First Year Studies: 199 Topics Courses
Have you ever wondered how smart your dog or cat is? Or why our culture is obsessed with beauty? Why getting along with people can be so difficult? What goes on behind the scenes of artistic and musical presentations? These are many more topics are among those you can explore with other students and a faculty member who shares your interest in this topic.
These First Year Studies topics courses are one-hour, pass/no-credit courses that invite you to learn about a subject you’re interested in—just because you’re in college now, and you can! Signing up for a USTU 199 course will put you in a classroom with a professor whose interests match yours. Seminars have an enrollment maximum of 18 students, so you’ll get lots of interaction with your instructor and other students. It doesn’t matter if you know a lot—or just a little—about your seminar topic. You’re there to learn, explore and exchange ideas.
Classes are designed to fit your busy schedule, requiring a reasonable amount of work for a one-hour course. But the academic and social skills you’ll gain from this course will benefit you throughout your time at UTC—and beyond.
Fall 2009 Topics Courses
- An Introduction to Ethics in the Changing Global Context
Taught by Prem Chopra - The Civil Rights Movement and US Education
Taught by Darrell Meece - Globalization: Good or Bad?
Taught by Richard Rice - Mathematics and Children's Literature
Taught by Deborah McAllister - China: Friend or Foe?
Taught by Ling Jun Wang - Dead Lines: The Obituary and Other Memorial Traditions
Taught by Christopher Stuart - Making Sense of Environmental News
Taught by Sean Richards
- Help, My Roommate Is Driving Me Nuts!! Skills to Understand and Resolve Conflicts
Taught by Janetta Bradley - The Creative Lifestyle
Taught by Steve Ray - SnakeOil2Replace Gasoline
Taught by Jim Henry - Beyond Facebook: Get Your Research On!
Taught by a team of Reference and Instruction Department librarians - Behind the Scenes or Before the Show Opens
Taught by Roland Carter - Inside the Criminal Mind
Taught by Roger Thompson - Show Me The Money
Taught by Christi Wann
