152; Philosophy 152; Religious Studies 152
- Group 3: Political Science 153; Psychology 153; Sociology 153
The following seminars will be offered during Fall semester 2021:
- ART 151-01: Roots of the Modern World
- ENGL 151: Roots of The Modern Age: Literature: Making and Unmaking Monsters
- LLRN 151: Love and War in Ancient Greece: Classical Origins, Modern Retellings
- HIST 152-01: Nationalism and Empire
- HIST 152-02: Race and Revolution
- PHIL 152-01: Roots of the Modern Age
- PHIL 152-02: Philosophy and Literature
- RELS 152-01: First Year Seminar on the Nature and Experience of Religion Wilderness as a Window into Understanding Religion
- PSYC 153-01: The Evolution of Empathy
- PSYC 153-02: The Psychology of Me
- POSC 153: Mass Media and American Politics
- SOC 153-01: Gender and Nature
See detailed course descriptions