Freshman Seminars
Freshman Seminar (FP 0003), open to first-term freshmen, fulfills both the Seminar in Composition requirement and the Introduction to the Arts and Sciences (FP 0001) introduction to academic life in the School of Arts and Sciences. By reading selected texts, writing papers, and participating in classroom discussions, this course explores a focused topic and examines the ways that high school-level writing differs from college-level writing. This four-credit course requires students to spend at least 10 hours outside the classroom on activities related to coursework. In addition to developing college writing skills, students will learn about educational opportunities at the University, the cultural events on- and off-campus, and develop an understanding of what it means to study the liberal arts.
Freshman Seminar (FP 0003) Schedule - FALL 2008
To read a description of a class, click its Class Number
Class Number |
Days(s) |
Time |
Theme |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34716 | M,W | 11:00-12:15 | In the City |
| 14474 | M,W | 3:00-4:15 | Misreading the News: Image, Language, and Power in an Age of Viral Media |
| 14476 | M,W | 4:30-5:45 | Narrating War and Protest |
| 14482 | T,H | 11:00-12:15 | What's Your Story? |
| 14484 | T,H | 1:00-2:15 | Anthropologists on Mars: An Experiment in (Auto)Biography |
| 14488 | T,H | 2:30-3:45 | Two is the Loneliest Number |
| 14480 | T,H | 4:00-5:15 | It's Too Much!: Excess and Exaggeration in Film |
| 14490 | T | 6:00-8:30 | Experiencing and Observing |
| 14478 | T | 6:00-8:30 | Science Fiction: Natural and Supernatural |
| 14486 | W | 6:00-8:30 | Pirate Democracy: Revising the University Classroom |
| 15786 | W | 6:00-8:30 | How to Lose Friends and Influence People: Practicing Contrarianism |
| 15784 | H | 6:00-8:30 | Rock and Roll as Literature: Reading and Writing Cultural History from Elvis to Punk |
Freshman Seminar (FP 0006), offered in the spring to second term freshmen, fulfills the Seminar in Composition requirement in the School of Arts and Sciences. As with Freshman Seminar (FP 0003), this course uses readings, writing assignments, and discussions to explore a focused topic and examine ways in which high school and college-level writing differ.