Welcome to all new Rutgers students! As a first year student, you have an exclusive opportunity to enroll in any of the following seminars. These are small classes specially designed for freshmen only. All of them are standard 3-credit courses.
Please
read the descriptions of these courses and submit your preferences on the
attached form. If you have any questions, send them to: Professor
Stuart Charmé
Director of Freshman Seminar Program
| A. Contemporary Moral Issues | Tu Th 3:00 - 4:20 |
| B. Lincoln and the Emancipation | MW 1:20-2:40 |
| C. Creative Writing | TuTh 11:00-12:20 |
| D. Intermediate French--(3 years high school French required) | MWF 10:10-11:05 |
| E. The Civil War | TuTh 9:30 - 10:50 |
| F. Introduction to Religion and Contemporary Culture | |
| G. Human Rights | |
| H. Gender and Religion | MW 1:20-2:40 |
| I. The Psychology of Everyday Life |
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082:103 Tu Th 3:00 - 4:20
Instructor: Roberta Tarbell
Art Appreciation is a course that presents an overview
of the great landmarks of art from classical Greece to the twentieth century.
The course will be supplemented by museum trips.
220:105 TuTh 11:00 - 12:20
Instructor: John Worrall
This course will examine the theory of consumer behavior,
demand and supply, firm behavior and market structure, product and factor
markets, and the role of information in markets. Outside readings and discussion
will also focus on the history and development of some of the key ideas
in Micro Economics. We shall write several short papers and quality writing
will be stressed in the course. Students may not receive credit for both
Microeconomic Principles and the Freshman Seminar in Micro Economics.
350:305 TuTh 11:00-12:20
Instructor: Kathy Volk Miller
Creative Writing Freshman Seminar is an introduction to
the writer's craft that surveys the genres of poetry, fiction, and creative
nonfiction. We will read published work, but we will spend the better of
our time on our own writing. To develop independent learning, students
will "find" work on the Internet, and bring it into the class for group
discussion. The abundance of literature on the web, along with the individuality
of students, ensures that this assignment is dynamic. To encourage students
learn from one another, most of our work will be explored in small workshop
groups.
420:131 MWF 10:10-11:05
Instructor: Louise Horowitz
This section of the first semester Intermediate French is directed exclusively to entering freshman. Classroom time focuses on a comprehensive review of French grammar, while also supporting the active speaking, reading, and writing of the language. Short entertaining cultural readings will supplement the textbook and workbook. Regular homework, in a controlled amount, will permit the development of all skills and will be gone over in class. Considerable individual attention is assured, with the goal of ensuring every student's progress.
510:280 MW 1:20-2:40
Instructor: Xiao-bin Ji
Nowadays, people who are interested in China often talk
about "traditional Chinese culture." What are the most important ideas
in traditional Chinese culture? Where did these ideas come from? If you
are interested in these questions, this course might be for you. In this
course we will study the various religions and schools of philosophy that
have been the most influential in China throughout the centuries and remain
very influential today. Philosophical schools and religions such as Confucianism,
Taoism, Legalism, and Buddhism will be studied in depth. Most of the reading
for this course will consist of the writings of ancient Chinese thinkers
in translation.
F. Introduction to Religion and Contemporary Culture- CLOSED
840:108 TuTh 9:30 - 10:50
Instructor: Joanna Lightner
An examination of the BIG QUESTIONS and the way our culture
addresses them. If you're wondering about the meaning of life, come and
hear what your classmates think, and discover the wide variety of answers
offered by other religions and cultures.
G. Introduction to Religion and Contemporary Culture - CLOSED
840:108 MW 1:20-2:40
Instructor: John Wall
An examination of the possible significance of religion
for contemporary life. Topics include contemporary criticisms of religion,
Western and Eastern understandings of religious experience, the nature
of religious ritual, belief systems in various major and minor contemporary
religions, and select issues in ethics.
975:102 TuTh 1:30 - 2:50
Instructor: Jon Van Til
This seminar introduces students to the City-as a peak
creation of human culture and a contemporary complex. Students will learn
bring a variety of disciplinary perspectives to bear on understanding the
City-including art, history, architecture, economics, political science,
sociology, and anthropology. They will look at the great city of Philadelphia
and the struggling city of Camden by means of personal visits and interaction
with community leaders and activists. And, by means of a variety of media
(especially reading and video), they will approach the many wonders and
challenges of urban life. The seminar will involve students directly in
urban observation and activity. Each student will present several papers
to the group during the term and will thereby learn skills of active participation
in the academic understanding of urban life.