I just confirmed my fall registration and thought it might be fun to see what we're all taking this semester coming up.
I have two 100 level courses that are required for my major. One is an Intro to Human Communication and the other is a Survey of Mass Communications.
Then, I am taking a 300 level course in Health and Medical Communication.
Only three classes this semester, I was going to take 15 hours but decided to cut back when we were afraid we'd need money for other things this fall. The good thing is all of them are Tuesday/Thursday classes so I don't have to drive to the campus every day.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Prosecution Clinic Independent Study (Basically a 50-page paper) Negotiation Institute Federal Income Tax Intellectual Property - Patent Accounting/Corporate Finance (or maybe just accounting).
Posted by Humean316 (Member # 8175) on :
Religious Studies (Christian history from 325 to 1500) Thesis research-finishing thesis on Buddhist conceptions of anatta
Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
Linguistics 101 Urban Archeology Intro to Near Eastern Civilization Tantric Traditions Religions of Ancient Israel
Posted by Jacare Sorridente (Member # 1906) on :
I am taking electrophysiology and a neurophysiology lab. The lab is going to be interesting- one solid week of neurophysiology from 8-5. I have had biology-related labs in the past which were merely a way of throwing a lot of work at you at once while others have been the most interesting and though-provoking experiences of my time in school. I really hope that this lab falls into the latter category, or it is going to be a looong week.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Professional Editing Professional Writing with a focus on style
However, I want kojabu's schedule.
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
Okay, I feel....stupid.
In my defense, those two 100 level classes had to be gotten out of the way. And next semester will be a bit more challenging.
Posted by hansenj (Member # 4034) on :
This is cool. I am deep into the "Summer will never end" Blues, and I can't wait to go back to school...happens every year.
My schedule is not completely set in stone yet, but some of the classes I'm taking are:
Explorations in Teaching Music (my *first* Music Ed. class! Only problem is it's daily at 8(!!)AM... I really am excited though!) Music History 3 (starts with Beethoven) Conducting LDS Church History to 1844 Voice Lessons and Master Class...which I am completely freaked out about. ...and my personal favorite, for my Humanities minor(or perhaps double major): American Popular Culture of the 50's and 60's
So excited!
Good luck with yours, Belle!
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Do NOT feel stupid. You're doing the classes required for your degree.
I love that it's not a race.
Posted by BryanP (Member # 7772) on :
I'm going on to my last year for my biomedical engineering degree, with a cell and tissue emphasis. I'm taking:
Cell Engineering Tissue Engineering Senior Design (a year long project where we...design something)
One more year of hell....
Posted by hansenj (Member # 4034) on :
Ha ha ha...mine sounds pretty fluffy compared to all you science types.
Isn't it wonderful how everyone enjoys doing something different?
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
Yes, definitely not a race, I had to take a number of 100 and 200 level classes required for my major that I've just managed to get through recently. Think of them as GPA boosters .
I'm taking:
ECON E321 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory INFO I300 Human-Computer Interaction INFO I303 Organizational Informatics JOUR J300 Communications Law INFO I499 Readings & Research in Informatics
(The last one is a course one sets up in arrangement with a faculty member, I'm going to be focusing on the place of informatics in non-profits: reading the classic works on non-profit organization and operation, creating an ontology for a some subdomain of importance to non-profits, writing a series of short response/reaction papers, and writing a longer paper on the general place of informatics in non-profit organizations with my ontology as a theoretical example).
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
*does a dance*
NOTHING! My coursework is over!
Of course, I'm taking quals the second and third week in September, so make of that what you will.
hansenj, master classes are only as scary as the teachers involved. I've been to master classes taht were terrifying, and master classes that were fun, and some that were just flat out dull. You never know.
Posted by Jhai (Member # 5633) on :
International Economics (400) Differential Equations (300) Operations Research (400) Ethical Theory (200) Lifefit: Physical Conditioning (lab/lecture p.e. class)
I'm also auditing Philosophy of the Mind, which is a 400, but I might switch my audit to Developmental Economics, depending on whether it's going to be offered next year, when I can take it for credit, or not.
I'm really looking forward to my classes, although my schedule isn't the best in the world (too many holes and the economics class is at night).
Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
quote:Originally posted by katharina: Professional Editing Professional Writing with a focus on style
However, I want kojabu's schedule.
I'm excited about it, especially the part where I don't have class until 2.55 on Tuesdays.
Posted by Beanny (Member # 7109) on :
kojabu, where are you studying?
Posted by hansenj (Member # 4034) on :
Megan, my teacher for the master class happens to be one of the people I auditioned for. I've had a little interaction with him, and he seems very kind but also intimidating. Mostly I'm freaked out because I know that most of the other singers in the class have stronger voices than me. I'm on the bottom end of the scores that have been allowed into the program. But yeah, it's a good kind of freaked out. It's the exciting-but-new kind of freaked out. Hopefully he won't end up being too terrifying, though. Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
Cornell U, in lovely Ithaca, NY.
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
You're right Kat. It's not a race or any other type of competition. I have respect for all people who finish a college degree, regardless of what it's in because what's "easy" to one person is very hard for others.
My advisor was helping me pick a science because I'm short a science credit because my biology work was in anatomy, which for some reason doesn't count as a science for the puroses of satisfying core curriculum requirements. Don't ask me, I don't understand it either. So she suggested Physical Science for Arts and Humanities majors which she said the science types called "Science for Dummies."
She then said, "Like they'd be able to handle some of our courses. I'd love to take a hot-shot chemistry major and drop him in an Advanced Elizabethan Poetry class."
Which of course, doesn't mean that some people can't be good at both, but her point was well taken.
Since I'm planning on graduate school, I took a look at the math requirements for the GRE, because my math has always been weak and my last math class was a dozen years ago. My husband was helping me, and he's one of those people who just groks math, ya know? So I told him I was feeling very stupid, and he said "Honey, there's no way I would have made A's like you did in the classes you took this semester. You have no idea how proud I am of you." I melted. I actually cried. To which he said "Wait a minute, there's no crying in calculus!" Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
It's all in their personality, really, rather than their skill. Some absolutely amazing teachers can have fun and friendly master classes. Some fairly abysmal musicians can have awful, stiff, nerve-wracking master classes. However, if the teacher seems kind, then the master class will probably be just fine.
I once attended a cello master class here at IU. The teachers were Helga Winold, another junior faculty member, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, and Janos Starker. THAT was intimidating, and I wasn't even playing.
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
quote:To which he said "Wait a minute, there's no crying in calculus!" [Big Grin]
I get the "There's no crying in..." line all the time from my husband.
And, in case I haven't said it elsewhere, Belle, congratulations on going back to school. Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
Thanks Megan, I really love it.
I'm so excited about my medical communication class. That really fascinates me and I'd love to study it more. Luckily UAB has a huge medical center and lot of the reasearch here is in the healthcare field.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
No problem. I taught Writing for Biochemists, and boy was that a disaster. Bob the Lawyer is the exception.
Posted by Beanny (Member # 7109) on :
kojabu - I thought you had something to do with the military...or do also students of aren't military officers study at Ithaca?
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
hansenj, that's cool that you're taking voice lessons. Good luck with that! If I had a stronger voice I would totally go for classes like that.
I am taking one class that basically covers the theory and practice behind white papers. Interesting!
Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
An officer? I'm confused.
Posted by Beanny (Member # 7109) on :
I edited before I saw your post. Isn't Ithaca a school for ROTC? Lemme check this out...
Ah, no. I was slightly confused, because I recall reading Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) being taught in Ithaca college, but now I realized that "The Cornell Army ROTC Battalion also has cadets from its partnership schools:..... Ithaca College". So my memory slightly misleaded me...
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
kojabu, what degree are you pursuing?
Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
Cornell has ROTC, but I'm not part of it. I don't know what percentage of Cornellians are actually ROTC students, but I don't think it's overly high.
The military would never want me anyway. Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
kat - I'm getting a BS in City and Regional Planning and a BA in Religious Studies. I just added the religious studies major last year so I'm kind of behind on the coursework for that. I only need a few more courses for CRP so it works out well.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Oh...fun! I'm jealous! I took a 100 level class that touched on city planning. It was a pretty hokey class, but I'll bet in a good program it's completly fascinating. It combines history, culture, phsychology, architecture, and aesthetics. And Religious Studies would be sheer fun.
I don't have enough lives to spend. Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
Yea, it's not bad. What are you getting your degree in (something with communications I'm assuming)?
My ideal life would be college forever, alas, that isn't possible.
Posted by Dante (Member # 1106) on :
quote:My ideal life would be college forever, alas, that isn't possible.
If you think that, you're not trying hard enough. It's possible.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
I'm getting a Master's in Technical Writing. My end goal is to do projects during the summer and teach university during the year. I'm not in a big rush - the job I have now is towards that goal.
I was thinking that after I got my master's, my next job could be with a textbook company making those interactive science DVD-ROMs. I got minors in Biology and Chemistry as an undergrad.
Sorry. That's probably much more than you were asking.
Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
kat - nah, that's really cool. It would be probably be fun to make those anyway if you're into the subjects (I'm personally not, but kudos to you). Posted by Coccinelle (Member # 5832) on :
Next fall I'm taking Family Changes & Diversity and Families and Public Policy.
Posted by RynoW1 (Member # 8365) on :
I'm taking: 1-Marriage and Family Therapy Techniques 2-MFT II- Constructivist Approaches 3- Family Stress and Crisis Intervention 4- Research Practicum (work for the Department of Defense on the effects of parental deployment on adolescents.)
Fun fun!
Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
Jennie, I took the Church History class last winter! It's tough, but really interesting. I had Hartley.
Posted by bmeaker (Member # 4443) on :
At NC State I will be taking:
CSC 230: C and Software Tools CSC 255: String Processing Languages (PERL) CSC 461: Computer Graphics ENG 331: Communication For Engineering and Technology HI 322: Rise Of Modern Science PSY 420: Cognitive Processes
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
Linguistics - English Words (half-year course) English - Major British Writers English - Canadian Fiction 20th Century History - European history 19th, 20th centuries. Politics - International Relations
And another half course which is as yet undetermined.
Posted by Bob the Lawyer (Member # 3278) on :
I think it's something about biochemists, Kat. I was a TA for biochemistry for biochemists and it was largely a disaster as well. Although better than metabolism for biochemists with organic biochemistry for biochemists being the lowest of the low.
Really we're just stupid people with a great PR department Posted by Dante (Member # 1106) on :
Italian Lit. 63115--Dante: Thematic Elements in the Commedia Italian Lit. 73667--Petrarch: "I frammenti dell'anima" Lit. 73905--World Literature: Metamorphosis
And then I'll probably either take a language class (probably Latin) or a cool 17th-century British religious poetry course.
Posted by Gosu (Member # 5783) on :
Organic Chemistry, World Regional Geography, Advanced Calculus II, Engineering Physics I, Introduction to Engineering.
This is my first semester at college.
Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
quote:Originally posted by Dante: Italian Lit. 63115--Dante: Thematic Elements in the Commedia Italian Lit. 73667--Petrarch: "I frammenti dell'anima" Lit. 73905--World Literature: Metamorphosis
And then I'll probably either take a language class (probably Latin) or a cool 17th-century British religious poetry course.
Yay Italian! I want to take a fourth semester of the language, but I have to wait until Spring to do so.
Edited for odd spelling error.
[ July 29, 2005, 06:54 PM: Message edited by: kojabu ]
Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :
Intro to Veterinary Technology Veterinary Anatomy & Physiology Chemistry of Life Intro to Philosophy
:-) I'm excited
Posted by kwsni (Member # 1831) on :
Computer Applications in Agronomy Applied Horse Genetics Farm Management.
These are the last ones I need for my degree. I'm So excited.
Ni!
Posted by Valentine014 (Member # 5981) on :
Comparitive Religion Chemistry Algebra
Posted by Jhai (Member # 5633) on :
Hey Gosu - Congratulations on your first semester! It looks like you've got a pretty heavy courseload - I considered engineering for awhile, but decided to go for math & econ instead.
But I've taken my share of science-y courses. If I can suggest one piece of advice on doing well in those type of courses - do the problem sets EVERY DAY. If you're having trouble with one of the sections, see your professor or an acadmic tutor right away(most colleges have a tutoring service), and keep doing problems in those sections until you get it right.
A lot of new students, myself included, figure that since the problem sets aren't collected like they were in high school, there's no need to do them. I figured out about half way through my first semester that wasn't the greatest plan.
I'm a tutor now, and I see a lot of students coming in who didn't keep up with the problem sets, and also figured out about halfway through the semester that they were in over their heads.
Like my favorite math professor says in his Indian version of English: "Math is a participation sport! You can't sit on the sidelines just watching!"
/unrequested advice Posted by kwsni (Member # 1831) on :
I agree. I floundered through my organic chemistry course, because I didn't do the problems. My nutriton class, on the other hand, where I was half teaching the other students, I did much better, because I did a lot of problems to make sure I could explain it.
Ni!
Posted by hansenj (Member # 4034) on :
Ashley, that's cool! I'm excited for it. I have Susan Easton Black. She has been recommended to me by several people over the years.
Posted by RynoW1 (Member # 8365) on :
Susan Easton Black is great. A little dry at times but she knows her stuff. Have fun with your time at the Y...never will you be surrounded with so many amazing scholars of church history.
Posted by Chungwa (Member # 6421) on :
Non Violence (theory) (400 level) Beginning German I (100 level) Imperial Russia (400 level) Philosophy of Anc./Medieval World (400 level)
At the school I'm attending, the classes have a base of 4 credit hours (instead of the, somewhat, normal 3). One of my friends in Calgary just will not understand this and keeps telling me, "take five classes you slacker." I've explained that five classes for me will be 20 credit hours (I tried this last semester and ended up dropping two classes, I wont make that mistake again!)
[ July 29, 2005, 08:19 PM: Message edited by: Chungwa ]
Posted by Pixie (Member # 4043) on :
I don't know for sure if I got all of my first choices, but here's what I'm hoping for:
Single Variable Calculus Foundations of International Politics Introduction to international Studies: Globalization French II
And this is off-topic but I just found out my student employment is in the school library!!
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
I decided on four classes:
Greek 402 Latin 400 Neolithic and Bronze Age Greece The silly required seminar for new MA candidates
Should be an interesting fall - MWF I don't start until noon, and TR I'm done by 9:15. Stupid seminar starting at 8 in the morning Posted by King's Man (Member # 8147) on :
Physics I Introductory Latin I Intro to Comp. Aplication Human Anatomy
These are all recquired courses except for Latin which I'm taking for fun. Right now I'm majoring in Biomedical Sciences but I'm not so sure Medicine is where I want to go anymore. I've taken a few intoductory philosophy and psych. courses and found that I really enjoyed them and was actually good at it. So far I've not really liked the stuff I have to take for my major. I worry that maybe I only feel this way because I'm just being lazy. I'm just not sure what I wan't to do anymore.
Posted by Chungwa (Member # 6421) on :
I found that I disliked a lot of the required history classes that I've taken (though I understand and appreciate the reason they are required).
Have you taken any electives in your field? If you have, they might give you a better idea of whether or not you're where you want to be.
Off topic: Now, if only the Canadian government will tell me if they've approved my stduent loan for studying in the US!
Posted by King's Man (Member # 8147) on :
Most of the electives we have to take are math and humanities elective, history, philosopy, art that sort of thing. Those have always been my favorite types of things to study anyway. As for electives in my major, there aren't many. The ones that are there are for seniors and such, research and independent study type things.
P.S. I figure I still have a good year or two to really nail down what I'm going to do. I have a friend in law school and from what he tells me, I would really enjoy that.
Posted by Chungwa (Member # 6421) on :
Oh okay. Obviously I'm ignorant about how most colleges operate (my school loves electives, for everything - which is alright by me) - or maybe it's because I'm only familiar with how the Social Sciences/Humanities work in some schools.
It's my opinion that when people are deciding what to study, they should weigh what they enjoy as the heaviest part. I know a lot of people who disagree with this though.
Posted by King's Man (Member # 8147) on :
Thanks Chungwa. I'll figure it all out. I just hope that whatever I choose, I won't disappoint my family. I know they'll stand behind me no matter what but I still wan't to do something they will approve of.
Posted by t-lee (Member # 1326) on :
Geometric Group Theory Fuchsian Groups Topics in Topology Voice Lessons Take General Exams
Teaching: Calc II
(The life of a Grad Student)
Posted by Jhai (Member # 5633) on :
Oooh, we have a math grad student lurker.
I'm planning on going to grad school for economics, which is basically an applied math program for the first two years.
Rant: I really, really, really, hate how my school credits classes. Every "normal" type class (three or four hours a week) is ONE credit, and labs, some music classes, and p.e. classes are half or quarter credit classes.
It's so stupid. Calc III is not the equivalent of Underwater Basketweaving. Further more, four hour classes (Tues & Thurs for two hours each) should not give you the same amount of credit as a class that meets for 45 or 50 minutes three times a week.
And don't even GET me started on how they transfer credit from a school with a normal system.
/rant Thanks - I feel better now
Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :
Medieval Latin The Planet We Live On (100-level physical geography, for kicks) East Comes West, West Turns East (eastern religion and the Western World) Women in the Great Religions (not 100% sure) Thesis Prep Part A
Courses, roughly in order of how much I'm looking forward to them.
Edit: Chungwa, a book I used for my Latin Philosophy class was really useful to me. The Roman Philosophers.
Posted by Chungwa (Member # 6421) on :
I'll look into that book.
I emailed the professor of my Anc./Medieval phil class and got a rough list of some of the philosophers we'll be covering. There are some Roman ones, and I haven't had much experience with them (aside from Old Man Cato).
Ah, it seems my public library has the book - I'll go grab it and take a look before I have to leave for school.
Thanks Eaquae Legit.
Posted by starlooker (Member # 7495) on :
Advanced Univariate Statistics (8:30 AM Monday and Wednesday. Even for a stats geek such as I, that is a bit much.)
Behavior Pathology
Ethics & Professional Issues in Couns. Psych.
Personality Assessment
Finishing my thesis
And a research assistantship.
I am SO looking forward to being a full-time non-client seeing student again. It's not even funny. Except that it is. It's adorable. I even bought a new planner (the old one had too much baggage) and then replaced it with another new planner (that had larger slots to write in for the day by day than the first new planner.)
Posted by Nell Gwyn (Member # 8291) on :
I'm taking: Dramaturgy II - Literary Management South and Southeast Asian Drama Teaching Practicum Tragedy on the Modern British Stage (probably - I need to add this one)
And I'm *teaching* Theatre 101! This'll be my first time as a teacher, so I'm pretty nervous and excited.
quote:Originally posted by kwsni: Computer Applications in Agronomy Applied Horse Genetics Farm Management.
kwsni, are you in an equine studies program? That would've my second choice if I hadn't decided on theatre...I still might do it someday too - or at least I dream of one day *owning* a stable, if not actually managing it. Posted by blacwolve (Member # 2972) on :
Political Science- Intro to International Relations (I'm really upset about this one, my first semester I took a course called "Governments of the World" that was supposed to take care of this requirement. Naturally when I tried to take classes, it didn't count. So I have to take this again, instead of the interesting international relations class I want to take)
Astronomy- The Solar System
Political Science- Intro to Political Analysis
Spanish 2
Spanish Dialogue
Psychology- Human Sexuality
Posted by Humean316 (Member # 8175) on :
"East Comes West, West Turns East (eastern religion and the Western World)"
I am jealous. At texas tech, they only offer one eastern religion class and I have taken it at both an undergrad and grad level. I really want to take eastern philosophy classes! You are lucky!
Posted by Dante (Member # 1106) on :
Susan Easton Black is great. I grew up in the same ward with her and was friends with one of her sons. Smart lady who knows her stuff.
Posted by Chreese Sroup (Member # 8248) on :
Beginning Japanese I Foundation I Drawing
Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
Intermediate engineering design Electrical circuits Biomaterials Bioengineering transport phenomena
I am approaching these classes with some mixture of interest and fear.
Posted by hansenj (Member # 4034) on :
Two more good recommendations of Susan Easton Black! I'm definitely excited to take her class. (Aside from slightly dry at times) I haven't heard anything bad about her.
OK, so why isn't it time to go back to school yet?? *taps foot impatiently*
Posted by t-lee (Member # 1326) on :
Yes Jhai, I'm a lurker and a math grad student. (I don't believe in math applications, just pure math. ) I hope to have my PhD in two/three more years. Last time I was in the forum I was trying to decide between studying Math or Japanese. I chose math, but I practice Japanese each week with one of my professors from Germany. Posted by Jhai (Member # 5633) on :
hmmmm... I think I remember that thread - I was a lurker then too!
Might have guessed from your class list that you prefer pure over applications. And good luck teaching Calc II - of the typical three Calc classes, I think that one has to be the most frustrating for professors. You start getting into the more arcane calc topics (at least for the non-math major), the technique gets a lot harder, and you get a good number of students in the class who just barely got through Calc I. By Calc III they've weeded themselves out, typically.
Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :
Humean, it's not an eastern philosophy class, more like a sociology type course. But they do offer classes on Religions of the East, and also specific religions. I guess it's a pretty good place for multiculturalism.
Posted by Rudolph (Member # 3236) on :
I'm taking...
Music Theory 3 Ear Training 3 Survey of Music History 1 Private Composition Speech/Communication Voice lessons Cello lessons 3 different choirs
Posted by t-lee (Member # 1326) on :
You are right on about Calc II. It's even worse here because they split it up into 4 semesters instead of 3. I've been teaching it this summer and I have at least 3 repeaters and one threepeater. I do enjoy making evil exams though. Posted by Jhai (Member # 5633) on :
Goodness - they break it down into FOUR semesters? At the school I currently go to it's three semesters, which I thought was a fair amount of time.
Back when I took Calc it was four quarters, and I tell you, we thought that was plenty long enough! *waves cane*
Really, though, how can you get four semesters out of Calc? Do you cover a lot of material, or just go pretty slow?
At the school I'm currently at they use the Stewart book, which is the same one I used when taking Calc at a local college back while I was in high school.
Do you put fun (but evil) word problems on your exams? I can think of so many amusing problems you could create for integrals...
Posted by Allegra (Member # 6773) on :
I am taking:
Freshman Music Theory
Music Theory Lab
Piano Proficiency
Private Lessons
Orchestra
String Ensemble
Bass Ensemble
Recital Class
Intro to Anthropology Honors
Freshman Writing Honors
Total Credits:17
Needless to say I am a Music Performance Major.
Posted by Rappin' Ronnie Reagan (Member # 5626) on :
Differential Equations Bioethics Intermediate Spanish I General Chemistry Prehistoric Archaeology
I'm planning on a major in biology with concentration in ecology and evolutionary biology and a minor in anthropology. All of the classes I'm taking are required, and if I want to graduate in three more years like I'm planning all the classes I take from now on will be required ones. No more electives for me. I already wasted most of two years with them. I guess that's what happens when you start college with absolutely no idea what you want to do.
Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
Wow, I got Calc II in one quarter in high school. Maybe there's more material in your versions?
Posted by hansenj (Member # 4034) on :
Rudolph and Allegra- Way to represent music majors! I've been through all four semesters of theory and ear training that they do at my school. Is it four semesters at both of your schools? If so, you're halfway there, Rudolph! And, Allegra, what an exciting thing to be starting! (In case you didn't know, I'm a Music Education:K-12 Choral major. )
Posted by Rudolph (Member # 3236) on :
yay music! i'm starting my sophomore year, we have music theory and ear trainging our first 4 semesters, and then i'll take composition and arranging theory classes (my major is music compostion/arranging, voice is my principal).
Posted by JaneX (Member # 2026) on :
quote:Originally posted by hansenj: This is cool. I am deep into the "Summer will never end" Blues, and I can't wait to go back to school...happens every year.
I know exactly what you mean. For me the Blues started about two months ago. *sigh*
Anyway...this fall I'm taking:
What Jane Austen Read: The 18th-Century Novel Writing the “Other” in Modern Japanese Literature Logic 100: Valid and Invalid Reasoning (for a math credit, which isn't required at my school, but I figure it can't hurt to have one) Self-Defense I (I'm on the waitlist for this one, so I may or may not get in.) and my personal favorite, Japanese II. I love Japanese and I have the same super-awesome professor I had last year. I'm so excited!
~Jane~
Posted by Lupus (Member # 6516) on :
I'm taking two accounting classes
Posted by IrishAphrodite19 (Member # 1880) on :
I'm taking...
Schooling in American Culture British Literature Preparing to Act Western Civ I and Guitar Lessons
I start at 8:30 every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday with three classes in a row. And my fourth on is Tuesday and Thursday at 11.
~Irish
Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
Schooling in American Culture sounds interesting; where do you go to school (I'm guessing it's not in the US)?
Posted by Allegra (Member # 6773) on :
I also have four semesters of both ear training and written theory. Is it common for freshman theory classes to start at 8am? All of the people that I know that are going to be going to school for music this year have 8am theory. It seems like a horrible hazing ritual or something.
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
I would love to take an American Culture class, and I live in metro detroit. Especially if it were taught by someone from another country I'd want to take it.
I don't know what I'm taking in the fall yet. My financial aid from the previous semester has yet to be paid out, and I can't register until it does. But I imagine it'll be something like:
History 314: Greco-Roman History French 115: Intro to French Language 2 Biology 113 (Basic Biology, which I know uses the text book I used in my high school AP Bio class) Philosophy 113: Intro to Logic (my math credit)
Posted by Parsimony (Member # 8140) on :
Victimology Juvenile Delinquency Physics Public Policy Current Issues in Social Work Internship with the ATF
--ApostleRadio
Posted by RackhamsRazor (Member # 5254) on :
I am taking:
Reseach and Methods-Psychology (I need this to get into a behavior class that I want) Microbiology Genetics Animal Physiology Lab Honors Humanities
Hopefully it will be fun.
Posted by RoyHobbs (Member # 7594) on :
Hey Teshi, GREAT schedule!
Good Luck!
Posted by RoyHobbs (Member # 7594) on :
uhh that was on the first page, sorry... irrelevant, move on...
Posted by IrishAphrodite19 (Member # 1880) on :
I go to school in Kentucky. Schooling in American Culture focuses on the history of the development of American schooling and examines the various educational philospphies that have informed schooling practices in the past and present. We will also discuss issues related to schooling in a complex and culturally diverse society. I will also have to do 9 hours of obsevation, 3 hours each at the primary, middle, and secondary levels.
From what I've heard from upperclassmen, it sounds like a great class. I'm excited.
~Irish
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
What year is this for you, RackhamsRazor? My daughter hopes to be a veterinary student too (she's a senior in high school) so I might follow with interest what you are taking. Which university?
FG
Posted by Parsimony (Member # 8140) on :
Farmgirl,
Sorry, RackhamsRazor signed off, and since it's the summer there is no way to tell when she might bother to check the internet again
As her boyfriend though, I can answer your questions. She attends West Virginia University and this is her third year. I'm sure she will forgive me for answering a question directed at her.
--ApostleRadio
Posted by Kasie H (Member # 2120) on :
Let's see here...
Politics and Media in Government (w/ Steve Roberts, former Washington bureau chief for the New York Times...so excited) Political Geography International Economics: Theory, Policy, and Internationl Trade U.S. Diplomatic History The U.S. and the Wars in Indochina, 1945-1975
Big major requirement semester, but it should be interesting (I'm an international affairs major)
Posted by t-lee (Member # 1326) on :
We have 4 semesters of Calc. Three credits each. I just gave my final today. It was rough 15 true or false questions. I'm always happy to collect evil math problems so if you've got some good questions I can use next semester, let me know.
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
Uh, true/false questions are a tough final? I wish I got finals like that . . . though now that I've handily completed my math minor (I was a math major for two years) I likely won't take any further math courses other than Game Theory.
Posted by Bob the Lawyer (Member # 3278) on :
I can remember some particularly tough true/false questions from my thermo course. The worst are multiple choice though. Nothing prepares you for 100-300 (midterm or final) questions where you have:
a) Clearly correct b) partially correct c) partiall correct d) a + b e) a + c
Which is the most correct? People who laugh at multiple guess questions for being easy have never taken a real one. I loved my last year though, all my exams were "Researchers are studying 'x'. Here is a slew of their data. Using what you learned in the course explain all of it." That's really how exams should be, none of those rote memorization nonsense.
Posted by MidnightBlue (Member # 6146) on :
I haven't the slightest clue as to what I'm going to be taking this year. I'll find out in two weeks.
Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
Bob, that test sounds like it was torture. I think people who say multiple choice is easier are used to a different kind of multiple choice test and are more likely to get an essay test instead of multiple choice. I mean, for something like history, you can test really tiny details, etc, but it's very different from a math multiple choice, or the kind with answers like you are describing.
Posted by Kettricken (Member # 8436) on :
I did my degree in the UK and am only familiar with that system. From reading all the posts here about courses, credits and majors it seems that you have a completely different structure than we do.
In Britain you apply for a course in a specific subject at a university (in my case Pure and Applied Ecology) then in your first year you often choose 2 other subjects to study (although in my degree you only had the option of one other subject and most people chose entirely from within the biology department). In the second and third year you usually only do subjects offered by your own department.
Reading this thread it looks like you have to or can choose to cover a much wider range of subjects. Are there any general restrictions on the breadth / depth of your choices?
Also our courses are for a fixed length of time (usually 3 years full time in England) and you have to take a set number of courses per year (although there are part time options). Does the system of credits mean you take as many courses as you want and it takes as long as it takes? If so, what is the typical length for an undergraduate degree?
Posted by Jaiden (Member # 2099) on :
Well... I graduated and completed my red seal chef papers.
Now I'm going into food and nutrition sciences.
So lets see here... General Chemistry Intro to Business Sociology Comp & Comm Software Professional Perspectives Biology and Microorganisms Food and Nutrition Issues
I think I might add a french credit in there
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
In the US we generally subscribe to a model called "liberal arts education".
This means students take a variety of courses in various subjects in order to have a broad exposure to different areas of thought and experience.
Courses are almost always one semester long, and there are two semesters a school year (also almost always). A course is usually either a survey course or a fairly subject-specific course. So a person might take "World Literature Before 1500" as a survey-type course, or "Search Engines: the Technology of Google" as a very subject-specific course.
A typical course is 3 to 4 credits, and most students take 12 to 21 credits a semester.
Graduation generally requires around 120 credits. Courses in a major take 40 to 60 of those credits. Other requirements (the broad spectrum of courses isn't just available, its enforced to a certain degree) take 15 to 30 credits, often, though they're pretty variable. Typical non-major requirements include a freshman course in composition, a quantitative analysis course, something "sciency", and often something like a philosophy course, plus others.
This is all just the "typical" system; some places use different numbers, different semester systems, and the like, but they all generally map onto this description.
Posted by Jhai (Member # 5633) on :
It varies a lot from coIt varies a lot from college to college. A LOT. However, in general:
You don't have to choose a major immediately – typically not until half way through the second year (four years is the standard length of study). If you do have to chose early or upon entrance, then you can normally switch between majors or even colleges in one university. The difficulty of doing this depends on the school, of course, and if you switch late you may end up having to stay longer to complete all your requirements.
Your major course work will typically be about 1/3 of your course work. Some majors require more work, especially if there’s a number of prerequisites required for your courses (needing calculus for physics, etc.). The rest of your coursework will be spread between general distribution requirements and your minor, if you have one.
General distribution requirements vary a lot, but the general idea is to make sure that a student can’t graduate without taking courses outside of their department. It’s suppose to make one more rounded. A liberal arts college typically has a more demanding set of distribution requirements than a large university would. At my (liberal arts) school, they recently changed the requirements. To graduate every student must take two classes in each of the following classes:
natural science and math (with at least one lab course required)
literature and the arts (can be any language or culture)
history and philosophy
social and behavioral science (pysch, economics, sociology, etc)
foreign language (actually, you can test out of it, or take one upper-level language class)
self-expression (music, p.e. drawing, painting, etc. Some extracurricular such as working on the newspaper, debate, or being a dj on the radio can also count).
You’re also required to take one W, one Q, and one S course. The W stands for writing, and the a course which features a W will require a lot of writing – although not necessarily literature style writing (there’s a math course that’s a W – it features a lot of proofs). The Q stands for quantitative. Most math classes are Q courses, of course, along with logic in the philosophy department, most natural science classes, and some economics classes. S stands for speech – these classes normally have at least two or three presentations in them.
That’s almost a third of your course work right there – although your major coursework will probably overlap with some of the requirements.
Because there’s a lot of flexibility in the schedule, many students structure their classes so that they graduate with two minors (a minor requiring about 1/2 the work of a major), or they double-major. You can split up how you complete your requirements however you’d like. Of course, some courses build on each other, so you have to organize your schedule that way.
I’m doing two majors and two minors, but I’m only able to get away with that because I took a fair number of college classes while in high school, and I came in knowing exactly what I wanted to study, so I didn't waste any time. As it is, my last two years are going to be completely filled up with finishing my requirements for my majors and minors.
As far as the number of courses you’re allowed to take – well, you can take however many you’d like, but it’ll cost you extra. At my school regular tuition covers 4.5 classes Half classes are typically labs, p.e. or music classes, all of which meet less reqularly (one or two hours a week instead of three or four). If you want to take more credits than that, you’ll have to pay some amount more. Other schools bill you per credit.
The typical number of classes varies depending on people's schedules and how many hours a class meets. Normally four or five classes is typical per semester or quarter. This is roughly 15-18 credits, at least on the quarter system. (The quarter system means a school has three grading terms during the regualr year, and one during the summer - this is in contrast to the semester system, with two terms during the regular year, and sometimes a summer term as well.)
To give you an idea of how many credits each class is, at the college I went to while in high school, a calc-based physics class with a lab was worth 6 credits, calculus was 5 credits, most social science and humanities classes were 4, there were a few easier classes worth 3 credits, and p.e. classes were 1 or 1/2 credits.
Posted by Kettricken (Member # 8436) on :
Thanks for your replies, fugu and jhai.
That sounds a lot harder for someone like me who is relatively good at science and poor at foreign languages / history, English etc, but great for someone who isn’t sure what they want to do when they leave school.
I dropped to 3 subjects at age 16 (3 A levels, typical then, now 16 – 18 year olds tend to do 5 subjects for at least the first year) – the last time breadth was required was from 14 – 16 when you are expected to do at least English, maths, science and a foreign language at most schools (typically 8 – 9 subjects in total).
I can see the advantage of more breadth than we get, but I would have hated it. I think your post graduate study is typically longer than ours too (our masters are 1 year, PhDs are 3 years) possibly because you have had less depth than us as undergraduates?
Posted by Jhai (Member # 5633) on :
Masters and PhD again ( ) vary by program and by subject. There's a lot of masters programs that are one year in length - altho there's also a good number that are two years. But a Ph.d almost always runs around 5-6 years. I know some econ programs run at 4, but it's pretty hard to get that finished.
A lot of it probably has to do with the breadth vs. depth issue - if you want to go to a good college in the US, you better stay strong in ALL the basic subjects. And then with the first two years of college also given up to distribution requirements... It means you guys get at least a two year head start on us in the depth department.
It might also be because Ph.d students are expected to teach a class or two while both taking their own classes and writting up their thesis. Do Ph.d students do the same over there?
The idea behind the breadth focus is to force students out of their comfort zone. The philosophy is to create scienctists who have studied ethics and can write well, arts majors who understand politics, and, basically, citizens who can add to the world in more than just their major subject.
What you major in doesn't matter as much when getting a job after graduation in the US, unless you're going into something specific such as accounting, education, engineering, biological research, etc - in which case it's likely that you'll continue your studies in your subject. It's more a matter of showing that you're intelligent and hard-working enough to graduate from college with decent grades. The breadth helps in this matter as well.
Posted by Architraz Warden (Member # 4285) on :
Kojabu,
Hooray, finally someone else around the 'rack who shares an allied profession with me (I'm an architect-in-training). Once you get into the semester, you'll have to detail what the Urban Archeology class entails. It sounds like something I could have been arrested doing at various times in the past, and is definitely an interesting concept.
Oh, and I might be taking a class for professionals over the LEED Accreditation Exam (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) this fall, should my place of employment choose to pay for such a course.
Feyd Baron, DoC
EDIT: Spelling, as usual.
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Posted by Pelegius (Member # 7868) on :
European Civ. French Literature Creative Writing Chemistry U.S. Literature.
Posted by Destineer (Member # 821) on :
-Philosophy of quantum information theory -Seminar in ancient philosophy -Something in physics: either relativity or quantum field theory.
Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
Architraz, I know the course involves some fieldwork, digging around in a hole for part of it.
Aside from that, I used to want to be an architect, but then I experienced a summer of studio and ran away as fast as I could. I still wish I could do mechanical drawing though, that was the part of it I loved.
Posted by Architraz Warden (Member # 4285) on :
I thought of fleeing architecture on at least a weekly basis. Never did manage to though, for better or worse.
One of the hobbies my architecture friends and I had was to trespass in buildings that were derelict / abandoned or into buildings that were in various stages of construction. In some cases the expirience were very similar except the area around the building was filled with grass / weeds in one case and cement bags / fast food wrappers in the other. For as dull a use as something like grain silos had, they're wonderfully interesting (and intimidating) structures. And quite fun to explore on a whim as well.
Feyd Baron, DoC
Posted by Rudolph (Member # 3236) on :
quote:Originally posted by Allegra: I also have four semesters of both ear training and written theory. Is it common for freshman theory classes to start at 8am? All of the people that I know that are going to be going to school for music this year have 8am theory. It seems like a horrible hazing ritual or something.
yep. all of my theory classes have been first thing in the morning at 8 am....the time of the day when i least want to be learning theory....
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
I have an 8:00 class this year but I'm actually happy about it. I'm going to be up anyway, to get the kids ready for school, and the parking is much easier if you get there before 8:00.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Okay -- I'm kinda jealous -- just because I loved going to college and wish maybe I could take more courses in the future -- when I'm through sending all my kids through college.
But in the meantime, I have to live my life through my children, so I'm going to post my oldest son's fall semester courses. This is his last year at the University, and by spring he will have completed his biology/chemistry degree.
I get to count these as MY classes for the purpose of this thread -- simply because I lend moral support, as well as editing and proofreading skills to all his college papers!
General Ecology General Ecology Lab Analytical Chemistry & Lab World Masterpieces Into to Psychology Intro to Computers (those last three are pud freshmen-type courses, but he kept putting off his general ed stuff and took all his hard stuff the first three years, so now he's having to take general ed stuff to qualify for graduation. I warned him!) He's done with all his math and other biology requirements.
oh - and Senior Seminar -- which is some kind of special senior project he has to do for his major.
Farmgirl
Posted by pfresh85 (Member # 8085) on :
Here are my classes for the fall. Kind of a boring bunch, but after this semester all I have left are history classes and electives (hooray for being a history major).
Political Institutions in the US and Texas (2nd required Government class) Humanities: Reading and Writing Texts Introduction to Philosophy Historical Inquiry (or as I call it "How to Write History for Dummies") Honors: Basis of Evolution (my one required honors level class for the semester)
Posted by Katarain (Member # 6659) on :
I'm taking "American Literature at Mid-Century: Race and Sexuality at a Crossroads" and I'm working on my thesis.
Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
I'm taking:
Calculus Introduction to Engineering Chemistry English Clemson University 101 Clemson University Singers
It's 16 hours total, and with the extras I have (Cu 101 and choir) I should be able to focus most of my study time on the important math/science stuff.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
pfresh85 -- I'd hate to be you.
Posted by pfresh85 (Member # 8085) on :
Eh, it works. I took all my remaining bad courses at once. I figured it was better to suffer a lot for a short period of time than to suffer a little over a long period of time. Plus some of my classes might not be too bad (the humanities one and the honors one).
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
intro to sociology intro to philosophy exposition and persuation US History 2 (1870 to 1970)
These are classes to transfer from the community college to the state college I'm moving to in January.
Posted by Jess N (Member # 6744) on :
I'm taking a fiction class this fall. My schedule seems light, but I'm working on my master's degree, working full-time as an English instructor, and raising two kids. Still, all of the classes you all are taking brings back fond memories. Best wishes to you all as you begin a new school year.
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