First Year Studies: 1999 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 and 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 1999 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.
Spring 2012 Topics Courses
- Myth and Modern Poetry
Taught by Colleen Harris - Play Ball!: The History of Baseball
Taught by Dr. Michael Thompson - From Cthulhu to Conan: Cosmic Tales of Horror & Fantasy
Taught by Charles Sligh - Critical Eye for the UTC FY (First-Year)
Taught by Sara Coffman - Politics of South Park
Taught by Dr. Kenyon Wilson - In Just 7 Days, I Can Make You a Man (or Woman)
Taught by Helen Eigenberg - Women and Fiber Art
Taught by Ann Buggey - Sexual Assault Prevention
Taught by Tammy Garland - Alternative Traditions in U.S. Cinema
Taught by Bo Baker - Star Wars & the Roman Empire
Taught by Dr. Ralph Covino - Etiquette: Social and Workplace
Taught by Dr. Jane Brower - The Ethics of Star Trek
Taught by Michael Jaynes - Inside the Criminal Mind
Taught by Dr. Roger Thompson - Western Humanities and Film
Taught by Sybil Baker
